Associate Vice Chancellor of Graduate Studies

• Position Details University of Colorado | Denver Official
  
  Title:
  
  Associate Vice Chancellor of Graduate Studies
  
  Working Title:
  
  Associate Vice Chancellor of Graduate Studies FTE:
  Full-time Salary Range: $180,000 – $205,000 Position # – Requisition #40991
• Open to CU Denver employees only***

• Position Details University of Colorado | Denver Official
  
  Title:
  
  Associate Vice Chancellor of Graduate Studies
  
  Working Title:
  
  Associate Vice Chancellor of Graduate Studies FTE:
  Full-time Salary Range: $180,000 – $205,000 Position # – Requisition #40991
• Open to CU Denver employees only***

Millions of moments start at CU Denver, a place where innovation, research, and learning meet in the heart of a global city. We’re the state’s premier public urban research university with more than 100 in-demand, top-ranked bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs. We partner with diverse learners—at any stage of their life and career—for transformative educational experiences. Across seven schools and colleges, our leading faculty inspires and works alongside students to solve complex challenges and produce impactful creative work.

As part of the state’s largest university system, CU Denver is a major contributor to the Colorado economy, with 2,000 employees and an annual economic impact of $665 million. To learn more about how CU Denver helps learners meet their moment, visit ucdenver.edu.

* Applications are accepted electronically ONLY .edu/cu-careers *

The Associate Vice Chancellor of Graduate Studies provides university-wide leadership for graduate education at the University of Colorado Denver, shaping and advancing institutional strategy to strengthen the quality, competitiveness, growth, and impact of graduate programs and the success of graduate students. Reporting directly to the Provost, the Associate Vice Chancellor serves as the university’s senior academic leader for graduate education and leads the Office of Graduate Studies, working in partnership with deans, faculty, Graduate Council, and academic and administrative leaders across the university.

In CU Denver’s decentralized graduate education model, the Associate Vice Chancellor provides the institutional leadership and coordination necessary to advance a coherent graduate education agenda while respecting the disciplinary expertise and academic authority of the schools and colleges. The position provides strategic leadership for graduate education policy, program quality and innovation, graduate enrollment and student success, graduate student support and funding, and the integration of graduate education with the university’s research and academic priorities.

The Associate Vice Chancellor also serves as a senior advisor to the Provost on emerging opportunities, challenges, and investments affecting graduate education and works across the university to translate institutional priorities into effective policies, practices, and outcomes.

Lead the university-wide vision and strategy for graduate education; advise the Provost and Chancellor; establish priorities, metrics, and accountability for graduate enrollment, quality, student success, research integration, and institutional competitiveness.

Ensure that policies provide institution-wide consistency while explicitly allowing programs flexibility to define discipline appropriate standards, as recommended by the Working Group.

Lead regular review and revision of policies to ensure clarity, compliance, and alignment with best practices in graduate education.

Lead strategies for development,…