Provost/Vice President, Academic Affairs
Company: California State University, Stanislaus
Location: Turlock
Posted on: April 4, 2021
Job Description:
Provost/Vice President, Academic Affairs Apply now Job no:
499602
Department: Academic Affairs
Work type: Management (MPP)
Location: Stanislaus - Turlock
Categories: MPP, Administrative, At-Will, Full Time
- Position Summary
- Full-time position under the Management Personnel Plan
(MPP).
This recruitment is being handled by an outside agency. For full
position profile, please visit:
https://rhperry.com/profile/stanstateprovostprofile.pdf .
Reporting directly to the President, the Provost and Vice President
for Academic Affairs is the chief academic officer and senior
administrator in the Division of Academic Affairs. The Provost
serves as the University's executive officer in the President's
absence. The Provost is responsible for providing academic and
strategic leadership for all undergraduate, graduate, and research
programs of the University, with oversight of the four Academic
Colleges (the College of Business Administration; the College of
the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; the College of Education,
Kinesiology and Social Work; and the College of Science), as well
as the University Library, University Extended and International
Education, the Stockton Campus, the future division of Graduate
Studies and Research, grants and contracts, academic resource
management, Service Learning, and Faculty Affairs.
- Job Duties
- Duties include but are not limited to:
- Working closely with academic deans, department chairs, the
Academic Senate, Associated Students, Inc. Student Government,
Labor Council and Staff Council, and the President's cabinet
members to support and enhance student retention, graduation, and
success;
- Advancing effective pedagogy, faculty and student research, and
interdisciplinary program development that effectively integrates
academic technologies;
- Overseeing the development, implementation, assessment, and
continuous improvement of academic programs and student learning
outcomes;
- Identifying and allocating resources to achieve strategic
academic goals and priorities;
- Connecting the Stockton campus with the division of Academic
Affairs and Provost's Advisory Council, department chairs, and
faculty to continue to develop a strategic plan to enhance the
Stockton campus. It will be important for the Provost to work with
the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Vice President for
Business and Finance, and the Vice President for University
Advancement, respectively, to expand student services, and improve
facilities and classrooms, and fundraise for the Stockton
campus;
- Engaging and working with Stockton stakeholders, including K-12
and higher education leaders, elected officials, local and state
government leaders, and community-based organizations, with the
expectation of becoming more active with the President to work
closely with these important constituents;
- Recruiting, supporting, and retaining an outstanding, diverse,
innovative faculty and academic administrative and support staff
committed to the mission of the University and the success of its
students;
- Promoting and advancing a stimulating and collegial academic
environment, shared governance, scholarly work, and service;
- Engaging with the community and external organizations, and
integrating the Provost Advisory Council, comprised of deans and
other leaders, with relevant community stakeholders;
- Other duties as assigned.
- Minimum Qualifications
- Education: An earned doctorate from a regionally accredited
institution of higher education;Experience: A minimum of ten years
of progressively responsible senior leadership in Academic Affairs
administration and experience managing professional staff at the
Director, Associate Vice President, or Dean level and above;
- Preferred Qualification
- Experience with fostering partnerships between the University
and K-16 leaders and educators;--
- Familiarity with the application of instructional
technology;
- Experience with workforce development and training.--
- Required Qualifications
- Scholarly activity, including publications and/or leadership in
appropriate professional organizations;
- An entrepreneurial focus with experience in developing,
implementing, sustaining and reinvesting in programs as well as in
discontinuing/sun setting programs. The Provost must have the
ability to adapt to circumstances quickly in order to keep programs
on the cutting edge;
- A strong commitment and record of achievement in DEISJ
(Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Social Justice), with experience
working with diverse communities and students;
- Skilled at managing a multi-million-dollar budget within a
complex campus, system and state budgetary environment;
- Experience with creating a vision and a strategic plan to
accomplish the vision for Academic Affairs;
- Demonstrated expertise in program and regional accreditation,
from preparation to successful reaccreditation;
- Successful experience and effective skills at working with
unions and faculty and staff union representatives;
- Experience collaborating closely with the President in support
of a comprehensive fundraising campaign for the University;
- Demonstrated ability to support a highly collaborative,
solution-oriented climate while building trust and maintaining
transparency;
- A commitment to maintain an environment that supports research
and creative activities for both faculty and students;
- Demonstrated understanding of and expertise in linking
education to career and workforce development for firstgeneration
students;
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to build consensus
across faculty, staff and student governance structures to
effectively meet current and future needs;
- Must possess extraordinary communication and listening skills,
and the ability to manage crisis communications (pandemic issues,
emergencies, etc.) that result in a climate of mutual respect
across faculty, staff, administrators, and students;
- Evidence of the ability to meaningfully engage stakeholders and
deal effectively with crisis. Demonstrated willingness to engage in
ex-post discussion of actions, and to acknowledge both successes
and failures in pursuit of developing even more effective responses
to future challenges;
- Demonstrated experience working with and developing a
collaborative partnership with Student Affairs;
- Demonstrated proficiency with and understanding of highimpact
practices (HIPs) in supporting student success, and the ability to
use data and analytics to identify leading indicators of student
retention and success;
- Competence in using data-driven strategies at the
institutional, division and unit levels to evaluate and assess
learning programs and services, with a focus on improvement;
- Commitment to building infrastructure and providing leadership
that supports graduate studies, research, and grants and
contracts;
- Clear understanding of current CSU and national higher
education issues and policies;
- Knowledge of campus and CSU policies, procedures and practices
in the area of Academic Affairs;
- Ability to develop institutional policies and practices that
are consistent with trends in federal, state, and higher education
law;
- Ability to mentor staff and advance a culture of service and
collaboration with all campus and system constituencies;
- Ability to lead by example in promoting a healthy work/life
balance for faculty, staff and administrators;
- Knowledge of, sensitivity to, and demonstrated experience
working in a higher education setting with students, faculty, staff
and administrators whose identities and backgrounds are ethnically,
culturally, racially, sexually, gender, class, and physically
diverse;
- Demonstrated experience working effectively in an academic
shared governance environment;
- Successful experience working in a collective bargaining
environment.
