Associate Provost Faculty Affairs

Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs

Position Summary:

The Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs directs UGA’s Office of Faculty Affairs, handling faculty records and policies related to appointments, contracts, promotion, tenure, instructor credentials, and faculty activities. This role reports to the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and works closely with the Provost, Vice President for Human Resources, Chief Human Resources Officer, Office of Legal Affairs, deans, department heads, and other administrators on faculty appointments, promotion, tenure, personnel matters, and faculty governance to ensure implementation of all faculty-related policies.

The role also oversees a comprehensive suite of faculty and academic leadership development programming. The APFA provides leadership and contributes to the design, testing, implementation, and maintenance of institutional business practices and software systems for human capital management (HCM) that impact faculty records and contracts. The academic appointment of the Associate Provost will remain unchanged.

• Serve as a member of the Provost’s leadership team and provide counsel on all faculty personnel matters.
• Act as the authoritative source of UGA faculty-related policies and procedures.
• Serve as liaison between UGA and the BOR on matters related to faculty appointment, promotion and tenure, evaluation, endowed positions, and policy implementation.
• Direct the overall operation of the Office of Faculty Affairs, including management and development of staff and implementation of approved changes.
• Work with the Provost and Vice Provost to establish and implement policies, procedures, and deadlines for processing faculty personnel actions.
• Disseminate information about faculty personnel policies, procedures, and deadlines to academic units around campus.
• Collaborate with deans, department heads, and other campus administrators on faculty personnel matters such as offer letters, appointments, contracts, promotion and tenure, annual evaluations, post‑tenure review, and sensitive issues.
• Develop, deliver, and oversee a suite of training and workshops on career and leadership development among faculty at all career stages.
• Oversee and manage the annual promotion and tenure process and annual evaluation and post‑tenure review processes at UGA, and recommend improvements.
• Participate in faculty governance and serve on appropriate university committees.
• Participate in the design, testing, implementation, and maintenance of current OneUSG Connect functionality and upgrades, and transition to Workday modules that impact faculty data, contracts, workflows, and business processes.
• Accept other projects and responsibilities as assigned by the Provost and Vice Provost.

• Hold a terminal degree.
• Minimum 2+ years’ experience as a department head, assistant/associate dean, or in a similar academic administrative role.
• A strong record of research, scholarly, and/or creative activity.

• Previous direct involvement in facilitating and leading annual evaluations, third‑year reviews, post‑tenure reviews, and promotion and tenure processes within a college/school at UGA.
• Demonstrated ability to be results‑oriented, solve complex problems, train faculty and staff on complex topics, recruit and mentor faculty, work within shared faculty governance, supervise office personnel, communicate effectively in a dynamic campus community, and address sensitive faculty employment matters.
• Firm understanding of the role and importance of a contemporary Office of Faculty Affairs at a comprehensive research university.
• Understanding of federal laws and UGA and USG Board of Regents policies applicable to faculty personnel and performance.
• Ability to communicate UGA’s mission and the role of Faculty Affairs within that mission.

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Position of Trust:
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