Virginia Commonwealth University
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23214
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Benefits of working at VCU
All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU's robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefit, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more. Learn more about VCU's benefits here.
Job Code 10712
Recruitment Pool All Applicants
Posting Number req7607
Unit Office Of President MBU
Department Office of the Provost
Department Website Link
Location VCU
Address 901 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23284 USA
Duties & Responsibilities
The Opportunity
Virginia CommonwealthUniversity (VCU) invites nominations and applications for the role of Provostand Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs (Provost). Reporting to thepresident, the provost serves as the university's chief academic officer with oversightof the core university functions, including academic affairs, faculty affairs,student affairs, strategic enrollment management, and student success. Theprovost is the second-ranking executive officer at VCU and serves as thepresident's partner in the articulation and execution of a compelling visionthat builds on a history of excellence and access in higher education.
Theprovost partners closely with the president, the senior vice president forFinance and Administration and CFO, the senior vice president for HealthSciences and CEO of the VCU Health System, and other executive officers of theuniversity in formulating the goals, priorities, and policies of theinstitution. They will work with deans and all campus leadership to design andimplement the programs, organizational structure, and resource distribution forthe institution. Direct reports to the provost include 12 campus deans, thevice president for Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success, thevice president for Student Affairs, the senior vice provost for AcademicAffairs, the senior vice provost for Faculty Affairs, the senior vice provostfor Academic Administration and Operations, the vice provost for GlobalInitiatives, the vice provost for Innovation and Strategic Design, theassociate vice provost for Institutional Research and Decision Support, thevice provost for Community Engagement, and the executive assistant to theprovost.
About VCU
Located in the capital city ofRichmond, Virginia, VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department ofHampden-Sydney College; became the Medical College of Virginia just shy of twodecades later; and merged with the Richmond Professional Institute in 1968 tocreate its current identity as a top 50 National Science Foundation public researchuniversity and health system. VCU provides unparalleled access for its studentswhile producing ground-breaking research across all its disciplines. With arecord $506 million in sponsored research funding in FY2024, VCU is a member ofand oversees national research consortia while also providing an exceptionalundergraduate experience with a commitment to access. VCU has a totalenrollment of more than 28,000 students and is currently experiencing annualgrowth. It employs more than 26,000 faculty and staff across its college campusand health system.
Qualifications
Professional Qualifications
Themost successful candidates will have the skills and experiences that enablethem to provide innovative and collaborative leadership to advance an engagedand rising university whose core mission is to serve, along with its academichealth sciences center, as one national urban public research institutioncommitted to the success and well-being of its students, patients, faculty,staff and community.
Theideal candidate will be a highly accomplished academic leader, hold an earnedterminal degree, and bring a distinguished academic record that meritsappointment as a tenured full professor at VCU. In addition, the individualmust have significant administrative experience appropriate to the size andcomplexity of VCU. Preferably, candidates will have an understanding of thehealth sciences in a large academic medical center.
Theideal candidate will be a highly accomplished academic leader, hold an earnedterminal degree, and bring a distinguished academic record that meritsappointment as a tenured full professor at VCU. In addition, the individualmust have significant administrative experience appropriate to the size andcomplexity of VCU.
Theideal candidate should possess extensive experience in providing successfulacademic leadership within institutions that would prepare them for this keyposition in a university of VCU's complex mission, size, and scale, preferablyincluding an understanding of the health sciences in a large academic medicalcenter.
Additionally,the next provost will possess many of these skills and attributes needed to bean effective provost at VCU:
Knowledge of the research/teaching environment in an urbanpublic research university will require:
•The ability to work closely and collaboratively with the president, senior administration, deans, faculty, staff, students, community partners, donors, and the Board of Visitors. •Experience in working collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students in an environment of shared governance. •Exceptional budgetary and financial management skills, including awareness of the near-term interdependencies and long-term implications of financial decisions in a large, complex organization. •The ability to guide and assist deans and department chairs in managing and structuring their organizational resources to function effectively, including in the selective hiring of tenure/tenure track faculty. Advanced skills in managing grievances, complaints, and crises. •Experience managing staff and administrative budgets. •A commitment to accountability through clear and relevant metrics.
