Job Description
Title: Dean of the School of Education
Location/Department: School of Education
Position Detail: An appointment beginning September 1, 2009 is anticipated
FLSA Status: Exempt
Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Web Site: www.ccny.cuny.edu
Notice Number: EA15866
Closing Date: February 20, 2009

POSITION DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES
The City College of New York invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the School of Education. We seek a dynamic educator with a collaborative leadership style and a compelling vision for a uniquely situated urban School of Education, which:
• Values a commitment to diversity, inclusion and excellence.
• Prepares professionals to be effective teachers and administrators in New York City schools.
• Develops innovative partnerships and programs.
• Carries out scholarly work in and related to urban schools.

The School of Education, which has been in existence since 1921, educates approximately 2,000 graduate and 100 undergraduate majors annually to become educational professionals in an urban environment. The School comprises three departments: Childhood Education, Secondary Education, and Leadership and Special Education. Within each Department, there are a number of programs of specialization vital to a multi-racial, multi-lingual, multi-cultural and multi-ethnic school.

City College is the oldest senior college in the City University of New York system, and has been committed to the dual goals of accessibility and academic quality since its founding in 1847. The campus occupies thirty-five tree-lined acres along Convent Avenue from 131st to 141st Street in the borough of Manhattan. The College has an international reputation for its ability to promote scholarly excellence in its approximately 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds and economic circumstances. It is a major center for research and scholarship, leading the City University in attracting outside funding for research activities. It boasts nine Nobel Prize winners among its alumni, a record unmatched by any other public college.

The Dean assumes leadership in the management and administration of the School, including curriculum development, program planning, budgeting, and the acquisition of external funding, including intensive fundraising. He/She maintains liaisons with other administrators of the College, Federal and State and City agencies, related organizations and associations and community leaders. The Dean is appointed by the President and reports to the Provost/Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Candidates must possess an earned doctorate and a distinguished record of scholarship and teaching in one of the academic specialties of the School, significant academic administrative experience, and strong leadership qualities and communication skills. He/She must qualify for appointment at the rank of full professor with tenure in one of the departments of the School and possess a minimum of eight years related experience, including administrative experience at least at the level of department chair or equivalent. He/She should be committed to mentoring a relatively young faculty in successful teaching and research practices. A demonstrated familiarity with and success in achieving NCATE accreditation is highly desirable. He/she should also have an established record of new program development. Candidates should be able to serve as effective and forceful advocates of the role of the School within the mission of City College.

TO APPLY
Applicants should send a letter of interest, their curriculum vitae and the names, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of three professional references. Nominations should be accompanied by the nominee’s curriculum vitae. Applications by e-mail are greatly preferred; submissions must be postmarked or e-mailed no later than February 20, 2009.

Ms. Leslie Galman
Office of the Provost
The City College of New York
160 Convent Avenue, Administration Building, Rm. 218
New York, NY 10031
lgalman@ccny.cuny.edu