Dean of Faculty

Phillips Academy (Andover) seeks a dynamic, relational, and community- and systems-oriented leader to serve as its next Dean of Faculty. This individual will support and empower a diverse and inclusive world-class faculty. The Dean of Faculty will support all faculty and will oversee and develop the processes for recruiting, retaining, and mentoring an outstanding and diverse faculty who thrive in a school environment characterized by academic excellence and rich and rewarding residential and co-curricular experiences.

Led by its 16th Head of School, Dr. Raynard Kington, who joined in 2020, Andover is a highly selective, co-educational boarding school located in Andover, Massachusetts. With 1,150 students, 232 faculty members (90 percent of whom live on campus), and more than 20,000 alumni worldwide, Andover is renowned for its enduring legacy of academic excellence and the commitment to social responsibility that permeates campus life. Its core values remain as potent and relevant as ever: non sibi (not for oneself), knowledge and goodness, youth from every quarter, academic excellence, and being a private school with a public purpose. Andover’s innovative leadership has enabled continued success, with strong enrollment and a robust financial outlook.

Reporting to the Deputy Head of School, the Dean of Faculty is primarily responsible for overseeing all matters relating to faculty including recruitment and retention efforts, campus housing, and professional development initiatives. The Dean of Faculty is a member of the Senior Administrative Council and oversees a team that includes two associate deans, a department coordinator, and a faculty-focused member of the human resources team.

Historically, the Dean of Faculty role has been a six-year rotating position among the faculty. Moving forward, this role will be non-rotating, allowing for greater depth of engagement and impact. The Dean of Faculty joins Andover at a time when approximately 50 percent of the faculty are new to the school since 2020. The successful candidate will be creative, empowering, resourceful, transparent, and able to inspire trust. They will have a deep love of teaching and understanding of and respect for the profession, proven experience in education administration and leadership, a desire and ability to innovate, excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, a track record of building deep relationships, and a resonance with Andover’s mission.

Katie Rockman is leading this search with Becky Piper and Harley Bartles. 

Phillips Academy is an equal-opportunity employer. Phillips Academy is an intentionally diverse and inclusive residential community “committed to creating an equitable and inclusive school in which students from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences—including race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, and ability—learn and grow together.” The ideal candidate supports the inclusive and diverse nature of the community. Any offers of employment will be contingent upon successful CORI/SORI and fingerprinting background checks as well as unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. The Academy will require, subject to disability and religious accommodation exceptions under federal and state law, that all new employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.