Apply Now: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UCCS

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Apply Now: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

 

The University of Colorado-Colorado Springs encourages individuals to apply or nominate potential candidates in the open search for its next Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

The Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs is the chief academic officer for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS). UCCS, one of four universities in the University of Colorado system, has a broad range of degree programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in business, education, engineering, nursing and health science, and public affairs. UCCS seeks to provide unsurpassed, student-centered teaching and learning, and outstanding research and creative work that serve our community, region, state, and nation, aspiring to become a premier comprehensive, regional research university. The campus, founded in 1965, is one of the fastest growing in the state, enrolling more than 12,000 students annually and offering 53 bachelor degrees, 24 master’s degrees, and 8 doctoral degrees.

This position requires significant experience in academic leadership and academic training and experience consistent with the rank of full professor. The provost/executive vice chancellor directly supervises the college/school and library deans, associate vice chancellors, and several staff positions. Supervision includes assigning tasks, monitoring progress, and ensuring support for the academic mission of the campus. This position is the hiring authority for all non-student employees in Academic Affairs and reviews evaluations for all staff.

A copy of the position description is available online for review here. Individuals can also suggest names of those they believe to be qualified using this candidate nomination link.

Minimum Requirements

The successful candidate will have demonstrated:

  1. An earned doctorate or appropriate terminal degree from an accredited institution
  2. and a record of at least five years of university administrative experience at the dean level or higher, or as the head of a major academic unit.

Preferred Requirements

It is preferred that the candidate:

  1. Have a strong record in undergraduate education and research and in developing and supporting graduate education;
  2. be a strong mentor and leader for both tenure-track and non- tenure-track faculty;
  3. have demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusiveness;
  4. have an understanding of the intersection of the roles of the faculty and the administration including faculty governance, creation of new programs, promoting a vision for research, and the development of innovative educational programs using multiple forms of delivery;
  5. have demonstrated experience with online education at both the programmatic and course levels;
  6. have demonstrated understanding and vision for interdisciplinary scholarship and learning;
  7. have demonstrated experience creating synergies among instruction, research, and clinical/professional practice;
  8. have demonstrated commitment to global engagement and international educational experiences for our students and faculty;
  9. and have demonstrated understanding of the role that environmental sustainability should play in university research and teaching.

Application Instructions

A complete application consists of:

  1. A letter of interest;
  2. a comprehensive curriculum vitae;
  3. and the names and contact information of five or more references.

The Search Committee also invites nominations to be submitted to the search firm assisting UCCS.

Confidential review of materials will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

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Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

 

 

About the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

UCCS, one of four universities in the University of Colorado system, has a broad range of degree programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in business, education, engineering, nursing and health science, and public affairs. UCCS seeks to provide unsurpassed, student-centered teaching and learning, and outstanding research and creative work that serve our community, region, state, and nation, aspiring to become a premier comprehensive, regional research university. The campus, founded in 1965, is one of the fastest growing in the state, enrolling more than 12,000 students annually and offering 53 bachelor degrees, 24 master’s degrees, and 8 doctoral degrees.

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