Experience in higher education and avision for the future of urban public research universities will require a deepcommitment to and demonstrated experience in the following:
•Excellence in faculty and staff hiring, retention, and development, including the successful, selective hiring of tenure and tenure-track faculty positions and promotions to those who will advance the research mission of the university and increasing research, creativity, and innovation in all disciplines. •Creating admissions programs that are grounded in access and educational excellence. •Improving graduation rates. •Increasing internship opportunities and workforce training for all students. •Furthering access and opportunity for all individuals across the organization and an understanding of how to advance these priorities. •Leveraging the research, innovation, and creativity created by the university to serve the larger community, state, nation, and world. •Experience in partnering with alumni around engagement and philanthropy.
Personal skills and values thatresult in effective leadership at VCU will require:
•Unwavering personal integrity and accountability. •A sense of responsibility and urgency to complete tasks that advance the institution. •A collaborative approach to working with staff, faculty, students, and fellow senior administrators that treats everyone as a respected partner. •A strong set of communication skills that lead to effective interactions both inside and outside the university. •A dedication to being part of the VCU and Richmond communities. •A deep commitment to the importance of VCU to the state of Virginia and the importance of the urban public research university to the nation and the larger world. •A commitment to and appreciation of transparency, open communication, integrity, and trust-building.
For priority consideration, applicants areencouraged to submit their materials by July 31, 2025. Applications should include a CV or resumeand a letter of interest. Additional information is available at https://hr.vcu.edu/careers-at-vcu/search/provost/.
FLSA Executive & Senior Leadership
Job FTE 1
Exemption Status Exempt
Restricted Position No
E-Class F1 - Teaching and Research Fac 12 FT E
Job Category Executive and Senior Leadership
ORP Eligible Yes
Salary Range Commensurate with experience
Compensation Type Salaried
Target Hire Date
Contact Information for Candidates
Documents Needed to Apply CV or resume and a letter of interest.
Benefits of working at VCU
All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU's robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefit, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more. Learn more about VCU's benefits here.
Job Code 10712
Recruitment Pool All Applicants
Posting Number req7607
Unit Office Of President MBU
Department Office of the Provost
Department Website Link
Location VCU
Address 901 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23284 USA
Duties & Responsibilities
The Opportunity
Virginia CommonwealthUniversity (VCU) invites nominations and applications for the role of Provostand Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs (Provost). Reporting to thepresident, the provost serves as the university's chief academic officer with oversightof the core university functions, including academic affairs, faculty affairs,student affairs, strategic enrollment management, and student success. Theprovost is the second-ranking executive officer at VCU and serves as thepresident's partner in the articulation and execution of a compelling visionthat builds on a history of excellence and access in higher education.
Theprovost partners closely with the president, the senior vice president forFinance and Administration and CFO, the senior vice president for HealthSciences and CEO of the VCU Health System, and other executive officers of theuniversity in formulating the goals, priorities, and policies of theinstitution. They will work with deans and all campus leadership to design andimplement the programs, organizational structure, and resource distribution forthe institution. Direct reports to the provost include 12 campus deans, thevice president for Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success, thevice president for Student Affairs, the senior vice provost for AcademicAffairs, the senior vice provost for Faculty Affairs, the senior vice provostfor Academic Administration and Operations, the vice provost for GlobalInitiatives, the vice provost for Innovation and Strategic Design, theassociate vice provost for Institutional Research and Decision Support, thevice provost for Community Engagement, and the executive assistant to theprovost.
About VCU
Located in the capital city ofRichmond, Virginia, VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department ofHampden-Sydney College; became the Medical College of Virginia just shy of twodecades later; and merged with the Richmond Professional Institute in 1968 tocreate its current identity as a top 50 National Science Foundation public researchuniversity and health system. VCU provides unparalleled access for its studentswhile producing ground-breaking research across all its disciplines. With arecord $506 million in sponsored research funding in FY2024, VCU is a member ofand oversees national research consortia while also providing an exceptionalundergraduate experience with a commitment to access. VCU has a totalenrollment of more than 28,000 students and is currently experiencing annualgrowth. It employs more than 26,000 faculty and staff across its college campusand health system.
