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<-- end mainnav --> Cooper Union Dean Albert Nerken School of Engineering Posted On October 12 2026 Hours Full Time Description The Albert Nerken School of Engineering the largest of Cooper Unions three degree-granting Schools seeks a new Dean. Reporting directly to President Steven W. McLaughlin the new Dean will join a collegial and well credentialed team of senior leaders as Cooper Union progresses on its 2018 Plan to Return to Full-Tuition Scholarships for all enrolled undergraduate students httpscooper.edugiving10-year-plan. The new Dean will build on the achievements of the retiring Dean including the hiring of 21 new faculty out of 49 total and the establishment of a Department of Computer Science. Enrolling 450 undergraduates and 70 masters students with a student-faculty ratio of 7-1 and 12 million budget the Engineering School is perennially ranked as one of the top ten undergraduate engineering programs in the US. It combines the intimacy of a small baccalaureate institution with the intellectual ambition rigor and opportunities of a research university. The School offers Bachelor of Engineering degrees in chemical civil electrical and mechanical engineering a Bachelor of Science in computer science and a Master of Engineering degree. Engineering faculty members are drawn from the pre-eminent graduate programs and maintain a vigorous and dynamic research agenda. Current research concentrations include bioengineering materials and fluids autonomy control cyber physical systems machine learning data science and artificial intelligence sustainability theoretical and computational sciences and mathematics signal processing and communications and pedagogy. The Dean reports directly to the President and is a member of the Presidents Cabinet and Deans Council playing a critical role in overall institutional planning and academic policy decisions. The Dean will work with the President and the development staff to increase philanthropy that supports the School of Engineering and institution-wide goals. Over the last decade Cooper Union has worked diligently in the direction of restoring its historical commitment to free education. The institution seeks a Dean of Engineering who embraces this priority and is aligned with the goal of returning to full-tuition scholarships for all enrolled undergraduate students by 2028. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEAN• Partner with the President and Board to build an entrepreneurial fundraising mechanism for the School that enhances its connection with and energizes alumni and industry• Partner with the President and the Deans of architecture art and the Faculty of humanities and social sciences to craft and implement a strategic plan that will guide Cooper Union into the future• Engage and interact regularly with students faculty and staff with the option of teaching one course per semester• Lead mentor and advise the faculty and interact with campuswide and faculty committees• Carry out yearly reappointment reviews provide evaluation of candidates for promotion and tenure and provide opportunities for faculty and staff professional development• Explore and promote a wide variety of student learning environments that support and sustain the Schools mission• Work with members of the Academic Leadership Team to identify and support potential interdisciplinary collaborations both among the engineering science and mathematics disciplines and with Cooper Unions exceptional Schools of architecture art and the Faculty of humanities and social sciences• Develop and facilitate professional partnerships with external institutions that have deep relevance to the academic and social mission of the School in the New York metropolitan area nationally and internationally to advance and sustain the Schools mission and• Engage in open dialogues that promote inclusion consensus and the respect of a breadth of ideas.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS• An inspirational leader with exceptional communication skills and an aptitude for listening and consensus building• A desire to support undergraduate education through the exploration of novel paradigms• An exceptional record of undergraduate teaching and mentoring• A strong record of responsible budget development and fiscal management• Experience in building and maintaining alumni engagement• Proven capabilities in developing opportunities and new initiatives in engineering research and interdisciplinary collaborations both internally and externally• Exposure to ABET accreditation• Significant experience in building community and corporate relationships and• Impeccable personal and professional integrity.The Dean should possess an earned PhD or equivalent terminal degrees in a field related to the School and possess a record of recognized achievement in teaching research and service that would warrant appointment as a Full Professor.COMPENSATIONCooper Union has established an anticipated salary range of 340000 to 400000 for this appointment. The final salary will be determined based on the successful candidates credentials experience and other factors. In addition to salary Cooper Union provides unusually generous employee benefits including a 10 retirement contribution expansive paid holidays and vacation time and summer hours" on summer Fridays. Additional information about benefits may be found at httpscooper.eduworkbenefits. The deanship is a non-union position. PROCEDURE FOR CANDIDACY Review of candidate materials will begin immediately and continue until the appointment. A complete application will include a letter of interest a curriculum vitae and contact information for five professional references who can speak about the candidates qualifications for this appointment. Named references will not be contacted without the candidates prior consent. Expressions of interest nominations and inquiries should be directed in confidence to Cooper Unions search consultant Chuck OBoyle of C. V. OBoyle Jr LLC at chuckcvoboyle.com. Best consideration will be given to applications received by December 1 2026. This is a non-union position. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Founded by inventor industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859 The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art architecture and engineering as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.
My feelings my desires my hopes embrace humanity throughout the world" Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep."
From its beginnings Cooper Union was a unique institution dedicated to founder Peter Coopers proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.
Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills enrich their intellects and spark their creativity and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.
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