Executive Vice President and Provost

Executive Vice President and Provost University of Virginia The Opportunity

The University of Virginia, one of the nation’s leading public institutions, invites applications for its next Executive Vice President and Provost (Provost). UVA seeks a strategic thinker with a passion for achieving excellence in both education and academic research. We are looking for a talented leader who makes decisions, frequently in collaboration with other university leaders, that reflect an ability to develop and execute initiatives guided by a clear and compelling vision consistent with institutional mission and goals.

Reporting to the President, the Provost is the academic leader of the University and partners with the President and senior leaders to advance academic priorities, preserve and elevate the stature of the University, provide guidance and support on University policy, and execute on a broad and wide-ranging portfolio of discrete projects and initiatives. As chief academic officer, the Provost is responsible for ensuring educational quality, ensuring prudent financial resource stewardship and growth to support sustainable excellence, and fostering an environment for student success.

The Provost will build on the University's renowned student experience, as well as its impressive retention and graduation rates.

The Provost works closely with the Deans of UVA’s Schools, libraries, and UVA | Northern Virginia to support their objectives and operations related to faculty affairs, research, scholarship, and teaching, and facilitates collaborative efforts between the schools to support institutional priorities. UVA has a talented group of deans who lead impactfully within their schools and drive further innovation via strong collaboration and cross-University initiatives.

The Provost also partners with the senior leadership team to sustain, promote and advance high levels of research; to strengthen and expand the research enterprise, given contemporary compliance requirements; and to broaden research funding, while also investing in targeted growth areas. UVA has an excellent and growing record of translating research and transforming faculty discoveries into solutions that benefit society, and the Provost has an important role in facilitating this work and enhancing the University’s global stature and reputation in this regard.

The next Provost joins the University at a moment of opportunity. UVA has significantly completed its “Good and Great” strategy, launched in August 2019, and has recently begun a new strategic planning process for the next decade. The Provost’s work will include, along with senior leadership, deans, and faculty, the development and implementation of the strategic plan. UVA has strong momentum including record number of student applications, highly ranked schools and faculty, and transformational research centers including The Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology, The Dave and Kathy LaCross Institute for Ethical Artificial Intelligence, and The Karsh Institute of Democracy.

The Manning Institute of Biotechnology was recently established as a translational research center designed to more quickly bring breakthroughs in medical research to patients who need it. The LaCross Institute was recently established to advance UVA’s impact in this critical field. Launched in 2021, the non-partisan, pan-university Karsh Institute connects scholars, students, practitioners, and communities to advance democracy through research, teaching, public engagement, and real-world impact.

The University’s main library has been recently renovated into a world-class facility. And planning is underway for a new performing arts center.

The Provost will demonstrate a strong commitment to advancing public education while upholding the essential principles of shared governance. The Provost is responsible for teaching, scholarship, and research at UVA’s 12 schools—as well as at its libraries, art museums, centers and institutes, UVA | Northern Virginia programs, and foreign study programs—overseeing all academic affairs and the recruitment and retention of faculty.

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