Associate Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Position Details University of Colorado | Denver Official

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Associate Vice Chancellor

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Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs FTE:
Full-time Salary Range: $200,000 to $220,000 Position #

– Requisition #40960
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Job Description The Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (AVCAA) is a senior academic leader and a member of the Provost's Leadership Team. Reporting to the Provost, this position provides strategic leadership for academic planning, accreditation, program development and review, curricular support and innovation, assessment, and academic partnerships. The AVCAA plays a central role in aligning academic programs and initiatives with CU Denver's mission as a public, urban serving, equity focused research university.

The position serves as a key liaison to the CU System Office, the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), and external academic partners, ensuring institutional compliance, strategic alignment, and responsiveness to state, system, and workforce needs. In addition, the AVCAA oversees Honors & Leadership, Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity, institutional assessment, and the development and stewardship of CU Denver's lifelong learning strategy, fostering innovative pathways for learners across all stages of education and career.

Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

What you will do:

Academic Strategy, Planning, and Portfolio Management
• Provide institutional leadership for academic planning, program development, and portfolio strategy, ensuring alignment with university priorities, student demand, workforce needs, and the evolving higher education landscape.
• Lead university-wide processes for the development, review, modification, and discontinuation of academic programs in partnership with deans, faculty governance, and academic leadership.
• Lead academic program review and use institutional data and evidence to identify opportunities for investment, innovation, improvement, consolidation, and renewal.
• Advise the Provost and academic leaders on academic portfolio priorities, emerging opportunities, and resource implications. Academic Quality, Accreditation, and Regulatory Affairs
• Serve as the university's senior leader for institutional accreditation and academic quality assurance and as CU Denver's Accreditation Liaison Officer to the Higher Learning Commission.
• Provide institutional leadership for accreditation reviews, academic assessment, program review, and continuous improvement, ensuring these activities function as an integrated system for academic quality.
• Oversee institutional compliance and coordination related to academic requirements of the CU System, Colorado Department of Higher Education, accrediting bodies, and applicable state and federal agencies.
• Advise the Provost and academic leadership on emerging accreditation, regulatory, and policy developments affecting the university's academic mission. Curriculum, Assessment, and Academic Innovation
• Provide strategic leadership for university-wide curricular policy and processes, working with faculty governance and academic units to ensure academic quality, coherence, and effective decision-making.
• Advance curricular…