Vice Provost of Graduate Education and Director of the Graduate School

Duties And Responsibilities

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP PRIORITIES Montana State University seeks a strong and visionary leader who will collaborate with faculty students staff and senior university leadership in addressing the opportunities and challenges facing graduate education and will lead the university toward the following strategic priorities : Provide effective management administration and leadership for graduate education The vice provost will make timely decisions respond directly to issues of importance and will ensure the smooth operation of the Graduate School and graduate programs. The vice provost will effectively contribute to and enhance the tripartite land-grant mission of Montana State University. Foster a culture of continuous improvement The universitys reputation is founded on its unique array of respected and high-quality academic and research programs. The vice provost will focus on continual enhancements of faculty-student engagement measures and work with leaders in the academic and research units deans and other vice provosts to continue advancements of graduate student persistence and degree completion efforts. The vice provost will communicate the value of graduate education to a broad constituency that includes students colleagues community members and Montana University System administrators. Improve student retention and grow enrollment with an emphasis on student success The vice provost will lead initiatives and decisions to support steady growth in graduate student enrollments and will champion faculty-student engagement mentoring retention and timely graduation. A particular area of emphasis is the continued growth of graduate student enrollment including growth in PhD enrollment professional masters programs 41 masters degree opportunities and targeted doctoral programs. Contribute to the Universitys mission The vice provost will advance the strategic direction of Montana State University by serving on the universitys academic leadership team and on university committees under the direction of the Provost and President. The vice provosts contribution to MSUs future will be advanced through engagement with academic governance on the Provosts Academic Council university governance on the Presidents Leadership Council and the University Council and through positive interactions with other vice provosts deans vice presidents the provost and the university president. Build a bright future for Research Graduate Education and Graduate Students To be successful the vice provost will be an ethical compassionate creative communicative energetic and engaging leaderone who will join forces with the many constituencies of the university to build upon its national and international recognition. Personal integrity and a collegial style are required traits for this position.

Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge skill and / or ability required.

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Early Childhood Education,Classroom Experience,Education Administration,Lesson Planning,Special Education,Adult Education,Teaching,Curriculum Development,Administrative Experience,Leadership Experience,Program Development,Supervising Experience

Employment Type : Student

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1