Assistant Provost Faculty Affairs

Job Title:

Assistant Provost for Faculty Affairs

Location:

Albany State Rec. Location

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Job

Albany State University invites applications for the position of Assistant Provost for Faculty Affairs. Reporting directly to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Assistant Provost for Faculty Affairs serves as a key member of the Academic Affairs leadership team and provides strategic oversight and administrative coordination for all matters related to faculty recruitment, development, evaluation, and retention. This position supports a thriving faculty community dedicated to student success, scholarly excellence, and institutional mission at one of Georgia's premier Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Sponsorship is not available for this position.

• Coordinate and provide oversight for faculty searches university-wide, ensuring compliance.
• Partner with deans, department chairs, and Human Resources to develop faculty hiring practices.
• Maintain and continuously improve policies and procedures governing faculty appointments, including tenure-track, tenured, and non-tenure-track lines.

• Administer the university's promotion and tenure process, ensuring procedural integrity, timeliness, and consistency across academic units.
• Serve as a resource and advisor to faculty, department chairs, and deans on promotion and tenure policies, criteria, and documentation expectations.
• Coordinate post-tenure review and annual faculty performance evaluation processes.

• Develop, implement, and assess a comprehensive, institution-wide faculty development strategy that supports faculty at all career stages from pre-tenure through senior faculty and post-tenure renewal.
• Design and facilitate new faculty orientation and onboarding programs that acclimate incoming faculty to ASU's culture, mission, resources, and expectations.
• Coordinate mentoring programs that connect early-career faculty with experienced colleagues across disciplines, fostering community and reducing isolation.
• Curate and deliver professional development programming in areas including teaching and learning innovation, scholarly productivity, grant writing, curriculum design, and the integration of emerging technologies into pedagogy and research.
• Partner with the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence to align faculty development initiatives with institutional priorities and student success outcomes.
• Identify and facilitate faculty participation in external professional development opportunities, including conferences, workshops, leadership institutes, and fellowship programs offered through AASCU, UNCF, HBCU-focused networks, and disciplinary associations.
• Develop targeted development pathways for department chairs and other academic leaders, including leadership coaching, management skills, and shared governance training.
• Administer and steward faculty development funding, including travel grants, research support, and professional development awards, ensuring equitable access across academic units.
• Establish and maintain a sabbatical leave program and other opportunities for faculty scholarly renewal, ensuring alignment with USG policies and institutional needs.
• Collect, analyze, and report data on faculty development participation and outcomes to inform continuous program improvement and support accreditation and institutional effectiveness reporting.
• Cultivate partnerships with peer institutions, professional organizations, and community stakeholders to expand and diversify professional development resources available to ASU faculty.

• Serve as the Provost's designee on faculty affairs matters and maintain close collaboration with the Faculty Senate and other shared governance bodies.
• Interpret, apply, and recommend updates to faculty-related policies in the Faculty Handbook and Academic Affairs policy framework.
• Ensure institutional compliance with University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents policies and procedures related to faculty.

• Oversee faculty workload policies and assist academic units in developing equitable workload assignments.
• Maintain accurate faculty data and generate reports in support of accreditation, institutional effectiveness, and strategic planning.
• Assist with the management of faculty lines, positions, and budgetary planning in collaboration with the Provost's Office.

• Contribute to the strategic priorities of the Division of Academic Affairs as a member of the Provost's leadership team.
• Foster a culture of transparency, and shared governance in all faculty affairs matters.
• Represent the Provost's Office on university committees and task forces as assigned.

• Earned terminal degree in an academic discipline.
• A record of teaching and scholarly achievement…