Associate Dean and Larry and Klara Silverstein Chair in Real Estate Development and Investment

Associate Dean and Larry and Klara Silverstein Chair in Real Estate Development and Investment, Schack Institute of Real Estate

NYU’s School of Professional Studies seeks the academic and administrative leader for its renowned Schack Institute of Real Estate. The successful candidate will be a committed educator and industry leader, with a record of achievement in higher education, and evidence of significant roles within the dynamic professional environments of real estate and construction.

Founded in 1967 by Larry Silverstein and the leadership of the New York City real estate industry, the Schack Institute is at the forefront of real estate education and is recognized globally as one of the world’s leading centers of real estate research and pedagogy. Across the Institute’s four degree programs—the MS in Real Estate, the MS in Construction Management, the MS in Real Estate Development, and the BS in Real Estate—enrollment has grown to more than 700 full- and part-time students from across the United States and nearly 50 other countries. In addition to its flagship degree programs, thousands of working professionals enroll in the Schack Institute’s executive education, certificate, and career advancement programs each year.

An anchor of real estate academia’s engagement with industry, the Institute is home to the CREFC Center for Real Estate Finance, the REIT Center, the Urban Lab, and the Center for the Sustainable Built Environment. In addition, the Institute hosts national industry events, including annual conferences on real estate capital markets, the REIT sector, and sustainability.

Under the direction of the Schack Institute’s faculty, ongoing applied research at the Institute spans a wide range of issues in real estate development and investment, urban economics, and market structure and regulation.

The Associate Dean will lead Schack Institute faculty and staff and draw support from the field to advance the academic mission of the Institute. The Associate Dean will benefit from the collegial support and complementary academic expertise of the other units across the School and the University and will draw on the worldwide resources of NYU’s global network to carry out a vision for the Institute that succeeds in increasing its profile and visibility nationally and internationally. 

NYU and SPS seek candidates of the highest caliber, who embody the diversity of the United States as well as the global society in which we live. The successful candidate will possess advanced academic and professional credentials (Ph.D., or comparable advanced terminal degree preferred), and a minimum of ten years of substantial direct professional and academic experience.  S/he will be qualified to hold a clinical faculty appointment.  In addition, s/he will show evidence of: 

• conceiving academically sound and timely programs for rapidly evolving disciplines;
• building and sustaining synergies and collaborations within a university setting, as well as with industry partners;
• a vision for higher education that supports rigorous academic standards;
• a commitment to advancing a global agenda and building the global character of academic programs;
• deep interest in engaging with diverse constituencies, including faculty, staff, students at all levels, alumni, and industry partners;
• long-standing engagement in the real estate and/or construction sectors and deep relationships across these industries;
• an ability to support and evaluate the work of a research-active and industry-connected academic faculty;
• an understanding of how to support students’ career development and how to engage employers from the real estate sector;
• strong administrative, management, leadership, and fundraising skills;
• innovation, entrepreneurship, and the ability to conceive of and implement an exciting vision, in collaboration with others, that places the Institute at the forefront of real estate education globally;
• decisive, objective decision making that moves processes forward in an environment open to change and innovation;
• cultural sensitivity and a deep appreciation of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging;
• a distinguished record of success as an organizational leader, including deep familiarity with both in-person and online education across a variety of fields;
• A data-informed approach to evaluating and implementing best practices and emerging trends in professional education; and
• A global perspective on the future of higher education, including the ability to leverage NYU’s global network.

For best consideration, please send all nominations and applications to:

Ruth Shoemaker Wood, Managing Director  

Erin Meissner, Associate

Storbeck Search

NYUSchack@storbecksearch.com

All applicants must also apply via NYU’s website at: http://apply.interfolio.com/94267

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