Director Academic Labor Relations

🇺🇸 Hybrid - New Brunswick, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $125K - $191K 💻 Human Resources 🗓️ May 12th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Director Academic Labor Relations. The role involves negotiating, interpreting, and administering academic collective negotiations agreements, advising university leadership and staff on labor relations matters, resolving disputes including grievance representation, conducting labor relations activities, providing training, and overseeing grievance procedures in the academic environment.

Highlights

Advise university community members including Chancellors, Deans, and Department Chairs on academic labor relations and personnel issues.
Handle dispute resolution and represent the administration in grievances with unions and employees.
Lead complex academic labor relations matters and serve on collective negotiations teams.
Design and provide training on labor and employee relations issues and collective negotiations agreements.
Oversee and guide grievance procedures and manage work assignments for Labor Relations Specialists.
Collaborate with administrative departments and academic leadership on university-wide labor relations issues.
Require a bachelor's degree and at least five years of labor relations or HR experience in a unionized setting.
Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree or law degree, experience in higher education or public sector, and wage costing in labor negotiations.
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite 365 and use of databases/spreadsheet software required.
Salary range: $124,967 to $191,383, with competitive and flexible compensation based on qualifications and experience.