Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, announces its search for president of the university.
Founded in 1766, Rutgers is America’s eighth-oldest institution of higher learning and an academic, health, and research powerhouse that leverages outstanding talent, resources, and expertise to address challenges and create positive impact in New Jersey and beyond. Rutgers educates across the full educational spectrum: undergraduate to graduate, residencies to postdoctoral fellowships, continuing education for professional and personal advancement, and early childhood and pre-college programs. Rutgers represents inclusive access for students, with a focus on being the national model for outstanding academic programs, social mobility, and educational equity, with purposeful and timely degree completion, career preparation, and lifelong learning. Through the excellence of its scholarly research, health systems, and outreach programs, Rutgers propels the creation, sharing, and application of knowledge, and addresses societal challenges and improves lives in collaboration with local and global partners.
One of the leading comprehensive public research universities in the nation with its New Brunswick campus a member of the Association of American Universities, Rutgers operates 29 schools and colleges that together enroll over 69,000 undergraduate and graduate students; receives over $969 million in research grants and sponsored programs annually; and has over 600,000 alumni around the world. Rutgers is a national leader across disciplines, including the humanities, sciences, social sciences, arts, and professional fields. Currently, 53 Rutgers faculty are members of the National Academies, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, or both. Additionally, more than 100 Rutgers faculty have been inducted as members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Rutgers is a member of the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference (Scarlet Knights) and NCAA Division III New Jersey Athletic Conference (Scarlet Raiders and Scarlet Raptors). The university has an annual operating budget of nearly $6 billion.
Rutgers’ next president will be a dynamic leader who will lead transformative initiatives that propel the university forward. The new president will also be tasked with advancing academic excellence and an outstanding student experience; refining the university’s organizational structure and infrastructure to best align with university goals; motivating and inspiring a committed workforce of faculty, staff, and students; serving as a visible and engaged university advocate among the greater community and with external partners, including the Governor and the state legislature; and ensuring a strong financial future for the university. The ideal candidate will be an exceptionally capable leader and communicator with well-developed financial and management skills. It is expected that candidates have achieved national prominence in their academic discipline or have the credentials and/or experience sufficient to warrant the respect and confidence of the academic community.
All applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in the leadership profile available at WittKieffer.com. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by March 3, 2025. Application materials should be submitted using WittKieffer’s candidate portal. Nominations and inquiries can be directed to Zachary A. Smith, Ph.D., Robin Mamlet, and Christine Pendleton at RutgersPresident@wittkieffer.com.
It is Rutgers University policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, Rutgers values diversity of background and opinion, and prohibits discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement.
