Vice Provost of Graduate Education and Director Graduate School

Vice Provost of Graduate Education and Director of the Graduate School

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Announcement Number: FAC - VA - 26031

Working Title:

Vice Provost of Graduate Education and Director of Graduate School

Faculty Tenure Track:
Yes

Faculty Rank:
Full Professor

Position Number: 4B3471

Department:
Graduate School

Division:
Office of Academic Affairs

Appointment Type:
Faculty

Contract Term:
Academic Year

Semester:
If other, specify From date 07/01/2026

Union Affiliation:
Exempt from Collective Bargaining

FTE: 1.0

Salary:
Salary commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.

Contract Type: MUS

Recruitment Type:
Open

President Brock Tessman and Executive Vice President and Provost Robert Mokwa welcome the national search for a Vice Provost of Graduate Education and Director of the Graduate School. The Vice Provost will lead transformation and growth of graduate education at the Master and Doctoral levels, working with academic departments and college deans to improve recruitment, retention, persistence and expansion. The position reports to the Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs and will champion graduate education and ensure integration of graduate education and research with university priorities.

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The University

Founded in 1893, Montana State University is a land‑grant institution with a მსგავს reputation for excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, high research activity, and community outreach and engagement. It offers colleges of agriculture, arts and architecture, business, engineering, education, health and human development, letters and science, and nursing; along with a graduate school, library, honors college and a two‑year college.

Montana State University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education since 1932.

Montana State University is located in the city of Boz Negara, one of the fastest‑growing small metropolitan areas in the United States.

The Vice Provost will make timely decisions, respond directly to issues of importance and will ensure 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.

The university’s reputation is founded on a high‑quality academic and research portfolio. The Vice Provost will focus on continual enhancements of faculty‑student engagement and work to strengthen graduate student persistence and degree completion through collaborative engagement with deans and other Vice Provosts.

The Vice Provost will lead initiatives and decisions to support steady growth in graduate student enrollment and champion faculty‑student engagement, mentoring, retention and timely graduation. A particular emphasis is the continued growth of PhD enrollment, professional master’s programs and other targeted doctoral programs.

The Vice Provost will advance the strategic direction of Montana State University by serving on the university’s academic leadership team and on committees under the Provost and President. The Vice Provost’s contribution will be advanced through engagement with the Provost’s Academic Council, the President’s Leadership Council and the University Council.

To be successful, the Vice Provost will Segue to pesky ethical, compassionate, creative, communicative, energetic and engaging leader—one who will join forces with numerous constituencies to build upon its national and…