Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Innovation
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Full-time
Management
Posted on April 6, 2024
Kansas State University (K-State) seeks a strategic, innovative, and visionary leader to serve as their inaugural Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Innovation (VP-AAI). Joining the dynamic leadership of President Richard Linton and newly appointed Provost Jesse Perez Mendez, the VP-AAI will serve as a key member of the Provost's team, providing transformational vision and strategic leadership for the future of K-State's academic enterprise in support of the Next-Gen K-State Strategic Plan as the University takes its position as the nation's leading next-generation land-grant university.
Reporting directly to the Provost, the VP-AAI will lead the newly created Department of Academic and Faculty Affairs and Academic Innovation. The VP-AAI will play a pivotal role in coordinating and advancing academic strategies and activities across the University while building a robust, integrated academic innovation function. This position is responsible for ensuring the academic quality of all programs across the University, including programs for credit and noncredit modalities; providing direction and support for faculty programs, services, and policies and the Teaching and Learning Center; and promoting and supporting the integration of academic innovation practices across the entire institution.
Founded in 1863 as the nation's first operational land-grant university, Kansas State University is a Tier 1 research university with more than 20,000 students. K-State comprises three physical campuses in Manhattan (main campus), Salina, and Olathe. K-State offers more than 400 undergraduate and graduate degrees and options across the Colleges of Agriculture; Architecture, Planning and Design; Arts and Sciences; Business Administration; Education; Engineering; Health and Human Sciences; Veterinary Medicine; Global Campus; and the Graduate School. K-State Research and Extension also serves the citizenry with a presence in every county throughout Kansas and supports research in more than 20 K-State departments.
At the minimum, the successful candidate will hold an earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution. They will have a strong record of distinguished academic achievement and excellence as a scholar and educator that satisfies the requirements for the rank of full professor in one of the University's academic departments.
Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing how you meet the position qualifications and themes in the leadership profile, including an example of an innovation you conceived and executed in higher education. The committee is particularly interested in hearing about how you achieved constituent support and how you assessed the innovation's success.
WittKieffer is assisting K-State in this search. The leadership profile can be found here. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by May 23, 2024.
Application materials, nominations, and inquiries can be directed to:
K-StateVPAAI@wittkieffer.com
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at the time of employment.
Kansas State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Kansas State University actively seeks diversity among its employees. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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