Director - Human Resources

🇺🇸 Hybrid - New Brunswick, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $125K - $191K 💻 Human Resources 🗓️ May 14th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Director - Human Resources for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. The role provides administrative leadership and support for managing faculty and staff matters for nearly 1,000 full-time employees, acting as the primary liaison with university offices to ensure policy compliance and serving as a strategic partner to executive leadership.

Highlights

Provide strategic oversight and direction for the Human Resources Office while partnering with executive leadership to advance organizational priorities and initiatives.

Oversee, analyze, and report on human resources activities to inform school and experiment station leadership.

Contribute to goal setting, strategic planning, and process/problem resolution for the School and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.

Require a master’s degree (preferably in higher education or public administration) or equivalent experience and at least five years in a leadership or managerial role demonstrating strategic management and team building.

Strong knowledge of personnel policies and procedures in a public/higher education environment is essential.

Excellent communication and diplomacy skills with the ability to write and edit public documents.

Experience interpreting data using university systems and Microsoft software.

Preferred experience includes understanding labor agreements and working within collective bargaining environments.

Salary range from $124,967 to $191,383, with final offers based on qualifications, experience, and funding availability.

The position reports to the Sr. Associate Dean of Finance and Administration and serves nearly 1,000 full-time employees across the School and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.