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Position Information

**Job Title** Assistant Provost

**Posting Number** S00566

**Position Type** Full Time

**Hours/Schedule** Standard campus business hours: 8:30am -5:00pm Hours may vary based on operational needs.

**Campus** Main Campus, Utica NY

**Date Position Available** 05/01/2025

**Posted Salary** $90,000-95,000

**FLSA Status** Exempt

**Benefits Eligible** Yes

**If yes, please select:** All Benefits

Position Summary Information

Position Summary

The Assistant Provost reports directly to the Senior Associate Provost and supports initiatives in the Division of Academic Affairs. The Assistant Provost is responsible for areas of student and faculty success and supports the Senior Associate Provost with compliance, accreditation, and assessment functions including, NYSED, Middle States, and specialized accreditors’ requirements, institutional effectiveness, academic and co-curricular assessment, and catalog accuracy and maintenance. This position requires the successful candidate to teach six contact hours per academic year.

**Location** Utica, NY

**Application Deadline** 05/18/2025

***Full consideration by*:** 05/18/2025

**Open Until Filled** No

Major Responsibilities

1. Act as the primary contact in Academic Affairs for student-related issues and concerns.

2. Collaborate with Academic Affairs Operation Manager to maintain the student complaint and academic appeal processes.

3. Review and render decisions on student complaints and academic appeals as appropriate.

4. Serve as the Provost’s representative on committees as assigned.

5. Coordinate assessment of General Education.

6. Assist with New York State Education Department’s regulations and filings.

7. Assist with accreditation processes at the institutional and program level.

8. Assist with the management of the undergraduate and graduate catalog process to ensure currency and accuracy of information in both documents.

9. Teach six contact hours per academic year.

Driving Responsibilities

Travel

**Supervises** Professional staff

Education & Experience Qualifications

+ Doctoral degree preferred. Master’s Degree required.

+ Prior experience in higher education required.

+ Experience with student concerns and complaints or academic appeals or governmental and/or accreditation reporting requirements preferred.

+ Experience in supervision of staff preferred.

+ An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Minimum Skills/Abilities

+ Excellent written communication skills.

+ Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

+ Ability to produce work that is accurate.

+ Interest in learning various aspects of academic higher education leadership.

Applicant Documents Instructions

All positions at Utica University support the University’s mission and values in part by being active members of an inclusive environment. Please describe in your diversity statement how you would see yourself incorporating this into this role.

In line with the University’s Affirmative Action Policy, there is no requirement or expectation that a candidate disclose their identity or membership in any protected class or group, either in the diversity statement or in other application documents submitted to the search committee. For additional information on what to provide in your diversity statement please reference the diversity statement guide at the following link: https://www.utica.edu/hr/media/Diversity\_Statement\_Guide.pdf

**Additional information** Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

EEO/AA Statement

Utica University is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and creating a welcoming work environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to veteran status, disability, citizenship status, domestic violence victim status, or protected status under applicable local, state, or federal law.

Commitment to Supporting and Hiring Veterans

Utica University is a comprehensive, independent, private institution founded in 1946 to offer options for higher education study to veterans returning from the Second World War. More than seventy years since veterans returned from WWII, this tradition of serving veterans is still held in high regard here at Utica University, and we are proud to welcome veterans as students and as valued members of our faculty and professional staff.

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. *How did you hear about this employment opportunity?

2. HercJobs.org (HERC Higher Ed Recruitment Consortium)

3. HigherEdJobs.com

4. InsideHigherEd.com

5. Observer Dispatch (Utica OD)-newspaper

6. Ithaca Journal

7. Personal Referral

8. Utica University Website

9. Albany Times Union

10. Binghamton Press & Sun

11. careerbuilders.com

12. centralnewyorkhelpwanted.com

13. Chronicle.com (Chronicle of Higher Ed website)

14. Elmira Star Gazette

15. Utica University Online Employment Website

16. DiverseEducation.com (Diverse Issues in Higher Education

17. Historically Black Colleges and Universities

18. Indeed.com

19. Current Utica University Employee

20. Referred by a Utica University Employee

21. Referred by a non Utica University Employee

22. Twitter

23. LinkedIn-Job Posting

24. LinkedIn-Recruited by Utica University HR

25. Centralnewyorkhelpwanted.com

26. Syracuse Post Standard-newspaper

27. Albany Times Union-newspaper

28. Facebook

29. Job Fair

30. Search Firm

31. NCAA

32. PRISM Network

33. HBCU Connect

34. DiverseJobs

35. Other

36. *Please provide more details regarding the source of your referral?(Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

1. Resume / Curriculum Vitae

2. Cover Letter

Optional Documents

1. Letter of Reference #1