Dean in the College of Engineering

About SUNY Polytechnic Institute:

Employment is with the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly)

SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) is New York's globally recognized leader in higher education and technology innovation, research and development.  SUNY Poly serves as a major resource for pioneering research and development, technology deployment, education, and commercialization for the international nanoelectronics industry.

SUNY Poly is dedicated to the goal of building a diverse and inclusive teaching, research, and working environment. Potential applicants who share this goal, especially underrepresented minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Job Description:

The Dean in the College of Engineering duties include, but are not limited to: Ability to Clarify and promote the vision, mission and focus of the College. Commitment to building a world-class College. Advancing of the merged institution as a key part of its leadership. Strong advocacy skills on campus and in the community. Adeptness to recruit and retain high quality faculty in a demanding environment. Financial and budgetary acumen along with a capacity to lead a comprehensive and diverse academic unit. This position has the authority to assist in determining, creating and affecting policy for the SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Other reasonable duties as assigned.

• Overseeing strategic planning for college and provide leadership to faculty and staff, encouraging a sense of academic community and the vision, commitment, and integrity necessary to define and accomplish the Institution's goals.
• Take a proactive role in acting as an external champion with key college stakeholders to advance the college mission, promote external funding and investment, and build scholarship/endowment support for the Institution as a whole as well as an individual college.
• Proactively supporting and advancing the vision of SUNY Poly both externally and internally and supporting the unified SUNY Poly leadership; advancing and promoting the institution as a whole as well as an individual college.
• Develop relationships with various stakeholders across the College and broader community to achieve excellence in the College's teaching, research, and service.
• Effectively recruit and evaluate faculty, staff and administrators as well as professional development of employees. Provide leadership, oversight and direction to direct reports and academic personnel to assure goals, programs, activities, and personnel practices, to include but not be limited to faculty reviews and continuing appointment processes, are consistent with and contribute to strategic goals of the Institution. Will complete performance management feedback timely and provide real time performance management feedback leading direct reports to maximum potential and productivity.
• Development and presentation of a budget which will sufficiently meet the academic needs of the program by providing adequate funds for salaries, facilities and instructional resources.
• Manage State, Federal and private resources provided to the College strategically, fairly and effectively, and take initiative to seek out and generate external resources.
• Provide direction and support to assure goals, programs, activities, and personnel practices are consistent with and contribute to Institution's goals and strategies.
• Other reasonable duties as assigned.

Salary: $180,000 - $200,000

Benefits: https://www.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/benefits/benefit-summaries/MCclassifiedbenefitsummay.pdf

Requirements:

Reporting Relationships:

(If applicable, provide the number of employees and the jobs of the staff reporting to this position.)

• Faculty and support staff in the assigned college.

Minimum Requirements:

• A Doctoral Degree from a College or University accredited by the U.S. Dept. of Education administration or other internationally recognized accrediting organization with responsible experience in academic administration at the departmental or similar level and successful experience in college or university teaching.
• Must possess excellent communication skills and be able to effectively communicate, collaborate and possess the ability to convey messages and information, concisely, and that are in support of the vision, mission, and values of SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Must possess the flexibility and capacity to oversee, prioritize, and execute a variety of strategic partnerships and initiatives and multiple projects concurrently.
• Must be able to manage complex business matters and transactions in a dynamic environment.
• Must demonstrate leadership qualities to effectively supervise a team of professional employees. Must be able to travel both on-site and off-site. Must be able to respond to requests or questions outside of normally scheduled work hours.

Applicants must address in their applications their abilities to work with a culturally diverse population.  This position is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a background check; this position may require annual checks.

Additional Information:

Closing date for receipt of applications: until position is filled

SUNY Polytechnic Institute offers exceptional benefits such as healthcare, dental, vision, pension plans, competitive pay, generous paid time off, tuition assistance, life insurance and long-term disability insurance.

As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, SUNY Polytechnic Institute will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, creed, religion, color, citizenship, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics, gender identification or expression, genetic information, familial status, marital status, pregnancy, status as a domestic violence victim, criminal conviction, disability, military status, disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, Armed Forces Service Medal veteran, active duty or wartime campaign badge veteran, or other characteristic as protected by law.. Please feel free to review your equal employment opportunities protections and laws pertaining to these protections at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the College's crime statistics for the past three years; and disclosures regarding the College's current campus security policies. The SUNY Polytechnic Institute Annual Security Report is available in portable document format [PDF] by clicking this link:

https://sunypoly.edu/sites/default/files/Clery Report 2023 - Utica[83].pdf

Inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and other laws, regulations and policies prohibiting discrimination may be directed to the Title IX Coordinator [email protected] at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Inquiries may also be directed to the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, 32 Old Slip 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2500; Tel. (646) 428-3800; Email [email protected] .

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected] .    

Application Instructions:

Persons interested in the above position must submit a resume, cover letter, three references, a diversity statement, along with The SUNY Polytechnic employment application.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position please email us at [email protected] or call 315-792-7191.