Job Description

Unique among its Ivy League peers, Cornell is a private university with a land-grant mission to discover, preserve and disseminate knowledge, to educate the next generation of global citizens, and to promote a culture of broad inquiry throughout and beyond the Cornell community. Cornell also aims, through public service, to enhance the lives and livelihoods of students, the people of New York and others around the world.The University’s research enterprise has historically been among the best in the world and has been on an impressive trajectory in recent years, capitalizing on an institutional culture that truly values interdisciplinary collaborations to fuel discovery and scholarship. Cornell’s 16 schools and colleges, and 32 research centers, with roots spanning urban and rural settings, provide a unique opportunity for the work of Cornell researchers and scholars to have a broad societal impact.The College of Arts and Sciences is home to the liberal arts at Cornell and represents the nexus of discovery and impact. With over 500 tenured and tenure-track faculty, 200 research-teaching-extension (RTE) faculty, about 300 non-academic staff, approximately 4,700 undergraduates, and 1,400 graduate students, it is the largest college by population at the University. Today, after recent record-breaking fundraising years, including the $92 million raised in FY23, the College is thriving and embarking on exciting projects such as the $110 million renovation of McGraw Hall. Faculty recruitment and endowed professorships have increased, a newly revamped curriculum for undergraduate students was implemented, and the College has launched several signature initiatives to enhance its teaching, research, and public engagement profile. Undergraduate applications to the College have also increased and the yield rate has hit historic highs.