Job description
The University of Scranton seeks a highly collaborative, innovative, and experienced academic leader to serve as its next Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. This chief academic officer will report directly to the president and be part of the president’s cabinet, playing a key role in guiding the institution’s strategic direction aligned with its Catholic and Jesuit mission and values. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker capable of navigating the complexities of higher education through clear academic vision, curricular innovation, creative partnerships, and strong engagement with faculty and deans.
The Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs will provide academic and strategic vision for the University’s undergraduate, graduate, and research programs. In addition, they will provide leadership to three academic colleges (the College of Arts and Sciences, the Kania School of Management, and the Leahy College of Health Sciences), the University’s library, and the staff of the Office of the Provost. The next Provost will join the cabinet and the academic leadership team to bring creative vision to advancing the University through excellence, innovation, building an inclusive community and campus culture, and growing partnerships in service of the University’s mission. The selected candidate will be committed to building a culture of trust and transparency. The incumbent must have a clear understanding of national academic and enrollment trends and the related expectations and needs of today’s students and their families. The successful candidate will be an effective, empowering, and open-minded leader, and an experienced partner in shared, collegial university governance. Successful candidates will hold a Ph.D./terminal degree and demonstrate a scholarly record that garners the respect of the academic community at the University of Scranton in a discipline represented in an existing area of major study at the university. They will have a demonstrated track record of building trusted relationships both within the faculty and staff but also as a collaborative partner with administrative leadership colleagues. Candidates will also bring a student-centered mindset and a commitment to supporting student success.
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