What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Vice President and Provost position at Farmingdale State College?
Location: Farmingdale, NY Category: Executive/Management (MC Positions including Deans) Posted On: Thu Nov 21 2024 Job Description:
Farmingdale State College, part of the State University of New York System, seeks an innovative, forward-thinking, and creative leader to serve as its next Senior Vice President and Provost.
Reporting to the president, the provost will be an engaged leader who will provide an energizing vision for enriching academic programs and will enhance teaching, research and the student experience. The provost will work with other members of the senior leadership team to help achieve the college's strategic goals and mission of inclusive excellence as the premier college of applied science and technology within the SUNY system.
The provost will serve as a strong partner to President Robert Prezant, who joined FSC in August 2024, to achieve an ambitious agenda. Leading the Office of Academic Affairs, the Provost will have a transformative impact on both the direction of the academic portfolio in the years to come as well as implementing changes to bolster faculty research and professional development and continuously improve the student experience. They will integrate the work of academic units and enhance collegial relationships; recruit exceptional faculty and serve a diverse and growing student body. Excellent communication skills are essential for success, as is the ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders.
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Job Requirements
Farmingdale's next Senior Vice President and Provost will join President Prezant as he enters his second year leading a campus community that is ready to continue their substantive progress. Already distinguished by its diverse and hard-working student body, Farmingdale seeks to strengthen its profile along scholarly and graduate study dimensions. In order to fulfill the College's expectations, the Provost will demonstrate the following qualities and will be:
This is a full-time M/C position.
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Visit our Why Work at FSC page to learn more about FSC and the total rewards we offer.
VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION
The Consumer Information web page can be viewed at the following link
http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information/index.shtml
This page describes various services, information and statistics on many different aspects of the College's operations.
Farmingdale State College's commitment to inclusive excellence is an important part of our mission of public education and our culture. At Farmingdale State College, we continue to work on building a community that supports freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support these values of diversity and inclusiveness and candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in our cultural aspirations are welcome and encouraged to apply.
The College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
Farmingdale State College, part of the State University of New York System, seeks an innovative, forward-thinking, and creative leader to serve as its next Senior Vice President and Provost.
Reporting to the president, the provost will be an engaged leader who will provide an energizing vision for enriching academic programs and will enhance teaching, research and the student experience. The provost will work with other members of the senior leadership team to help achieve the college's strategic goals and mission of inclusive excellence as the premier college of applied science and technology within the SUNY system.
The provost will serve as a strong partner to President Robert Prezant, who joined FSC in August 2024, to achieve an ambitious agenda. Leading the Office of Academic Affairs, the Provost will have a transformative impact on both the direction of the academic portfolio in the years to come as well as implementing changes to bolster faculty research and professional development and continuously improve the student experience. They will integrate the work of academic units and enhance collegial relationships; recruit exceptional faculty and serve a diverse and growing student body. Excellent communication skills are essential for success, as is the ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders.
View the full position profile on the AGB Search Website.
Job Requirements
Farmingdale's next Senior Vice President and Provost will join President Prezant as he enters his second year leading a campus community that is ready to continue their substantive progress. Already distinguished by its diverse and hard-working student body, Farmingdale seeks to strengthen its profile along scholarly and graduate study dimensions. In order to fulfill the College's expectations, the Provost will demonstrate the following qualities and will be:
- A strong academic. An earned doctorate is required, and the successful candidate will demonstrate a record of teaching, scholarly achievement, and professional service that warrants a faculty appointment at the rank of professor.
- A seasoned and pragmatic academic administrator. The successful candidate will have served in academic administrative roles with progressively increasing responsibility. They will be able to delegate tasks and responsibility. They will understand the functions of the various offices in Academic Affairs and will be prepared to support the staff members in those offices. They will have experience using data to inform strategic and operational decisions. Experience in public sector higher education, especially in a state system is preferred.
- An advocate and practitioner of shared governance. Faculty and staff members appreciate SUNY Farmingdale's system of shared governance and will welcome a new set of eyes that can see ways to support ongoing collaboration. The Provost will have the opportunity to demonstrate a commitment to transparency in decision-making and direction-setting.
- A financially savvy budget manager. The Provost oversees large compensation and operating budgets and must bring a creative approach to managing a complex budget. The ability to plan and decisively set realistic and defensible priorities for allocating resources is a must.
- A student of higher education. The Provost will understand the broader higher education landscape, current trends, and anticipate strategic challenges and opportunities.
- An accomplished scholar. The Provost will understand the challenges of external research funding and will provide professional development opportunities and other support for faculty members to grow research programs.
- A contributor to program development. The Provost will have experience developing new academic programs, particularly at the graduate level and in online modalities. As faculty develop new programs, the Provost will provide support through professional development and workload management.
- An able partner in union relations. Experience working in a union environment, and experience partnering with a union to find creative approaches to advance the College's interests is preferred.
- A good listener and effective communicator. From large to small settings, the Provost will demonstrate respectful listening skills and will speak and write clearly.
- A proponent of diversity, inclusion, and inclusive excellence (DEIE). The Provost will be an advocate for diverse constituencies and will contribute to sustaining the College's record of providing academic access, support for equitable student success, and social justice.
- An entrepreneurial collaborator. The Provost will work with other Cabinet members as well as external partners, both academic and corporate, to advance the interests of Academic Affairs, including funding, experiential opportunities for students, transfer pathways, and potential research partnerships.
This is a full-time M/C position.
- For full consideration, applications should be received by January 24, 2025. The Search committee will continue its work until an appointment is made.
Click Here For New York State Benefits Summary
Visit our Why Work at FSC page to learn more about FSC and the total rewards we offer.
VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION
The Consumer Information web page can be viewed at the following link
http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information/index.shtml
This page describes various services, information and statistics on many different aspects of the College's operations.
Farmingdale State College's commitment to inclusive excellence is an important part of our mission of public education and our culture. At Farmingdale State College, we continue to work on building a community that supports freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support these values of diversity and inclusiveness and candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in our cultural aspirations are welcome and encouraged to apply.
The College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
