Dean, School of Communication and Information

Dean, School of Communication and Information

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey seeks an experienced, collaborative, and innovative academic leader to serve as Dean of Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s School of Communication and Information. Reporting to the Chancellor of Rutgers-New Brunswick, Dr. Francine Conway, the dean of the School of Communication and Information, will serve as a key member of the Chancellor’s leadership team.

One of the nation's oldest and largest institutions of higher education, Rutgers is among America's highest-ranked, most diverse public research and land grant universities. The university serves more than 69,000 students from all 50 states and 130 countries and is located on three campuses– New Brunswick, Camden, and Newark–and consists of 29 schools and colleges. The School of Communication and Information (SC&I) is located on the Rutgers-New Brunswick campus.

SC&I was created in 1982 with the merger of the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, the School of Communication Studies, and the Department of Urban Journalism. SC&I is committed to equipping students with the tools necessary to succeed in today’s global communication, information, and media environments. The school’s programs prepare students interested in organizational and health communication, social and new media, library and information science, and information technology for vital careers in today’s digital workplace.

The dean of SC&I is chief academic and executive officer of the school and is responsible for ensuring the highest levels of academic excellence. The ideal candidate will be dedicated to building upon the excellence of the school and to promoting the significance of the fields of communication and information. The dean will build upon the strengths and opportunities within Rutgers-New Brunswick to expand research, teaching, and outreach across diverse disciplines and schools. The dean will make the most of our regional context, which includes diverse communities in New Jersey and close proximity to New York City, Philadelphia, as well as access throughout the Northeast.

The new dean will possess a record of outstanding leadership, including a commitment to both undergraduate and graduate education; dedication to excellence in research, teaching, outreach, access and opportunity; and the capacity to generate public and private resources for the school. Top candidates will have distinguished themselves as scholars in one or more of the disciplines comprising SCI, with demonstrated leadership and strengths as researchers, teachers, and contributors to their academic and scholarly communities.  The expectation is a record of research, teaching, and service appropriate to an appointment with tenure at the rank of distinguished professor. The expected salary range for this position is $300-350K.

A complete Search Profile with additional information about the University and the responsibilities of the position can be found here. Additional information about Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey may be found at www.rutgers.edu.

Nominations and Applications

The application deadline for best consideration is September 15, 2025. The search will continue until an appointment is made.

Candidates are requested to submit the following documents :

• A letter of interest that addresses specifically the leadership priorities and themes described in the profile;
• A current curriculum vitae or resume, and
• The names, email addresses, and phone numbers of five professional references and their relationship to the candidate. References will not be contacted without prior authorization from the candidate.

All application materials should be submitted electronically in PDF format through the AGB Search portal system at : Rutgers University, New Brunswick - Dean, School of Communication and Information.

Questions regarding the application process should be directed to RutgersDeanCommunication@agbsearch.com or the AGB Search Team.

Nominations and confidential expressions of interest are encouraged and should be directed to :

Pamela Krepchin, Executive Search Consultant, AGB Search

pam.krepchin@agbsearch.com | (415) 307-4796

Concetta M. Stewart, Ph.D., Principal, AGB Search

concetta.stewart@agbsearch.com | (908) 341-2178

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