Professor and Vice Provost of Faculty Excellence

Overview

The Opportunity

UCF Faculty Excellence is committed to supporting and strengthening faculty through recruitment, development, and retention of outstanding scholars and educators. Faculty Excellence promotes the growth of academic leaders through professional development opportunities and institutional policies designed to strengthen our collective faculty who advance UCF’s mission of discovery, learning, and engagement. We believe a great university is built by great faculty.

The Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs seeks applications for the position of Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence, with an anticipated start date in Summer 2026. Reporting to the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Vice Provost serves as the senior advisor to the Provost on faculty affairs. This individual will lead faculty development programs, including new faculty and leadership development, the Faculty Fellowship Program, the Karen L.

Smith Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, and UCF s COACHE survey initiative.

The Vice Provost will lead the coordination with university stakeholders on processes and documents related to faculty promotion and tenure, post-tenure review, as well as the Annual Evaluation Standards and Procedures (AESP) criteria. The position will collaborate with deans, administrators, faculty and staff across UCF’s 12 colleges and other academic administrative units to advance faculty excellence.

Bright minds are solving the world’s greatest problems right here  is one of the reasons we are positioned to become the world’s leading public metropolitan university. To achieve this vision, we continuously work to bring together thinkers, doers and creators who deliver high-quality education and industry-leading research that transforms lives. The impact of our innovative faculty research and teaching excellence extends far beyond our campuses, unleashing a ripple effect that benefits our region, nation and world.

From the interesting and heartwarming to the ground-breaking and life-changing, our research initiatives are helping change the trajectory of the future.

Ph.D. or terminal degree from an accredited institution; distinguished record of accomplishment meriting appointment at the rank of tenured professor; and a minimum of five years of experience in academic leadership in higher education.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, ensuring buy-in from university stakeholders

• Experience developing and mentoring faculty

• A history of implementing faculty success initiatives

• A record of data-informed decision-making

• A record of strong collaboration and leadership across colleges, academic departments, and central support units.

• Experience supervising promotion and tenure and post-tenure review processes.

• Experience presenting and interacting with governance and/or alumni boards.

• The ability to proactively anticipate state and national trends in higher education and respond accordingly.

• Experience developing and implementing policies at the department, college, and/or university level.

• Demonstrated experience working through shared governance to advance strategic initiatives.

Applications, nominations, and inquiries should be directed to the search firm contact listed below. Review of candidates will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. While applications and nominations will be accepted until a new Vice Provost is selected, interested parties are encouraged to submit their materials to our consultant at the address below by March 29, 2026, for full consideration.

Application materials must include a current CV and letter of interest.

UCF VPFE Search

Funk Associates

2911 Turtle Creek Boulevard – Suite 300

Dallas, Texas 75219

Email:
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