Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Requisition Number: 61064

Location: Boulder, Colorado

City: Boulder

State: Colorado

Employment Type: University Staff

Schedule: Full-Time

Date Posted: 23-Dec-2024

CU Boulder has retained WittKieffer, a national executive search firm, to assist in this search. To apply, please visit the WittKieffer candidate portal or contact CUBoulderProvost@wittkieffer.com. Applications submitted here on the CU Boulder Job Site WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.

The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) seeks an innovative, collaborative, engaged, and empathic leader with a deep commitment to public education and the tenets of shared governance to serve as its next provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs (provost). Inquiries, applications, and nominations are invited.

As the academic lead, the provost will join CU Boulder at an exciting and pivotal moment with new leadership and during a period of financial and enrollment strength. The provost will partner with the chancellor to envision the university’s future and has leadership responsibility for the planning, development, implementation, assessment, and excellence of all academic, student affairs, and enrollment management programs.

The provost has responsibility for fostering CU Boulder’s academic excellence through forging new academic initiatives, faculty recruitment, retention, and overseeing the quality and delivery of education to CU Boulder’s undergraduate and graduate students.

The provost supports CU Boulder’s financial strength and resilience by ensuring strong enrollment, growing resources, and fostering external partnerships. In carrying out this work, the provost will consult and cooperate with various campus constituent groups, embodying CU Boulder’s commitment to shared governance.

CU Boulder seeks a faculty leader with intellectual vision, a collaborative approach to leadership, and the energy to inspire others to new levels of excellence. The incoming provost will have a deep commitment to teaching, research, and service; experience as an academic leader; and a substantial record of advancing diversity in hiring.

Candidates must have an earned doctorate or equivalent terminal degree from an accredited institution and a record of scholarship and teaching requisite for an appointment as a tenured full professor at CU Boulder. A minimum of 10+ years of progressively responsible job-related management experience is required.

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To apply, please visit the WittKieffer candidate portal or contact CUBoulderProvost@wittkieffer.com. Applications submitted here on the CU Boulder Job Site WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.

As part of the University of Colorado Boulder’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, a reference check program has been implemented for final candidates for tenured faculty appointments.

CU Boulder will offer an annual salary range of $550,000-$660,000 for this role, plus a recruitment incentive and moving allowance (if applicable).

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit, and ECO Pass.

Be strategic. Be impactful. Be Boulder.

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