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Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration

Job Number: 25671
Functional Area: Administration
Department: School of Engineering
School Area: Engineering
Pay Range Minimum: $173,500
Pay Range Maximum: $235,100

Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)
Employment Category: Exempt
Visa Sponsorship Available: No
Schedule:
Pay Grade: 13

Posting Description

ASSISTANT DEAN FOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, School of Engineering (SOE), to serve as a strategic partner to the Dean and collaborate with colleagues on the SOE’s leadership team and in MIT central administration. Will oversee administrative operations, special projects, and priorities, including resource allocation/budgeting, administration and management, space planning, and monitoring progress of the implementation of plans and initiatives within the SoE. Responsibilities include providing comprehensive financial analyses; overseeing sponsored research funding administration; researching and analyzing policy and operational issues, developing recommendations, and coordinating and implementing policy decisions; partnering on complex employee relations issues, faculty salary review process, faculty hiring/promotion/retention/renewal, and conflict of interest matters; overseeing all space requests and change proposals; serving on Institute committees; overseeing the implementation of strategic initiatives; and undertaking special projects.

Job Requirements
REQUIRED: Bachelor's degree; ten years of high-level administrative experience in a university; proven success overseeing financial management and planning and human resources, facilities, and information technology management; excellent interpersonal, active listening, analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills; working knowledge of the operations of complex research universities/organizations; diplomacy; tact and discretion with sensitive/confidential matters; ability to prioritize, lead and manage a wide variety of responsibilities in multiple functional areas in a fast-paced, dynamic organization; synthesize information from multiple sources and provide succinct and actionable briefing materials and action plans; view larger policy concerns while paying attention to details; make effective decisions while working independently or collaborating with others; and implement new and/or interpret existing policies and procedures. PREFERRED: MBA/M.S., MIT experience, knowledge of the operation and culture of academic departments, and experience working with faculty.

4/28/2026