{"id":46045,"date":"2017-07-28T15:53:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T19:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=46045"},"modified":"2017-07-28T15:53:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T19:53:42","slug":"brock-searching-for-next-vice-provost-and-associate-vp-academic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/07\/brock-searching-for-next-vice-provost-and-associate-vp-academic\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock searching for next Vice-Provost and Associate VP, Academic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brock University is seeking nominations and applications for the position of Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Academic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The appointment, for an initial five-year term, will commence on July 1, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an advisor to the Provost, the Vice-Provost focuses primarily on academic program quality assurance, faculty relations and external reviews of administrative units which support the academic mission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a member of senior academic administration, the Vice-Provost, reporting to the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, will provide vision, leadership and support to the University in all aspects of Brock\u2019s Internal Quality Assurance Process (IQAP), serving as the University\u2019s key contact for quality assurance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The position also administratively supports annual Faculty processes such as tenure and promotion, faculty member annual reports and co-ordinating all aspects of academic-administrative reviews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This critical role within the University also serves as an ambassador of the Office of the Provost, serving in an acting Provost role internally and externally, when required.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ideal candidate shall be at the rank of, or be eligible for appointment to, Full Professor, and have:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A proven record of excellence in administration, research, teaching, and service leadership<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience as a conscientious administrator, dedicated to excellence in programming and teaching<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrated leadership abilities and experience, coupled with a strong appreciation for collegiality and collaboration<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comprehensive knowledge of Brock\u2019s academic programs, including; degree progression planning, program integrations and relationships<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Superb attention to detail, highly organized, with the ability to keep focused on Brock\u2019s mission and vision<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience in leading and\/or conducting program reviews, resulting in the drive for outstanding academic programs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to foster and maintain positive relationships with faculty and staff<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A strong strategic and creative vision for Brock\u2019s academic future, coupled with the ability to leverage opportunities, identify and address challenges to support the mission of the University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consideration of candidates will begin immediately, with a deadline for applications on Aug. 31, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All expressions of interest, applications and nominations will be held in strict confidence and should be directed to Provost and Vice-President, Academic at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Provost@brocku.ca\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provost@brocku.ca<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/Final-Posting-Vice-Provost.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to view the posting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brock University is seeking nominations and applications for the position of Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Academic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,39,40,7,55,37,41,1,4,38],"tags":[101,5494,5625],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46045"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46045"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46046,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46045\/revisions\/46046"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}