Dean

New York University, the largest private university in the United States, seeks a Dean for the Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science, a newly formed school (“Courant”) with a renowned institutional history. The University invites applications and nominations for a Dean with a dynamic vision, high academic standards, the ability to collaborate across the institution, and strategic skills to build on Courant’s impressive trajectory and leverage the spirit of innovation and excellence that defines Courant.

The creation of the Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science represents the next chapter in NYU’s longtime preeminence in computer science, data sciences, and mathematics. With science and technology as a major strategic priority for NYU, the Courant Institute School will build on areas of renowned strength and further accelerate the University’s rise in research and innovation. The School will prepare students more broadly for careers in mathematical and computational fields; contribute to the growth of the tech sector in New York and across the world; and accelerate NYU’s ascent as a national leader in scientific and technological impact.

The Dean serves as an integral part of NYU’s senior leadership team. The Dean reports directly to the President and Provost; moreover, in order to ensure optimal alignments across Science and Tech, one of the University’s strategic pathways, the Dean also has a reporting relationship to the Executive Vice President for Global Science and Technology. In addition to academic leadership, the Dean has oversight of Courant finances and staff and participates actively in development. The successful candidate will be a distinguished scholar of international stature, demonstrating a compelling vision for the future of computational, data, and mathematical sciences, and bringing proven administrative and fundraising abilities through experience in a significant leadership role.