Senior VP Academic Affairs​/Provost

Senior VP for Academic Affairs/Provost

The College of Staten Island (CSI) is a City University of New York (CUNY) senior College organized around two academic divisions and three schools, with over 10,000 students. CSI offers a broad range of academic programs in the liberal arts and sciences, and in several professional areas. The College awards associate's, bachelor's, master's and clinical doctoral degrees, and in collaboration with The CUNY Graduate Center, numerous Ph.D. degrees.

CSI's internationally recognized faculty passionately engage in scholarly and artistic activities, and together with a strong professional staff, lead students through transformational learning experiences both inside and outside of the classroom. The College is situated on a 204-acre site, with a residential component. It is a hub of intellectual and artistic activity and a community partner and source of economic impact and job creation for the greater Staten Island area.

As the Chief Academic Officer, the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at the College of Staten Island reports directly to the President. Under the leadership of a newly appointed President, the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs will be a key strategic partner in implementing the new strategic plan and leading the institution towards its next chapter.

The Senior Vice President is a member of the senior executive management team and serves as a member of the President's Cabinet. As a high-level executive, the Provost has broad responsibility for one or more major divisions and partners with the President in developing and promoting the academic vision and priorities of the College. This position incorporates innovative practices into plans and strategies and collaborates with other College and University executives, and outside organizations as needed, to develop appropriate policy and acquire resources.

The Provost and Senior Vice President will advocate for academic innovation related to new and emerging trends in higher education and market demand.

The Provost oversees academic departments and interdisciplinary programs, offices of undergraduate and graduate studies, institutional effectiveness, advancement of research, along with all faculty development, services, and academic administrative operations.

• Directing the recruitment, retention, and professional development of a diverse and distinguished faculty and academic staff;
• Overseeing the mentoring and development of faculty in teaching and pedagogy as well as research and scholarly activity;
• Increasing the excellence of CSI's academic and research programs and student success;
• Broadly promoting CSI's external reputation including global engagement; and overseeing the work of the Deans of the Divisions of Humanities and Social Sciences and Science and Technology, the Lucille and Jay Chazanoff School of Business, the School of Education and Social Work, and the Associate Dean of the Library;
• Managing a large budget component within the College’s overall budget; setting financial priorities and allocating resources in a data-informed, innovative and responsible manner;
• Ensuring adherence to federal, state, and appropriate professional degree accreditation standards, especially the Middle States accreditation process and assessment of student learning outcomes;
• Overseeing and improving academic programs designed to assist and nurture students from diverse backgrounds and with unique needs;
• Facilitating and advancing shared responsibility, cooperative action, and information sharing among the various academic units of the College, the faculty, and senior leadership, with an appreciation for the value of shared governance.

This position is in CUNY's Executive Compensation Plan. All executive positions require a minimum of a Bachelor's degree and eight years' related experience.

• The successful candidate will have a PhD (or its equivalent), credentials appropriate for appointment as a tenured full Professor in an academic department, and a history of excellence in teaching and scholarly/creative work.
• The person in this position will demonstrate progressively significant academic leadership experience, including faculty recruitment, retention, and promotion/tenure decisions, as well as budgeting, allocations and compliance.
• The Provost will have experience supervising and collaborating with both academic and non-academic divisions as well as the ability and desire to advocate on behalf of faculty, professional staff, and students in order to maintain and promote academic quality and student success.
• The successful candidate will demonstrate capacity in building cultural and pluralistic diversity into their leadership and program development and a recognized track record of recruiting, mentoring and retaining faculty and staff from underrepresented groups.
• The Provost will also have a demonstrated ability to…