Overview: 

Ranked #49 in U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Public Colleges and Universities, Rutgers University–Camden is a diverse, research-intensive campus of approximately 6,100 students at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels and 1,100 faculty and staff members. Located in Camden, N.J., directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, the university is uniquely situated to serve the local community while achieving global reach. A U.S. Department of Education-designated Minority Serving Institution, the university thrives due to a supportive culture that helps students achieve their goals and fosters collaboration among employees. Rutgers–Camden is recognized as a national model for civically engaged urban universities and was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for a Community Engagement classification. Washington Monthly magazine has ranked Rutgers University–Camden among its “Best Bang for the Buck” universities and best national research universities. Recently, Rutgers–Camden earned Carnegie classification as an R2 research university due to a high volume of internationally recognized research, creative output, and scholarly activity.  

Posting Summary:

Reporting to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Strategy, Diversity, and Community Engagement, the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion draws on a broad range of expertise to create, plan, and drive core activities for the Division of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement connecting campus initiatives to national best practices in equity, diversity, and inclusion, as well as measuring the effectiveness of initiatives in accomplishing desired aims. Through intentional outreach and partnership development, the Director will develop and support campus diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that align to the campus strategic plan and serve as a strategic thought leader to advance institutional equity and inclusion goals. The position will collaborate with colleagues across the campus who support diversity, equity and inclusion, tracking such efforts for students and staff and support coordination of services campus wide as well as identify and remediate gaps. The director will connect with colleagues in the office of the Senior Vice President for Equity to assure alignment with university wide goals and support cross-campus engagement efforts to realize the university’s commitment to fostering an inclusive learning and working environment. Position may be asked to travel from time to time. Must have access to transportation and be available to work some nights and weekends.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Preferred Qualifications: 

The preferred candidate will have experience leading educational workshops in a college environment. Program development experience in a research-intensive environment is strongly desired. Demonstrated ability to work with campus partners to develop and sustain support for programmatic activities. Demonstrated success in relationship building and a track record of leveraging resources to accomplish strategic objectives.

Salary: Starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, within university policy and salary schedules, as well as departmental budgets.