Qualifications
Professional Qualifications
Themost successful candidates will have the skills and experiences that enablethem to provide innovative and collaborative leadership to advance an engagedand rising university whose core mission is to serve, along with its academichealth sciences center, as one national urban public research institutioncommitted to the success and well-being of its students, patients, faculty,staff and community.
Theideal candidate will be a highly accomplished academic leader, hold an earnedterminal degree, and bring a distinguished academic record that meritsappointment as a tenured full professor at VCU. In addition, the individualmust have significant administrative experience appropriate to the size andcomplexity of VCU. Preferably, candidates will have an understanding of thehealth sciences in a large academic medical center.
Theideal candidate will be a highly accomplished academic leader, hold an earnedterminal degree, and bring a distinguished academic record that meritsappointment as a tenured full professor at VCU. In addition, the individualmust have significant administrative experience appropriate to the size andcomplexity of VCU.
Theideal candidate should possess extensive experience in providing successfulacademic leadership within institutions that would prepare them for this keyposition in a university of VCU's complex mission, size, and scale, preferablyincluding an understanding of the health sciences in a large academic medicalcenter.
Additionally,the next provost will possess many of these skills and attributes needed to bean effective provost at VCU:
Knowledge of the research/teaching environment in an urbanpublic research university will require:
•The ability to work closely and collaboratively with the president, senior administration, deans, faculty, staff, students, community partners, donors, and the Board of Visitors. •Experience in working collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students in an environment of shared governance. •Exceptional budgetary and financial management skills, including awareness of the near-term interdependencies and long-term implications of financial decisions in a large, complex organization. •The ability to guide and assist deans and department chairs in managing and structuring their organizational resources to function effectively, including in the selective hiring of tenure/tenure track faculty. Advanced skills in managing grievances, complaints, and crises. •Experience managing staff and administrative budgets. •A commitment to accountability through clear and relevant metrics.
Experience in higher education and avision for the future of urban public research universities will require a deepcommitment to and demonstrated experience in the following:
•Excellence in faculty and staff hiring, retention, and development, including the successful, selective hiring of tenure and tenure-track faculty positions and promotions to those who will advance the research mission of the university and increasing research, creativity, and innovation in all disciplines. •Creating admissions programs that are grounded in access and educational excellence. •Improving graduation rates. •Increasing internship opportunities and workforce training for all students. •Furthering access and opportunity for all individuals across the organization and an understanding of how to advance these priorities. •Leveraging the research, innovation, and creativity created by the university to serve the larger community, state, nation, and world. •Experience in partnering with alumni around engagement and philanthropy.
Personal skills and values thatresult in effective leadership at VCU will require:
•Unwavering personal integrity and accountability. •A sense of responsibility and urgency to complete tasks that advance the institution. •A collaborative approach to working with staff, faculty, students, and fellow senior administrators that treats everyone as a respected partner. •A strong set of communication skills that lead to effective interactions both inside and outside the university. •A dedication to being part of the VCU and Richmond communities. •A deep commitment to the importance of VCU to the state of Virginia and the importance of the urban public research university to the nation and the larger world. •A commitment to and appreciation of transparency, open communication, integrity, and trust-building.
For priority consideration, applicants areencouraged to submit their materials by July 31, 2025. Applications should include a CV or resumeand a letter of interest. Additional information is available at https://hr.vcu.edu/careers-at-vcu/search/provost/.
FLSA Executive & Senior Leadership
Job FTE 1
Exemption Status Exempt
Restricted Position No
E-Class F1 - Teaching and Research Fac 12 FT E
Job Category Executive and Senior Leadership
ORP Eligible Yes
Salary Range Commensurate with experience
Compensation Type Salaried
Target Hire Date
Contact Information for Candidates
Documents Needed to Apply CV or resume and a letter of interest.