Aurora University Hiring for Provost and Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs at Aurora Full Time

AURORA UNIVERSITY

PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Aurora University (AU), a private university located in Aurora, Illinois, invites nominations and applications for the position of Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs (Provost). A comprehensive independent university enrolling over 4,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students, AU presents an unmatched opportunity for an enterprising, service-oriented, creative academic leader to guide this community.

The new Provost will report to President Susana Rivera-Mills as a member of the President’s Cabinet and will lead the academic affairs team as they continue AU’s rich history of serving a diverse undergraduate and graduate/professional student body. They will oversee AU’s office of Academic Affairs, three colleges (College of Education and Social Work, College of Health and Sciences, and College of Liberal Arts and Business), the School of Nursing, the library, AU Online, the registrar, and global affairs. The new Provost is expected to take office in summer 2024.

The Provost role at AU is an opportunity for candidates who seek to make a difference in the lives of students. The next Provost must lead with vision, empathy, and care for the intellectual growth and personal well-being of AU’s students. The ideal candidate will be an experienced, authentic, and relationship-oriented academic leader, with demonstrated success in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion; fostering connections across the institution and with those external partners with a vested interest; and bridging gaps to promote student success. In this position, the Provost will guide, support, and celebrate interdisciplinary programs and opportunities and will be instrumental in designing ways for AU to serve the surrounding communities.

The search for Aurora University’s next Provost is on a fast track and is being assisted by Maya Ranchod Kirkhope at Academic Search. Applications, nominations, and expressions of interest can be submitted in confidence to [email protected]. Though applications continue to be accepted until the position is filled, only those materials received by April 15, 2024, are assured full consideration. For more information about the institution, position, qualifications and application process, please review the search prospectus, available for download, on the Academic Search website. Additional information about Aurora University is available at https://aurora.edu.

Aurora University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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