Campus Only Search - Associate Provost for Academic Affairs - 526551

Department/Organization
200001 - VP Academic Affairs Office

Rank
Professor

Position Summary
The Associate Provost for Academic Affairs is responsible for the oversight and coordination of all undergraduate and graduate degree-granting programs under the Office for Academic Affairs (OAA). This position provides leadership in academic program development and review, policy implementation, student success initiatives, and institutional effectiveness.

Detailed Position Information
Major Responsibilities and Duties

Strategic and Academic Leadership

• Lead the development, implementation, and assessment of academic programs and strategic initiatives
• Coordinate program approvals, revisions, and discontinuations (majors, minors, tracks, certificates)
• Analyze faculty productivity data across teaching, research, and service domains
• Monitor academic policies and procedures to ensure consistency and effectiveness
• Supervise academic appeals, academic misconduct cases, and grievances involving undergraduate students
• Coordinate academic complaints submitted by students and parents

Program Oversight and Coordination

• Lead the Academic Program Review (APR) process across academic units
• Coordinate OAA-affiliated programs and initiatives across campus
• Represent the Office for Academic Affairs on university-wide task forces and external academic organizations

Governance and Committee Leadership

• Chair the Academic Program Review Council
• Chair the Council of Assistant and Associate Deans (CAAD)
• Chair the Undergraduate Council
• Chair the Residency Classification Appeal Committee

Administrative Oversight

• Supervise the following offices and programs:
  
  
  
  • Office of the University Registrar
  • Office of Institutional Effectiveness
  • Office of Disability Service
  • Army and Air Force ROTC Programs
  • UA-AAA (UA Academic Advisors Association)
  
  
  
  
• Curriculum and Policy Review
• Approve academic petitions and new course proposals
• Oversee the revision and implementation of policies related to academic space, misconduct, and grievance procedures
• Coordinate academic space planning and utilization with relevant units

Minimum Qualifications

• Tenured Full Professor at The University of Alabama
• Broad familiarity with the academic programs and governance structures across all colleges and schools
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with faculty, administrators, students, and external stakeholders
• Strong organizational and leadership skills
• Experience applying qualitative and quantitative methods in policy development and program assessment
• Demonstrated service on university-level standing committees
• Sound judgment and discretion in handling confidential information and sensitive issues involving students and faculty

Preferred Qualifications

• Successful academic leadership at the department chair, associate dean, or equivalent administrative level
• Experience in strategic planning and academic resource allocation
• Knowledge of facilities expansion planning and space utilization
• Familiarity with accreditation, program review, and institutional effectiveness practices

Instructions and Required Materials for Application
Please attach a CV and Cover Letter. Review of Applications will begin immediately, and position will remain posted until filled.

About the University
The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, named one of Travel + Leisure's 25 Best College Towns and Cities in the U.S. As one of the nation's premier universities, UA offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in nearly 200 fields of study. With more than 1,400 acres of tree-lined academic core campus and over 300 state-of-the art facilities, UA has been ranked among the most beautiful and most impressive college campuses in the South, in the state of Alabama and in the nation.

In Fall 2023, the Capstone set a new enrollment record with more than 39,000 students, including more than 8,200 in the freshman class. The current enrollment includes students from every county in Alabama, every state in the nation and 92 countries around the world. More than 1,100 National Merit Scholars are currently enrolled, making UA one of the largest enrolling institutions of the scholars in the country.

UA was recently recognized as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. students for the seventh time in nine years, as well as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the first time. UA is one of only 12 universities in the nation to receive both honors.

For reasons like this, the University made Forbes list of America's Top Colleges for 2023 and Time magazine's list of Top 50 Best Colleges for Future Leaders. It also made Princeton Review's list of Top Value Colleges.

UA is also designated among the top doctoral research universities in the United States in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. One of the fastest growing major research institutions in the nation, UA saw a 21% increase in sponsored awards in the 2023 fiscal year.

Since 2015, UA has invested over $1.1 billion in the physical campus, adding more than 2.55 million gross square feet of space, over 150 new research-intensive faculty, signature research areas (e.g., "The Alabama Research Institutes"), and a growing number of partnerships with industry and with state and federal agencies.

The University employs nearly 2,100 faculty and over 4,500 staff, with 52 UA researchers included in the National Academy of Inventors. An additional 40 current faculty have received the NSF CAREER Award, the nation's most prestigious recognition of top performing young scientists in disciplines ranging from nanoscience and engineering to biological sciences.

Background Investigation and EEO Statement
Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants to and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link below to find out more. "EEO is the Law" https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf