Provost

Job Title: Provost
Department: Academic Administration
Reports to: President
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Range: $-$

Interview process will begin the first week of March, 2026.

Washington Adventist University (WAU) is a Christ-centered institution of higher education grounded in the Seventh-day Adventist tradition. Located in Takoma Park, Maryland, we offer undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across three academic schools:

• School of Arts & Social Sciences
• School of Health Professions, Science & Wellness
• School of Graduate & Professional Studies

As a tuition- and enrollment-dependent institution, we are focused on mission-centered excellence, growth, and long-term sustainability. We are entering a period of strategic opportunity, including preparation for a future regional accreditation review—making academic quality, assessment, and continuous improvement top institutional priorities.

• Enterprise impact:
  You will have broad authority to shape academic strategy, program quality, and faculty success across the institution.
• Strategic moment:
  We are optimizing our academic portfolio, strengthening graduate and professional education, and aligning programs with student and workforce demand.
• Mission-driven leadership:
  You will lead academic excellence within a clearly articulated faith-based mission.
• Presidential partnership:
  You will serve as a core member of the President’s Cabinet, working closely with the President to influence institutional direction and decision-making.
• Community and location:
  We are located in a vibrant, diverse region with access to local, national, and international partnerships.

As Provost, you will serve as the University’s Chief Academic Officer and second-ranking executive, with responsibility for academic strategy, faculty affairs, curriculum, assessment, accreditation, and student academic success. You will lead the academic enterprise in close partnership with the President and collaborate with senior leaders across enrollment, finance, student life, and advancement.

In this role, we are looking for a leader who can balance academic vision, operational execution, and financial stewardship - ensuring that academic programs advance our mission while supporting enrollment strength and institutional vitality.

• Provide vision and leadership for academic excellence, faith integration, and student learning.
• Lead and execute the academic components of the University’s strategic plan using data-informed decision-making.
• Oversee all academic schools, departments, and academic support units.
• Advance innovation in teaching, learning modalities, and program delivery.

• Ensure academic programs are mission-aligned, market-responsive, and financially viable.
• Lead academic program review, optimization, and selective new program development (e.g., graduate, professional, pre-college, continuing education).
• Partner with enrollment, marketing, and student life leaders to align academic strategy with recruitment, retention, and completion goals.

• Serve as the University’s senior academic leader for faculty affairs, shared governance, and academic policy.
• Lead faculty recruitment, development, evaluation, promotion, and retention.
• Foster a culture of trust, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Provide executive leadership for regional and professional accreditation.
• Strengthen learning outcomes, assessment systems, and evidence-based improvement practices.
• Ensure compliance with academic standards, policies, and reporting…