Provost & Senior Vice President
Graduate Center of The City University of New York
Provost & Senior Vice President
Position: Provost & Senior Vice President
The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY)
seeks an outstanding scholar and accomplished, innovative,
collaborative leader to serve as its next Provost and Senior Vice
President for Academic Affairs.
Established in 1961, The Graduate Center serves as the doctoral
degree granting institution for the largest public urban university
system in the United States. CUNY enrolls more than 269,000
degree-credit students and 247,000 adults, continuing and
professional education students at 24 campuses across New York
City. With its main campus in midtown Manhattan and
state-of-the-art Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) in Harlem,
The Graduate Center is widely recognized for its highly ranked
programs, world-class faculty, innovative research, affordability,
and commitment to advancing knowledge for the public good. More
than 2,800 doctoral students and 650 master’s students from around
the world are enrolled in The Graduate Center’s 47 degree programs
in the humanities, arts, social sciences, natural sciences,
mathematics and computational sciences. The CUNY Baccalaureate for
unique and individualized studies is also based at The Graduate
Center.
The Graduate Center is a unique consortium. It is home to
approximately 130 core faculty, nearly all of whom are senior
scholars and leaders in their disciplines. Additionally, more than
2,000 doctoral faculty from across the CUNY colleges – as well as
from metropolitan cultural, academic, and scientific institutions –
participate in teaching, mentoring and collaborative research with
students at the Graduate Center. While earning their degrees,
doctoral and master’s students have the opportunity to teach
independently at campuses throughout the CUNY system, making them
exceptionally well prepared for academic careers. The 2019 National
Science Foundation Survey of Earned Doctorates ranked The Graduate
Center #41 out of 375 institutions in the number of doctoral
degrees awarded and 13th in the number of doctoral degrees awarded
to students who identify as Hispanic or Latino.
Faculty and students are attracted to the more than 30 centers and
institutes: among them the ASRC, the Stone Center on Socio-Economic
Inequality, the Leon Levy Center for Biography, and the Gotham
Center for New York City History. The Teaching and Learning Center
and Andrew G. Mellon Foundation-supported Futures Initiative
provide support for current and future faculty in advancing their
pedagogy and implementing instructional technologies to support
inclusive student success.
As a member of the senior leadership team and reporting directly to
the President, the Provost and Senior Vice President is responsible
for all academic affairs, including the academic programs,
initiatives and research centers, Student Affairs, Graduate Center
Library, Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Research and
Sponsored Programs, the CUNY BA and non-credit programming
initiatives. The Provost‘s Office comprises the Associate Provost
and Dean for Academic Affairs, Dean for Sciences, Dean for Academic
Initiatives and Strategic Innovation, Associate Dean for
Institutional Effectiveness, and 13 full-time staff.
In partnership with President Garrell, the new provost will have
the opportunity not only to strengthen the education and research
enterprise at The Graduate Center, but also to shape the scope of
public graduate education in transformative ways. Priorities
include broadening access to graduate education and advancing
inclusive success, evolving the consortium model for graduate
education in CUNY, fostering research, and developing innovative
academic programs to meet changing workforce needs.
Candidates should have an earned Ph.D., a distinguished record of scholarship, evidence of successful leadership and administrative accomplishments at a research university, significant experience with doctoral education in a complex research environment, and contemporary perspectives on preparing graduate students for careers within and beyond the academy. The successful candidate will have a record of achievement and commitment in: Advancing diversity, equity and inclusion - Supporting and enhancing faculty research and creative work - Using a data-driven approach to support inclusive student success and prepare students for diverse careers - Supporting staff development - Securing and administering extramural support - Guiding academic planning and resource allocation. They should also have demonstrated a capacity for creative, transparent and collaborative leadership in organizational development and strategic innovation. The ideal candidate will be open, optimistic, pragmatic, nimble, entrepreneurial, inclusive, forward-looking, and diplomatic.
HOW TO APPLY
Go to http://cuny.jobs/ and search for Job ID 22232.
Click on "Apply Now" which will bring you to the registration
screen. If you are a new user, you must register to apply. If you
already have a user ID, please use your existing ID to apply.
Applicants should include a cover letter and a CV or resume. Please
upload all documents in Word or PDF format as separate files.
Inquiries and nominations should be directed to provostsearch@gc.cuny.edu.
Additional information about this search is available here:
https://www.gc.cuny.edu/About-the-GC/President-s-Office/2021-Provost-Search
This position is open until filled. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by March 26, 2021.
CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.