Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs, Boston University - Boston University

Boston University (BU) seeks an outstanding individual with exceptional academic, strategic, and interpersonal capabilities to join the University’s senior academic leadership team in the role of the Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs. The Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs is the senior officer with responsibility for assuring that BU provides a high-quality graduate education and a supportive environment for our graduate students that is aligned with the aspirational goals in the University’s strategic plan.

Boston University, a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), is one of the leading private research and teaching institutions in the world, with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston (the Charles River Campus is located in the Fenway-Kenmore Square neighborhood and the Medical Campus is located in the South End neighborhood), as well as programs around the globe. Chartered in 1869, the University today enrolls over 37,000 students including over 11,600 graduate and professional students and employs over 3,700 faculty across 17 schools and colleges.

BU is the fourth largest private university in the United States and one of the Boston area’s largest employers. The growth of Boston University over the last quarter century is profound, as it has evolved from a regional university, with a focus on undergraduate and professional education, to an internationally recognized residential research university that attracted more than $600 million for sponsored research in 2023 across both Boston campuses.

Reporting to the University Provost and Chief Academic Officer, the Associate Provost will provide central leadership for the University’s graduate education initiatives, working closely with the University’s schools and colleges to support interdisciplinary and co-curricular education and research, increase graduate student access to a wider variety of interdisciplinary programs, and foster greater collaboration between the Charles River campus and Medical Center campus graduate programs. This individual will be responsible for: curriculum management and development and review of new and existing graduate programs; creating systems for accountability, access and inclusion; promoting interdisciplinary graduate education and research programs; facilitating University Fellowships programs; assisting with the recruitment and retention of a diverse pool of graduate students; overseeing a comprehensive graduate professional development program; and articulating and creating an institutional vision structured around graduate education. The Associate Provost will work with members of the BU academic community to promote BU’s graduate strengths externally. Additional information about the portfolio of the Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs can be found at: http://www.bu.edu/provost/graduate-affairs/.

Compensation

Boston University will provide a competitive compensation and benefits package appropriate for a position of this scope, stature, and level of responsibility.

Contact

Candidates are encouraged to submit a confidential letter of interest and resume to:

Sarah Flanagan

Executive Assistant to the Provost

Office of the University Provost

One Silber Way, 8th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02215

smflanag@bu.edu

For more information about Boston University please visit www.bu.edu. Boston University is committed to fostering a diverse University community within a supportive and respectful environment. We believe that faculty diversity is essential to our success as a leading research university with a global reach, and that diversity is an integral component of faculty excellence.

Required Skills

The successful candidate for this position will be a strategic leader, as well as a creative and innovative builder and collaborator. They will have: a history of accomplishment in developing new and growing existing graduate programs; proven experience with innovative uses of educational technology; the ability to develop, refine, and maintain systems in a higher education environment; and proven experience working with senior leaders and all relevant internal and external constituencies. A doctorate with at least five years of relevant experience is required. The Associate Provost will be a member of the faculty and eligible for consideration for a tenured appointment in the appropriate school/college.

Boston University is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. Boston University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.