Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
- Employer
- University of Massachusetts Boston
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Aug 31, 2020
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Academic Affairs, Chief Academic Officers & Vice Presidents, Executive, Provosts
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
The Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs serves as the university’s chief academic officer. In this capacity, the incumbent is responsible for the overall administration, academic budget planning, planning and management of the curriculum, instructional programs, research centers and institutes and educational support services offered across the campus. The Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs leads a multifunctional integrated academic division consisting of eight independent academic colleges and schools as well as distance and continuing education. The incumbent also is responsible for faculty affairs and faculty development, graduate studies, institutional research, sponsored research and oversight of the Registrar’s Office, the Healey Library and the Office of Global Programs. The Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs ensures the development and enhancement of high-quality baccalaureate, certificate, master’s and doctoral-level programs through ongoing program review and assessment, maintenance of academic standards, and the expansion of research and other scholarly/creative activity. Works directly and closely with the deans and the UMass Boston fundraising team to identify new sources of revenue to support the mission of the university. Responsible for designing and implementing strategies to advance the university’s commitment to diversity in assigned areas of responsibility. Ensures that all academic programs, support services, and academic policies in assigned areas of responsibility reflect a deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and models that commitment in decision-making. In partnership with Human Resources, oversees collective bargaining processes for unionized faculty, department chairs and graduate students.
Examples of Duties:
• Provides executive level leadership and supervision for all
academic and student service programs, including undergraduate,
graduate, extended degree and continuing education programs.
Provides direction, leadership, and motivation for all faculty and
staff within the academic division. Works with and coordinates the
team of senior staff who are responsible for achieving goals in
support of the academic mission of the university.
• Sets quality standards for academic program assessments,
curriculum teaching, and student learning outcomes.
• Reviews all evaluations and files regarding the reappointment,
promotion, tenure or dismissal of faculty.
• Ensures that academic and student services data is current and
integrated with the institutional mission statement, in
consultation with others through the principles of shared
governance.
• Establishes and maintains an effective plan that supports the
recruitment and retention of highly qualified and diverse
faculty.
• Coordinates and manages the budget development of colleges and
departments within areas of oversight.
• Advises the Chancellor on all matters relating to the academic
functions of the university. Becomes involved in, and takes
leadership responsibility for, other tasks as assigned by the
Chancellor as needed. Represents the university to assigned
UMass system and external groups and individuals. Acts as an
effective advocate for UMass Boston.
• Manages faculty personnel processes, including hiring, tenure and
promotional decisions, in an orderly and equitable fashion.
Qualifications:
• Earned doctorate in an academic discipline or interdisciplinary
field from an accredited institution and demonstrated record of
distinguished research/scholarship and teaching that would support
appointment as a tenured full professor.
• Highly motivated team player able to function effectively in a
fast-paced environment, with strong interpersonal skills.
• Established track record of success in managing large and complex
academic units.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in and steward complex higher
education finance and budgeting, including the ability to support
university fundraising efforts.
• Strong record of commitment to diversity, equity, social justice
and inclusion.
• Demonstrated commitment to affirmative action and equal
opportunity in academic admissions, personnel actions and other
relevant arenas.
• Established history of leadership in contributing to student
success efforts for undergraduate and graduate education.
Demonstrated receptivity to student input, feedback, and
engagement.
• Proven ability to make, implement, and productively communicate
the rationale for difficult decisions.
• Experience in securing, managing and increasing external funding
through sponsored research, fundraising, and innovative external
partnerships that support the academic enterprise.
• Understanding of and respect for the role of academic freedom in
the academy.
• An academic leader with a collaborative and authentic approach to
shared governance.
• Working knowledge and appreciation of a broad range of academic
scholarship, student services and administration practices.
Demonstrated ability to exercise inclusive and decisive leadership
in higher education.
• Substantial and successful executive and fiscal management
experience, particularly in an environment of constrained
resources.
• Commitment and demonstrated ability to manage a complex academic
organization and work productively, both vertically and
horizontally, with colleagues across all units of the campus to
deepen the understanding and appreciation of the university’s core
values, and to enact appropriate and timely responsiveness to the
needs and concerns of students, faculty, and staff of a public
doctoral university.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• A proven track record of building financially sustainable
academic systems and infrastructure.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience at the level of dean or higher.
• An academic leader with knowledge of UMass Boston, the UMass
system, the city of Boston and the multiple communities UMass
Boston serves, as well as an understanding and appreciation of the
university’s unique urban mission.
• Successful experiences in the following areas: leading strategic
planning, substantive and decisive evaluation of academic programs,
learning outcomes assessment and accreditation, and developing
interdisciplinary programs.
• Experience in collective bargaining and/or high-level
administration in an institution with unionized faculty.
• Ability to function effectively in external and internal
environments with sound judgment in the context of politics, public
relations, and academe.
• Strong commitment to a collaborative and consensus-building
environment.
• Understanding of the unique culture of an urban university with
diverse commuting and residential student populations, including an
appreciation of the unique needs of first-generation students,
students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and students of
color.
• Demonstrated achievements in supporting and expanding the
development of mutually beneficial industry partnerships and
innovative curricular change that support student success and
economic development.
Special Instruction to Applicants:
Please apply online with your resume and cover letter. Preference
will be given to applications received on or before September 30,
2020.
https://employmentopportunities.umb.edu/boston/en-us/job/506262/provost-vice-chancellor-for-academic-affairs
UMass Boston provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, genetic information, pregnancy or a pregnancy-related condition, or membership in any other protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.
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