Senior Level Academic Associate Jobs

Internal Search: only WKU employees currently working in a non-temporary status are eligible to apply.

The Provost invites applications and nominations for an internal search for an Associate Provost for Faculty and Academic Excellence position. Reporting to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Associate Provost is a senior academic leader who advances faculty success, supports academic quality and effectiveness, and helps carry out the University's strategic priorities in partnership with the academic deans, academic program coordinators, department chairs, Academic Affairs Executive Team, Office of the Provost Staff, direct reports and other university stakeholders.

The primary duties of the Associate Provost for Faculty and Academic Excellence are:

• Works collaboratively with deans to implement strategic plan initiatives.
• On behalf of the Provost, serves as primary liaison for faculty and administrators to resolve conflicts, complaints, and other Academic Affairs personnel related matters.
• Oversees logistics associated with continuance, tenure and promotion, and faculty evaluation processes.
• On behalf of the Provost, reviews appointment letters and oversees faculty hiring.
• On behalf of the Provost, works collaboratively with various Faculty Senate committees (e.g. Faculty Handbook, Academic Quality, Faculty Welfare & Professional Responsibilities, etc.).
• Communicates with and assembles the Advisory Committee on Faculty Continuance, Promotion and Tenure in accordance with the Faculty Handbook and serves ex-officio member.
• Communicates with and assembles the Advisory Committee on Faculty Grievance in accordance with the Faculty Handbook and serves as ex-officio member.
• Communicates with and assembles the University Complaint Committee for student grade appeals and serves as ex-officio member.
• In collaboration with the Provost, oversees all university-level faculty recognition and honorary degree processes.
• In collaboration with the Provost, oversees all university-level New Faculty Orientation and academic administrators' professional development opportunities, including new chair/director and new dean training.
• Supervises five direct reports including: Director of Student Publications, Director of Regional Campuses, Director of the Mahurin Honors College, Program Manager of Dual Credit, and Director of the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning.
• Serves on the Academic Affairs Executive Team and works collaboratively with all members of the Office of the Provost Staff.
• Serves as an advisory member to the Council of Academic Deans.
• Either accompanies or represents the Provost at the Council of Chief Academic Officers (CCAO) meetings and events, the Board of Regents meetings and events, and other meetings and events as requested.
• Liaison for Campus Partners/Students of Concern.
• All other duties as assigned.

Appointment and terms
This position is a 12-month administrative appointment with a faculty tenure home in the candidate's academic department. Start date, salary and any stipend or return-to-faculty terms are negotiable.

• Earned doctorate or terminal degree in an academic discipline.
• Rank of tenured associate or full professor, or qualifications for tenure at WKU.
• Demonstrated record of teaching, scholarship or creative activity, and service.
• Experience in academic leadership, such as department head, associate dean, program director or equivalent.
• Experience handling faculty personnel matters with fairness and discretion.
• Experience with faculty governance, shared governance structures, or collective communication with faculty bodies.
• Effective communication, mediation, and consensus-building skills.

Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment.

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is committed to a policy and practice of providing equal employment and educational opportunities to all individuals. In accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, no form of discrimination or harassment will be tolerated at WKU on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, age, uniformed services, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or physical or mental disability in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities, or employment practices.

Persons with disabilities, who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process, may contact the Office of Institutional Equity at 270-745-5121 for assistance. To report concerns related to WKU's Discrimination and Harassment Policy, No. 0.2040 and/or WKU's Sex and Gender-Based Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Policy, No. 0.2070, please complete the Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Reporting Form. Additional information regarding Title IX, including contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and reporting options, is available on WKU's Title IX website.

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For information related to job postings, application status, or the hiring process, please email employment@wku.edu.