ASSISTANT DEAN II SPVR

Rutgers The State University

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title ASSISTANT DEAN II SPVR
Job Category Staff & Executive – Academic Affairs
Department Graduate School New Brunswick
Overview
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the State of New Jerseys preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. As one of the largest employers in the State of New Jersey, Rutgers University is committed not only to the students and the State that we serve, but also to the faculty and staff who work on our campuses.For two consecutive years, Rutgers is ranked on Forbes list of Americas Best Large Employers. Rutgers holds #64 of 500 employers and is the #1 New Jersey employer on the publications 2023 list. Rutgers commitment to its employees includes maintaining and fostering a safe, diverse, and respectful workplace environment, creating employment opportunities for our nations military veterans, and ensuring accessibility and accommodation for individuals with disabilities.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking an Assistant Dean II Supervisor for the School of Graduate Studies.Among the key duties of this position are the following:
  • Manages a portfolio of SGS programs designed to promote graduate student excellence, including the SGS Merit and Achievement Awards program, SGS Convocation, SGS internal grants and fellowships and fellowship advising through GradFund for externally funded, merit-based grants and fellowships.
  • Serves as the campus expert on external, merit-based graduate fellowships and grants and will be the point person for graduate students and their programs as well as for program officers and representatives from government agencies and private foundations on matters relating to pre-award applications and post-award management of the fellowships.
  • Identifies competitive candidates for an extensive portfolio of over 3000 fellowship competitions at the graduate level, including but not limited to the Fulbright US Student Program, the Fulbright Hays Dissertation Fellowship, the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, and the Mellon ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship.
  • Leads programming to recruit and educate graduate students on external fellowship and grant opportunities and to provide individual and cohort advising in support of developing competitive applications.
  • Leads and manages the GradFund Peer Mentoring Fellowship Advising program.
  • Handles advising and mentoring graduate students, budgetary authority over the program, and hiring, training, and assessment of 7 graduate assistants. The expectation is that the number of graduate students applying for and winning external fellowships will increase.
  • Determines if GAs are reappointed or not reappointed for subsequent years. Pre-award grant and fellowship services fall under this positions purview.
  • Designs, executes and evaluates and modifies fellowship services.
  • Manages internal awards including the SGS Conference and Research Travel Awards, the Bevier and University Fellowship Competition and the Presidential Graduate Fellowship Nomination Process for New Brunswick/Piscataway.
  • Serves as coordinating official for both the NSF GRFP and the CSGrad4US Fellowship. Independently Chair both the Convocation and Merit and Achievement Awards Committees.
Position Status Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA Exempt
Grade 07
Position Salary 115,599
Annual Minimum Salary 91297.00
Annual Mid Range Salary 115559.00
Annual Maximum Salary 139821.00
Standard Hours 37.50
Union Description Admin Assembly (MPSC)
Payroll Designation PeopleSoft
Benefits
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment Staff – 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility ABP
Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience
  • Masters degree or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
  • Three years of relevant experience.
Certifications/Licenses
  • Use of personal vehicle in order to travel for business demands; a valid drivers license would be required for this position.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Ability to work as a team member and independently.
  • Demonstrated experience in the development, implementation and management of student centered programming.
  • Computer literacy in Microsoft Excel, Work, and Outlook.
  • Experience working with CMS and LMS and relational databases.
  • A willingness to learn new platforms (Submittable and FileMaker).
Preferred Qualifications
  • Working knowledge of graduate education.
Equipment Utilized
  • Must have command of Microsoft Office Suite, the Submittable Platform, Canvas, Filemaker or experience with another relational database.
  • Must have excellent Excel skills.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
  • The Assistant Dean must travel be able to travel to present in person to SGS graduate programs.
Special Conditions
  • Clean Driving Record.
Posting Details

Posting Number 24ST2364
Posting Open Date 10/07/2024
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Home Location Campus College Ave (RU-New Brunswick)
City New Brunswick
State NJ
Location Details
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Immunization Requirements

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  • Date Posted: November 6, 2024
  • Location: New Brunswick, NJ