Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Northeastern University invites applications and nominations for the position of Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. The university is seeking a dynamic leader who will serve as an intellectual catalyst for a vibrant and growing academic community. The Provost’s key role is to promote an environment of creativity and innovation, aligning academic priorities and initiatives across the university.
Northeastern University, founded in 1898, is a private national research university offering a comprehensive range of programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in six undergraduate colleges and eight graduate and professional schools. The university maintains one of the largest and most innovative cooperative education programs in the world, and is “Most Selective” in undergraduate admissions. Located in the heart of Boston, near the financial district and in the biomedical research corridor, Northeastern enrolls over 15,000 undergraduate students and 5,000 graduate students.
The mission of Northeastern University is to:
Educate students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Create and translate knowledge to meet global and societal needs.
The Provost brings life and vitality to this mission. Working closely with academic leaders, she or he will inspire a shared vision for education and research that is responsive to the global expansion of knowledge and the changing expectations that our graduates will face. The university’s academic plan articulates five overarching themes:
- Experiential Learning
- Interdisciplinary and Translational Research
- Intellectual Life and Creative Expression
- Urban Engagement
- Global Opportunities
This academic plan is being implemented through the development of collaborations across the colleges, schools, and research centers of the university and through strategic partnerships with research hospitals and institutes, museums, corporations, and universities around the world. The Provost plays a central role in creating and nurturing these affiliations, maximizing the potential for ongoing success.
Northeastern University is noted for its commitment to interdisciplinary and translational research, founded upon strong research in the disciplines. The university is home to 34 research centers and institutes, 14 of them headed by professors who hold endowed chairs or distinguished professorships. Through the Interdisciplinary Faculty Initiative, Northeastern is creating 30 senior-level appointments for faculty colleagues whose work is focused on the intersection of disciplines, in addition to recruiting 100 new faculty members in a wide range of disciplines across the university.
The successful candidate will have an outstanding record of scholarly and professional accomplishments suitable for a tenured appointment at the rank of Professor. The university seeks an individual with a strong record of academic leadership and management in a complex institutional environment, a commitment to excellence, and the ability to articulate and advance the university’s mission and academic plan to both internal and external constituencies.
Review of credentials will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
For best consideration, please submit materials by December 21, 2007. Nominations, inquiries, and expressions of interest should be forwarded, in confidence, and preferably electronically, to:
Alberto Pimentel, Search Consultant, 1111 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 106, Monterey Park, CA 91754
e-mail: a.pimentel@storbeckpimentel.com
Northeastern University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/ Title IX employer. Minorities, women and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. The university embraces the wealth of diversity represented in our community and seeks to enhance it at all levels.