Provost & Executive Vice President and Professor

Provost & Executive Vice President and Professor

Miami University seeks a strategic and innovative provost and executive vice president for academic affairs to lead the university's efforts to transform and reinvigorate the university to strengthen its teaching, research, and service missions, and to reimagine itself to serve the dynamic needs and interests of students now and in the future. This collegial leader will serve as a vital member of the president's executive cabinet by partnering with faculty, staff, and other university leaders in advancing and sustaining its academic enterprise through cutting-edge research and practice, as well as community engagement.

Miami University is a highly respected and distinctive public institution of higher education that is recognized for outstanding undergraduate education and selective graduate and research programs. The University serves the citizens of the state of Ohio, as well as an established regional and an increasingly national constituency. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced, visionary leader to help grow, enhance, and advance Miami University.

With a student body of over 16,000 undergraduate and approximately 2,000 graduate students at its Oxford campus, Miami effectively combines a wide range of strong academic programs with the personal attention ordinarily found only at much smaller institutions. Graduate programs complement and enhance the undergraduate educational experience. Beyond Oxford, two regional campuses, Miami Online, and the Voice of America Learning Center, collectively enroll an additional approximately 3,500 students, providing key access points and opportunities for traditional and non-traditional students alike.

Miami's unwavering commitment to teaching and learning is demonstrated in the University's record of exceptional retention and graduation rates, as well as its consistently strong and engaged alumni community. Miami encourages and supports its students' intellectual depth and curiosity, the importance of personal values as a measure of character, and a commitment to life-long learning in a global environment. Further, Miami creates an environment where students engage actively in service and develop strong leadership, interpersonal, and civic skills.

Reporting directly to the President, the provost will provide oversight of a breadth of academic disciplines, centers, institutes, programs, committees, and councils. This individual will also lead and advocate for approximately 1,000 full-time instructional faculty, and a staff of nearly 500 and oversee a budget of approximately $300M.