Senior Associate Dean for Academic Planning & Administration

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Camden, New Jersey 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $165K - $253K 💻 Administrator 🗓️ October 29th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Senior Associate Dean for Academic Planning & Administration. The role is a senior leadership position in the Dean's Office of Rutgers Law School, reporting to the Dean and guiding academic human resources, faculty affairs, budget planning, and communications across the school's Camden and Newark campuses. It also leads efforts to generate revenue beyond JD tuition by building new non-JD programs.

Highlights

Advise the Dean and the Vice Deans on the Newark and Camden campuses on academic human resources, faculty affairs and contract processes, organizational leadership, training and development, communications, and budget and financial planning.
Supervise the Director of New Programs in designing and building non-JD programs that create alternative revenue and reduce the law school's reliance on JD tuition.
Manage the law school's operational functions and oversee the human resources work performed by others, coordinating large numbers of faculty, staff, and administrators.
Represent the Dean with internal and external constituents and provide policy guidance on matters with significant implications for law school operations and priorities.
Master's degree in a related field or a J.D., with at least 7 years of higher education academic administration experience and 8 years of increasing responsibility in leadership or management roles.
Working knowledge of federal and state higher education regulations, institutional policy, and shared governance, plus the ability to juggle shifting priorities and manage crises.
Preferred experience in law school administration, complex organizational structures, and budget management, ideally at a public AAU institution.
Salary range of $165,269 to $253,104, with the final offer based on qualifications and experience.
Full-time, 37.5 hours per week in a 12-month staff position, with regular travel across New Jersey and a primary presence on the Camden or Newark campus; may be eligible for a hybrid arrangement.