University of Vermont Provost and Senior Vice President

Provost and Senior Vice President

The University of Vermont (UVM), a public ivy, established in 1791 as the fifth college in New England, one of the oldest universities in America, seeks an accomplished, inspiring, and collaborative leader to serve as Provost and Senior Vice President. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced academic leader to advance one of the nation’s premier small public research universities. UVM draws students from Vermont, across the country, and around the world, attracted by the richness of its academic offerings, the expertise and accessibility of its faculty, and the exceptional beauty of its campus and community. It is the only comprehensive university in the state and a land grant institution.

UVM enrolls some 13,000 students, including 9,800 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate and professional students. It is home to seven undergraduate schools and colleges, an honors college, graduate college, medical school, and a division of continuing education. UVM combines faculty-student relationships most commonly found in a liberal arts college with the scholarship and resources of a major research institution. The University has attracted a distinguished faculty, and steadily has built its research enterprise, growing sponsored research to some $130 million in 2012. The UVM campus spans Burlington’s highest ridgeline overlooking Lake Champlain, between the Adirondack and the Green mountains, and is surrounded by the small, historical city of Burlington, perennially voted one of America's best places to live.

In December, 2012 Kiplinger magazine choose UVM one of the “best values” when it ranked UVM in the top 100 public universities, saying the “University of Vermont’s high four-year graduation rate, low average student debt at graduation, abundant financial aid, a low sticker price, and overall great value” are the reasons it placed so highly in the rankings.

In July 2012, UVM welcomed its 26th president, E. Thomas Sullivan, who was previously the senior vice president of academic affairs and provost at the University of Minnesota. President Sullivan has identified broad themes of focus for the future of the University, is actively pursuing a strategic plan, and commissioned a President’s Advisory Council to offer substantive advice and counsel on institutional strategies.

The University of Vermont seeks in its new Provost a leader with intellectual vision, a world view, great energy, an ability to build and lead teams of colleagues, and the personal integrity to inspire the University community to new levels of excellence. Candidates should be accomplished scholars of distinction and have a history of organizational leadership. Candidates must also have demonstrated experience working with and supporting diverse communities and creating a climate of understanding, inclusion and mutual respect. Ideally, candidates will also resonate with and embrace the special values and sensibilities of Vermont and UVM, where genuine, direct, passionate interaction is the norm. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a University that is beginning an exciting new chapter in its long and rich history. To learn more about UVM, please visit www.uvm.edu.

The executive search firm of Isaacson, Miller has been retained to assist the advisory committee for the search. Inquiries, nominations, and applications, including a curriculum vitae and a letter of interest, should be sent in confidence to Michael A. Baer, Vice President, or Natalie Leonhard, Senior Associate - 1300 19th Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036. E-Mail: 4753@imsearch.com. Electronic submission of materials is preferred.

University of Vermont is committed to providing equal opportunity to all qualified individuals in its employment and personnel practices. The University practices affirmative action by taking assertive steps to recruit, hire and promote minorities, females, individuals with disabilities and veterans.

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