President, NTID and Vice President, Rochester Institute of Technology

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The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), the world’s first and largest technological college for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) students and one of the nine colleges of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), seeks an inspiring, visionary, and student-centered leader to serve as the next President of NTID and Vice President of RIT. This is a compelling opportunity for an experienced leader and advocate for the DHH community to lead a preeminent higher education institution into the future.

NTID is an international model for educating and preparing DHH students for future professions across sectors, from the arts, to healthcare, to technology-related careers. In a rapidly changing global environment, NTID at RIT is the only college in the world that offers DHH students a variety of degrees and lifelong learning opportunities in a wide range of technical and business fields. NTID’s primary mission is to provide DHH students with outstanding state-of-the-art technical and professional education programs, complemented by a strong arts and sciences curriculum. The college also prepares both hearing and DHH professionals to work in the fields related to deafness, undertaking a program of applied research designed to enhance the social, economic, and educational accessibility for DHH people and committed to sharing its knowledge and expertise through global outreach and information dissemination programs.

The next President of NTID will join the University alongside a new President of RIT. At this important moment, the President of NTID will develop the strategic vision for the future of a pioneering institution that has been at the forefront of Deaf education since its establishment in 1968. The President will collaboratively engage senior leadership, students, faculty, alumni, and staff around institutional priorities for the next chapter of NTID’s distinguished legacy for impact. Enhancing student recruitment and retention, fostering collaboration between NTID and RIT, and advocating for the importance of NTID’s mission on local, national, and global stages will all feature as objectives for the President. The ideal candidate will have experience in or knowledge of higher education, a deep understanding of Deaf culture, with fluency in American Sign Language strongly preferred, proven leadership skills, and demonstrated ability to forge strong relationships with members of Congress and the federal government, business and industry leaders, alumni, the DHH community broadly, and other key constituencies. The stature of the institution offers a distinctive platform for impact on a national and global scale.

National Technical Institute for the Deaf (RIT/NTID) has retained Isaacson, Miller and Innivee Strategies, a Deaf-owned and led national executive search firm, to assist in the search for President, NTID and Vice President, Rochester Institute of Technology. From Isaacson, Miller, John Muckle, Pam Pezzoli, and Hannah Moore are leading the search with Shane Feldman and Melissa Elmira Yingst of Innivee Strategies.

Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with cover letters should be sent electronically below.