New York Institute of Technology

Associate Provost, Academic and Faculty Excellence

New York Institute of Technology • $170K — $200K *
Old Westbury, NY 11568In-Person
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Doctorate or terminal degree required.
  • Record of teaching, scholarship, and service warranting appointment as associate professor or professor.
  • Experience in designing and delivering faculty development programming.
  • Ability to foster trust and cooperation between faculty and administration.
  • Knowledgeable in faculty personnel processes and accreditation requirements.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Advise deans and department chairs on faculty policy and academic standards.
  • Manage faculty workload and course release policies in collaboration with deans.
  • Administer and support faculty awards and internal grants.
  • Address faculty inquiries regarding policies and direct grievances appropriately.
  • Chair academic committees as designated by the Provost.
  • Collaborate with various university units on academic initiatives.
  • Serve as Acting Provost when necessary.

Benefits

  • Generous paid time off and holidays.
  • Tuition remission for employees.
  • Retirement plans with employer contributions.
  • Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Full Job Description
Overview:

Reporting to the Provost and Executive Vice President and working in partnership with senior university leaders, deans, department chairs, and the Faculty Senate, the Associate Provost, Academic and Faculty Excellence provides leadership for academic quality, curriculum, and academic policy. The Associate Provost also provides leadership for the Center for Faculty Excellence, designing programming that advances instructional quality, curricular innovation, scholarly productivity, and inclusive pedagogy for full-time and adjunct faculty. The incumbent also serves as Acting Provost in times of need.

Responsibilities

Academic Excellence:
  • Serve as a resource to deans and department chairs on the interpretation and application of faculty policy;
  • Manage faculty workload policy, course releases, and overload processes in partnership with deans and the Office of the Provost;
  • Administer faculty awards, recognition programs, and internal grant competitions, convening and supporting independent selection committees;
  • Serve as a point of contact for faculty questions about academic policy and process, directing grievances, appeals, and complaints arising from personnel decisions to Human Resources, the bargaining unit, or the designated appeal body;
  • Chair the General Education and Curriculum Committees of the Academic Senate, as the Provost's designee;
  • Liaise with the Libraries, Information Technology Systems, Student Engagement and Development, and other units on matters involving academic concerns;
  • Represent the Office of the Provost on university committees, task forces, and governance bodies as assigned;
  • Serve as Acting Provost as needed.


Faculty Excellence:
  • Lead and set the strategic direction of the Center for Faculty Excellence, aligning its programming with the university's academic priorities and with documented faculty needs
  • Lead, supervise, and develop Center staff
  • Design and deliver a comprehensive program of faculty development - e.g., workshops, institutes, communities of practice, faculty development days, consultations, and course design support - for full-time, part-time, and adjunct faculty across all schools and colleges
  • Design and administer new faculty onboarding and multi-year orientation, and coordinate university-wide faculty mentoring efforts
  • Provide confidential, formative consultation on teaching, including classroom observation, course design review, and midterm student feedback
  • Advance evidence-based, inclusive, and learner-centered teaching practice, and support faculty engagement with emerging instructional technologies, including the responsible use of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning
  • Support faculty research and scholarly development, including writing programs, grant-seeking support, and the scholarship of teaching and learning
  • Provide support for portfolio preparation to faculty approaching reappointment, promotion, or tenure through a combination of workshops, exemplar review, narrative development, and individual consultation on documenting teaching, scholarship, and service
  • Partner with the Libraries, Information Technology Servies, Student Engagement and Development, and others to deliver coherent, non-duplicative support to faculty
  • Establish and report on measures of the Center's reach, quality, and impact; use assessment findings to refine programming
  • Manage the Center's budget and resources; pursue external funding where appropriate
  • When available, represent the university in regional and national educational development networks and communities of practice


Qualifications

  • Doctorate or terminal degree;
  • A record of teaching, scholarship, and service sufficient to warrant appointment, with tenure, at the rank of associate professor or professor at New York Institute of Technology;
  • Successful and demonstrated experience with faculty development (e.g., designing and delivering faculty development programming); • Knowledge and experience with policy, curriculum, and contracts;
  • Demonstrated ability to work well with and earn the trust of both faculty and administrators;
  • Working knowledge of faculty personnel processes, including reappointment, promotion, and tenure review;
  • Working knowledge of evidence-based pedagogy, inclusive teaching practice, and course design;
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write clearly about policy and to facilitate effectively across disciplines;
  • Sound judgment and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential matters.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • A record of teaching, scholarship, and service sufficient to warrant appointment, with tenure, at the rank of professor at New York Institute of Technology
  • Experience working within a collective bargaining environment
  • Minimum of five years of progressively responsible academic leadership experience - for example, as a department chair, associate dean, center director, or comparable role
  • Experience at a university with professional and technical programs, multiple campuses, and a substantial graduate and international student population
  • Familiarity with regional and specialized accreditation requirements as they pertain to faculty qualifications and credentialing
  • Experience supporting online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced instruction
  • Experience with budget management and staff supervision


Other Information

New York Institute of Technology offers numerous opportunities to enhance personal and professional growth and provides employees with a competitive compensation and benefits program inclusive of generous paid time off, holidays, tuition remission, and retirement plans with employer contributions.

Minimum Salary

USD $170,000.00/Yr.

Maximum Salary

USD $200,000.00/Yr.

About New York Institute of Technology

New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey with a degree-granting satellite campus in Jersey City. Founded in 1881 with the support of local industrialists and inventors especially Edward Weston, NJIT opened as Newark Technical School in 1885 with 88 students. The school grew into a classic engineering college – Newark College of Engineering – and then, with the addition of a School of Architecture in 1973, into a polytechnic university that now hosts five colleges and one school. As of fall 2020, the university enrolls about 11,600 students, 2,000 of whom live on campus. NJIT offers 52 undergraduate majors and 67 graduate programs. Via its Honors College it also offers professional programs in Healthcare and Law in collaboration with nearby institutions including Rutgers Medical School and Seton Hall Law School. Cross-registration with Rutgers University-Newark which borders its campus is also available. NJIT is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It operates the Big Bear Solar Observatory, the Owens Valley Radio Observatory and a suite of automated observatories across Antarctica, South America and the US. As of May 2021, the school's founders, faculty and alumni include a Turing Award winner, a Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics winner, 9 members of the National Academy of Engineering, 2 members of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, 1 member of the National Academy of Sciences, an astronaut, a National Medal of Technology and Innovation winner, a Congressional Gold Medal winner, a William Bowie Medal winner, multiple IEEE medalists, and 15 members of the National Academy of Inventors including 5 senior members. Over the past 20 years NJIT graduates have won fourteen Goldwaters, five Fulbrights, a Truman, a Boren, four Gilmans, three DAADs, a Tau Beta Pi graduate Fellowship, a Humanity in Action Fellowship, two Whitakers, and sixteen NSF Graduate Research Fellowships.
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