Assistant Director, Faculty Affairs in Brooklyn, New York at New York University

Assistant Director, Faculty Affairs

US-NY-Brooklyn

Job ID: 2026-15555
Type: NYU Tandon School of Engineering (PE1001)
# of Openings: 1
Category: Human Resources
New York University

Overview

The Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs is responsible for the faculty assessment workflows of the Office of Faculty Affairs. Core assessment workflows include oversight, management, and administration of the faculty tenure and promotion process, as well as the annual performance review and merit review process. The Assistant Director will serve as the primary contact for questions regarding faculty assessment policy and will be the steward of the Tandon polices for appointment, reappointment, promotion, and tenure. The Assistant Director will be the primary contact between the Office of Faculty Affairs and individual faculty or groups of faculty as they navigate assessment milestones. The Assistant Director will also serve as the primary contact between Departments and Department assessment committees as they prepare assessment cases for review in their department and units, and in the School Tenure and Promotion committee. The Assistant Director will manage the faculty awards and recognition workflows. The Assistant Director will oversee faculty training for assessment milestones. Ad hoc workflows include administering special cases of tenure and promotion, including requesting waivers from the Office of Academic Appointment, as well as assisting in cross-unit review. The Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs will work with other Tandon offices, NYU Office of the Provost, Offices of Faculty Affairs at other NYU Schools, and Department administrators to maintain and increase positive connections between the Office of Academic Affairs and the NYU campus communities. The Assistant Director will supervise the Faculty Affairs Administrator and student workers.

Responsibilities

Required Education:
Bachelor's Degree In business, human resources, organizational psychology

Preferred Education:
Master's Degree Any relevant field.

Required Experience:
5+ years relevant professional experience in academic environment, supervision, managing budgets or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Excellent organizational, management, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. Ability to prioritize and multi-task. Comfortable working in high paced environment. Must exercise attention to detail, discretion, professionalism and sound judgment. Ability to interact with numerous levels and to represent the School and the Dean’s office at a high level. Operates with a continuous improvement mindset. Experience with human resources software systems (Interfolio, Workday, Salesforce, Tableau, or equivalent).

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Prior experience with Interfolio preferred. Prior experience with workflow ticketing systems (Atlassian Jira or equivalent) and dashboard reporting systems (Tableau, Power Sheets, or equivalent).

Qualifications

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $90,000.00 to USD $110,000.00. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items.

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NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.

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