Professor and Vice Provost of Faculty Excellence

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.

Reports to the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Vice Provost serves as the senior advisor on faculty affairs and 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, as well as the coordination of university stakeholders on promotion and tenure, post‑tenure review, and 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.

• 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:
Kr

NOTE:

Please have all documents ready when applying so they can be simultaneously uploaded. Once the online submission process is finalized, the system does not allow applicants to submit additional documents later.

The selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and, as applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials.

Questions regarding this search should be directed to:
Krisha Creal at Kr

Sponsorship for employment‑based visas will only be considered under exceptional circumstances and is not guaranteed. Preference will be given to candidates who are currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States.

Open until filled.

Please keep in mind that a job posted as ‘Open until filled’ may close at any time without notice. As such, we encourage you to submit your application and all required documentation as quickly as possible to ensure consideration for the posted position.

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