University of South Florida: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.(Career Connections)

The University of South Florida invites nominations and applications for the position of:

The University of South Florida is a multi-campus metropolitan research university of national distinction serving 40,000 students in 14 colleges on campuses in Tampa, Lakeland, St. Petersburg and Sarasota/Manatee. USF is classified "Doctoral/Research University-Extensive" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Reflecting its breadth of graduate and research programs, USF is one of three public universities in Florida classified as a Research I institution by the State of Florida. With more than 1,600 full-time faculty, USF offers baccalaureate degrees in 81 fields, 88 master's and specialist programs, 32 doctoral programs, and the Doctor of Medicine degree.

As the public university serving a region of more than 3.5 million people, USF is planning for continuing growth in quality and quantity of undergraduate and graduate education and research. USF attracted more than $225 million in external funding last year. Major areas of research, scholarship, and creative work include life science and biotechnology, marine science, neuroscience, cancer, biomedical fields, environmental policy, microelectronics, youth and children, aging, pedagogy, applied social and behavioral sciences, and visual and performing arts. USF's College of Medicine is affiliated with seven teaching hospitals: Tampa General Hospital, the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, All Children's Hospital (St. Petersburg), the Shriner's Hospital for Children, the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Bay Pines Veterans Medical Center (Pinellas), and the Morton Plant Hospital (Clearwater). USF is heavily engaged in research-based efforts addressing economic development and urban issues.

Position and Qualifications:

The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is the chief academic officer of the University, reports to the President, is a key member of the University's senior administrative team and serves as Acting President in the President's absence. The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is responsible for academic policy, planning and administration.

Minimum Qualifications include an earned doctorate appropriate for appointment as a tenured full professor in an academic department at USF, a record of distinguished scholarship and significant administrative experience at the level of ...