- Commensurate with qualifications and experience. As a member of
the 23-campus CSU System, we offer an extremely competitive
benefits package that includes, but is not limited to, outstanding
vacation, health, dental, and vision plans; a fee waiver education
program; membership in the California Public Employees Retirement
System (PERS); and 14 paid holidays a year. Link to (Bargaining
Unit: MPP)--Benefits Summary: CSU Employee Benefit Summary
- How to Apply
- This recruitment is being handled by an outside agency. To be
considered, qualified candidates should submit a 1) a cover letter
that addresses the position's responsibilities and qualifications;
2) a current r--sum-- or CV; and 3) the contact information for
three professional references. To apply, please visit:
http://rhperry.com/StanStateProvost/
- Application Deadline
- OPEN UNTIL FILLED; SCREENING TO BEGIN APRIL 15, 2021.
(Applications received after the screening date will be considered
at the discretion of the university.)
- Criminal Background Clearance Notice
- Satisfactory completion of a background check (which includes
checks of employment records, education records, criminal records,
civil records; and may include motor vehicle records, professional
licenses, and sex offender registries, as position requires) is
required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of
employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals
disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the
candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to
satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the
continued employment of a current CSU employee who was
conditionally offered the position.
- Additional Information
- Campus & AreaCalifornia State University, Stanislaus serves the
San Joaquin Valley and is a critical educational resource for a
six-county region of approximately 1.5 million people. The
University is fully committed to creating a culture of diversity
and inclusion - one in which every person in the University
community feels safe to express their views without fear of
reprisal. Widely recognized for its quality academic programs, the
University has 10 nationally accredited programs and 662 faculty
members. 94 percent of full-time faculty holds doctorates or
terminal degrees in their fields. The University offers 43
undergraduate majors, 16 master's programs, 7 post-graduate
credentials, a doctorate in education and serves more than 10,000
students. New instructional facilities have been built for the
unique pedagogy of professional programs, laboratory sciences and
performing arts.Stanislaus State continues to receive national
recognition with its ranking as one of the best 384 colleges in the
nation by The Princeton Review. The University was one of 12 public
universities in the nation to be recognized by the American
Association of State Colleges and Universities for demonstrating
exceptional performance in retention and graduation rates. In
addition, U.S. News and World Report ranks Stanislaus State in its
top 10 among public universities in the West, while Washington
Monthly honored Stanislaus State as the West's No. 1 university for
the money. Stanislaus State also is recognized as a
Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of
Education.Clery Act DisclosurePursuant to the--Jeanne Clery
Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics
Act,--the annual security report (ASR), is now available for
viewing at--https://www.csustan.edu/annual-campus-security-report .
The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy
statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information,
crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information, and
drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains
statistics of Clery Act crimes for Stanislaus State for the
previous three years. A paper copy of the ASR is available upon
request by contacting the office of the Clery Director located at
One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382.Equal Employment
OpportunityThe university is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does
not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion,
color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender,
gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical
condition, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered
veteran status, or any other protected status. All qualified
individuals are encouraged to apply. The person holding this
position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California
Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply
with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083,
revised 7/21/17, as a condition of employment.Applicants requiring
necessary accommodations to the application process may contact the
Human Resources Department at (209) 667-3351. California Relay
Service is available at (800) 735-2922 voice and (800) 735-2929
TDD. As a federal contractor, we are committed to attracting a
diverse applicant pool. Please consider completing the Voluntary
Self-Identification of Disability form (your response will not be
shared with the search committee) at: Voluntary Self-Identification
of Disability PDF Form .CSU Stanislaus hires only individuals
lawfully authorized to work in the United States. In compliance
with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify
identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to
complete the required employment eligibility verification document
form upon hire. The individuals who appear to be the best qualified
for this position will be contacted by telephone or email for an
interview. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE Advertised: March 26, 2021 (5:00
PM) Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close: Open Until Filled One University Circle
Turlock, California 95382
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