Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

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North Carolina State University is the largest university in the state, located in the Raleigh/ Durham/Chapel Hill “Research Triangle,” one of the country’s most dynamic and thriving metropolitan regions. The university is a public, land-grant institution with strengths in science and technology. NC State is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research-extensive institution with a notable forte in community engagement.

The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost positions NC State to achieve academic excellence and worldwide prominence in higher education. The Provost’s Office supports NC State’s success as an R1 land-grant university by promoting a campus culture of outstanding teaching, innovation, extension and engagement within and beyond the campus. The office aligns its efforts with the university’s strategic plan and empowers the university community to gain momentum on strategic goals through oversight of academics and creating a home for the nation’s brightest faculty.

Working within the strategic plan helps the Provost’s Office expertly allocate resources and promote leadership of our more than 2,500 faculty, nearly 8,000 staff and more than 40,000 students. The Provost’s Office is expanding opportunities for teaching, research and learning through its Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs and Office of Instructional Programs.

The provost’s leadership and support creates a welcoming campus culture that values innovation and experiential education. The Provost’s Office has created a strong academic environment that positions NC State’s faculty, staff and students for success, and the university is moving forward on its vision for the future.

The provost is the chief academic officer of NC State and is responsible for the overall academic mission and integrity of the institution. Reporting directly to the chancellor, the provost serves as the bridge between the chancellor and the academic community. This position will work especially closely and regularly with the chancellor and will be responsible for:

• Advancing the academic mission of the university and serving as an advocate for the success of the academic enterprise.
• Leading the academic planning process, including encouraging consideration of collaborative interdisciplinary initiatives across academic programs and with other areas of the university.
• Building the capacity and quality of the faculty, as well as the quality of the faculty experience.
• Managing institutional and organizational change at a pace that is brisk without being disruptive.
• Working closely with the university’s chief financial officer, providing oversight of the allocation of state funds associated with enrollment and tuition across academic affairs, and aligning resources with the priorities established by NC State’s strategic plan.
• Managing resources strategically at a time of increasing financial constraint, and recognizing that growth in some areas may entail reallocation of resources from other areas of lower priority.
• Working collaboratively with the chancellor and other senior officers of the university, and working effectively in the political context that surrounds any public institution.
• Providing the accessibility, trustworthiness and transparency that are essential to a climate of mutual respect both on and beyond campus.
• Ensuring a focus on student academic success and positive collegiate experience.
• Providing support for the university’s research portfolio and priorities as established by the vice chancellor of research and innovation.
• Partnering and collaborating with the vice chancellor and dean for the Division of Academic and Student Affairs, ensuring alignment with and promotion of all student support programs.
• Sustaining and expanding NC State’s entrepreneurial and innovative spirit and its support for the development of the state and region.
• Advancing NC State’s global…