Associate Dean of Continuing Education jobs in Cambridge, MA

Academic Career & Executive Search is pleased to assist Massachusetts College of Art and Design in its search for Dean of Graduate and Professional and Continuing Education.

For full consideration, please apply by April 30th.
 

This is a unique opportunity to join Massachusetts College of Arts and Design (MassArt) as the next Dean in setting strategic vision for the departments of Graduate Programs and Professional and Continuing Education (PCE). Celebrating a legacy of 150 years of excellence, MassArt is on a path to recognition as a leading cultural institution. MassArt is the nation’s only independent public college of art and design with over 1,900 undergraduate, graduate and continuing education students. The Dean of Graduate and PCE is an integral member of the Academic Affairs team and the President’s extended cabinet and leads multiple departments in driving growth and vision at MassArt. The successful candidate is an innovative and resourceful leader with a background in arts and design and experience establishing and launching new certificates and degree programs, and proven ability to cultivate highly cohesive and effective teams. The Dean of Graduate and PCE will be passionate about the future of an arts and design graduate education and will oversee both state and non-state funded courses at MassArt and must be comfortable managing budgets, solving complex fiscal issues and working with Finance.

This position reports to the Provost and leads a graduate staff of five core employees, a PCE staff of five core employees, additional rotating staff/contractors, and 15 graduate and certificate program directors. Regular evaluation of staff as per the union contracts is included in this oversight.
 

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About the Institution 

Founded in 1873, and celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2023, Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), is the nation's first and only independent, free-standing public college of art and design. MassArt is an inclusive community of thinkers, doers, makers, educators, innovators, and leaders striving to shape the future through art and design. They've spent 150 years demonstrating the truly amazing things that happen when a world-class art and design education is an option for every deserving student. Located in Boston's hub of arts and culture along the Avenue of the Arts, MassArt enrolls 1,700 students and offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate degrees in 18 disciplines, as well as continuing education and youth programs.  
  
MassArt prepares artists, designers, and educators from diverse backgrounds to shape communities, economies, and cultures for the common good. MassArt provides state-of-the art facilities and studios housed in nine buildings along Huntington Avenue in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston, close by the Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The college offers twenty-two areas of concentration in fine arts, design and art education, and awards one undergraduate degree, the Bachelor of Fine Arts, and graduate degrees including the Master of Fine Arts, the Master of Art in Teaching, Master of Education, Master of Design Innovation, and the Master of Architecture. The college also offers certificate programs in Communication Design, Fashion Design, Furniture Design, and Industrial Design.   
  
The College is NECHE (New England Commission of Higher Education) accredited and a member of AICAD (Association of Independent College of Art and Design), as well as the Colleges of Fenway, a collaboration of five neighboring Boston-based colleges in the Fenway area representing more than 12,000 undergraduate students (16.2% of total Boston undergraduate population attending 4-year colleges, 700 full time faculty, and 2300-course offerings), and the ProArts Consortium (six institutions  of higher education dedicated to the visual and performing arts). 

  

Living in the Area 

With a population of nearly 700,000, Boston often feels like a small town with the perks of city life. It is a cosmopolitan city offering cultural diversity, a rich culinary and arts scene, and proximity to world-class schools, employers and health care. It is on the cutting edge of medicine and technology but traditional in its love of sports and the city’s deep history. With a modern, attractive, and completely walkable downtown, Boston is dotted with Revolutionary period historic sites along the Freedom Trail and preserved old streetscapes mixed in with modern commercial office buildings.  The scenic Charles River offers endless opportunities for outdoor activities.  
  
Arts and culture amenities in downtown Boston and the entire surrounding area are exceptional, and most, like the Boston Pops and the Museum of Fine Arts, are well known beyond the city limits.   
   
The surrounding suburbs offer an excellent alternative to city living with access to a well-used commuter rail system. Each neighborhood has its own town center that is functional, accessible by the rail system, and filled with local businesses.   
  
Education, at all levels, is outstanding in Boston and the surrounding areas. Public schools are nationally recognized, and a driving reason people move to the area. Additionally, the entire Boston Metro area is centrally located near everything Massachusetts and the Northeast has to offer – skiing in New Hampshire, beaches in Cape Cod, and trips to New York City are all only 2 to 3 hours away.   

To Apply 

For full consideration, please apply by April 30th.

Please apply through the application link and do not email applications. 

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and should include a cover letter and curriculum vita. Ideally cover letters should not exceed two pages. All applications are treated confidentially.

Inquiries, referrals, and nominations are also treated confidentially

Inquiries and questions: Please send to MassArtDeanGraduatePCE@acesrch.com 
Nominations and referrals: Please send the nominee’s name, title, and contact information if available to nominations@acesrch.com.

Institution’s EEO Statement
MassArt provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, genetic information, pregnancy or a pregnancy-related condition, or membership in any other legally protected class. MassArt complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the college operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.