Brief Job Overview/Summary

With nearly 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students and nearly 700 full-time and part-time faculty members, Stockton offers more than 160 undergraduate and graduate programs in its seven academic schools, as well as continuing education opportunities, in a primarily in-person learning environment. Stockton thrives as a distinctive institution, providing a diverse, values-based, student-centered environment of exceptional teaching and learning.

As an Anchor Institution in southern New Jersey, Stockton is committed to being in and of the community. To be a strong partner, we collaborate with our neighbors to make a positive impact on the region. The Stockton approach to higher education includes a focus on civic engagement, developing our students to be leaders in their community through service-learning, social justice and other experiential learning opportunities.

Stockton’s mission is to develop engaged and effective citizens with a commitment to lifelong learning and the capacity to adapt to change in a multicultural, interdependent world. As a community builder and partner in public service, Stockton University will remain committed to the positive development of New Jersey through scholarship and creative activity, civic engagement and active stewardship.

Stockton University announces a national search for a visionary, collaborative and forward-thinking leader to serve as the new Dean for the School of Education. Stockton is well-known for its holistic approach to student well-being and educational success, with much of that care delivered through direct faculty interaction and experiential learning. The School provides students a unique opportunity to learn from expert faculty in educational settings that include collaborations with undergraduate liberal arts programs, close partnerships with school districts, a regional 80-member in-service consortium, the Southern Regional Institute and Educational Technology Training Center (SRI & ETTC) and several online and hybrid graduate degree-granting programs. This is an exceptional opportunity for an innovative administrator and educator to partner with senior leaders and faculty to make a positive impact on Stockton students.

Stockton University, with locations in Galloway, Atlantic City, Hammonton, Manahawkin, and Woodbine, New Jersey, is a comprehensive public university with a strong dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Programs at the University include the arts, sciences, professional and graduate studies. The School offers pre-service teacher certification in collaboration with undergraduate degree programs in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Historical Studies, Languages and Culture Studies, Liberal Arts, Literature, Marine Science, Math, Physics, Political Science, Psychology and Studies in the Arts (Music and Visual Arts). In addition, the School offers a post-baccalaureate BA in Teacher Education, BA in Education and Human Development, Master of Arts in Education including graduate level endorsements (ESL/Bilingual, LDT/C, Reading Specialist, Special Education, NJ Supervisor & Principal), Master of Arts in Instructional Technology, and an Education Doctorate in Organizational Leadership. The School enrolls more than 1,100 undergraduate and 450 graduate students.

Throughout its 50-year history, Stockton has been committed to the positive development of southern New Jersey through scholarship and creative activity, civic engagement and active stewardship. As a public university, Stockton provides an environment for excellence to a diverse student body, especially those from underrepresented populations, through an interdisciplinary approach to liberal arts, the sciences and professional education. Stockton achieves its mission by cultivating outstanding faculty, state-of-the-art programs and community partnerships. Stockton prides itself on its commitment to student learning, the entrepreneurial spirit, a global perspective, innovative programs, technology-enhanced academics and active co-curricular learning opportunities—including student research, education abroad, internships and service-learning.

Descriptions of Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Reporting directly to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Dean of Education is expected to provide leadership and vision; foster high-quality academic programs; prioritize student academic success; develop and support faculty and staff; provide direction and leadership for academic programs; establish new relationships and enhance existing partnerships with community stakeholders; increase enrollment in undergraduate and graduate programs; oversee the operation of the SRI & ETTC in a manner that strengthens its fiscal health and integrates with University educational and extracurricular activities; diversify revenue through programming, continuing education, community partnerships, grants, and fundraising opportunities; and, effectively manage the School’s fiscal and physical resources. Additionally, the School prepares pre-service and in-service educators for licensure, which requires continuous national accreditation (Association for Advancing Quality in Teacher Preparation, AAQEP) and compliance with state and federal reporting regulations.

The Dean is responsible for providing strategic intellectual leadership and for working effectively with faculty, staff, collective bargaining units, and other stakeholders on the School’s positioning and operations, including all program and personnel activities. The Dean serves as a member of the Dean’s Council and the Provost’s Academic Affairs Council.

The Dean’s office includes an Assistant Dean and administrative staff. The new Dean of Education takes office with a general charge to support and advance the continued excellence of the School. Benefiting from a dedicated and passionate faculty, the Dean will provide vision and creative guidance to the School to assure that it maintains its ongoing strengths. At the same time, the Dean must provide transparent and authentic leadership, rooted in a deep and abiding appreciation for lifelong learning and a desire to serve students.

Required Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in education or related field
• A minimum of three (3) years of significant and varied academic leadership experience closely related to areas of Deans’ responsibilities
• Record of scholarly/creative activity and service meriting appointment as full professor tenure status (by the time first eligible)
• Evidence of a successful record of programmatic assessment or accreditation experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Scholarly background and/or interdisciplinary research in Education, Human Development, Instructional Technology, or Leadership
• Strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including proven success in promoting a positive, inclusive and collaborative teaching and learning environment
• Working knowledge of licensure/certification/accredited programs and processes including those of both State and Federal government
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with senior leadership to further a shared strategic vision
• Demonstrated success supporting a teacher-scholar model of faculty development
• Understanding and appreciation for the value of a liberal arts education in an interdisciplinary environment
• Demonstrated success supporting a school or other similarly-sized academic unit with a commitment to shared governance, open communication, and collaboration in a unionized environment
• Track record of leadership in support of student-success
• Proven ability to secure external programmatic funding and/or history of establishing internal and external partnerships that benefit the institution, student learning and the community
• Excellent people management skills and community building experience, including the abilities to inspire innovation and bring people together to work toward a common goal, leading with transparency and authenticity
• Strong written, oral, interpersonal and fiscal management skills