Exec VP Academic Affairs and Provost

Job Title:

Exec VP Academic Affairs and Provost

Posting

Start Date:

12/15/25

Work Arrangement:
Onsite

Current UC employees must apply internally via Success Factors

Next Lives at the University of Cincinnati

Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to more than 53,600 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, and over 360,000 living alumni, UC, a Carnegie 1 institution, combines research prowess with a physical setting. The New York Times has called “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.” UC's momentum has never been stronger as the anchor of the Cincinnati Innovation District, the oldest cooperative education (co-op) program in the country with students earning $94 million annually through paid experiences, an academic health system, and as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

The university contributes $10.6 billion in economic impact to the city and $22.7 billion to the state of Ohio. At UC, next is all of us. Learn more  .

UC is a mission-driven organization where we are committed to student success and positively transforming the community through scholarship and service. We thrive on innovation, making an impact, and fostering an environment where staff and faculty are key contributors to UC’s success.

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost

In a world changing at an ever-accelerating pace, the role of an urban university has never been more important or exciting. Intense global competition and monumental challenges present enormous opportunities to elevate the human experience. The University of Cincinnati (UC) is actively implementing its strategic direction, Next Lives Here, to lead urban public universities into a new era of innovation and impact.

Next Lives Here builds on our past and envisions our role in defining the future. It is meant to disrupt academia’s conventional ways of thinking and doing. Our vision embraces:

• Academic Excellence:
  Accelerating and expanding student success.
• Urban Impact:
  Positively transforming our community and society in measurable ways.
• Innovation Agenda:
  Challenging existing paradigms, discovering the unknown and creating our future.

To meet our mission as a public university, we have adopted an aggressive growth mindset in education, discovery and creativity. We have embraced innovation at all levels of our operations. Together, this has placed UC on an unprecedented trajectory to positively impact society’s Next leaders.

UC’s Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, reporting to the University President, will be a scholar who champions academic priorities, fosters innovation and academic excellence, supports student success alongside scholarly achievement, promotes access, and advances UC as a leading public urban research institution. Next Lives Here has unleashed exciting opportunities for the Provost to shape UC and impact our region.

The Provost will be a leader who aligns ambition with accountability to translate Next Lives Here into measurable milestones in the academic space, leading to sustained and sustainable success for UC.

The Provost will work collaboratively with the President, Deans, Faculty, and Staff to reimagine our academic programs and will be responsible for liberating UC’s creativity and passion through targeted resource investments. The Provost will be a key partner in research and innovation by supporting faculty scholarship and positioning UC to engage more intentionally with our business and surrounding communities through the emerging Cincinnati Innovation District.

As forward-leaning digital leader, the ideal candidate will be one who embraces modernization and transformation, forging a path that will ensure that UC will be an innovation leader now and in the future. In addition to working with Deans and Faculty, the Provost will also work closely with our Academic Health Center and the Executive Vice President for Health Affairs to enhance the impact of our clinical programs and improve health outcomes in the city and this region.

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