Job Description

Posting Number

Internal Recruitment

Working Title

Anticipated Hiring Range

Work Schedule

Job Location

Department

About the Department

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Essential Job Duties

• Serving as the provost’s primary advisor on institutional policies related to faculty employment, evaluation and career progression;
• Managing the university-level reappointment, promotion and tenure process; guiding the post-tenure review process; and assuring that all faculty evaluation processes, including the creation of statements of faculty responsibilities and annual reviews, are conducted with consistency and fairness;
• Collaborating with deans and department heads to address issues involving faculty such as retention, personnel matters and policy questions, and offering proactive consultative services to departments and colleges on review of their rules, by-laws or other processes;
• Partnering with the Office of General Counsel (OGC) and others as appropriate to provide relevant information to the provost regarding grievances, recommended disciplinary actions and other faculty personnel matters;
• Directing the faculty phased retirement program and working with University Human Resources (UHR) benefits office on questions and issues related to the program;
• Serving as the provost’s liaison to the to the faculty and staff ombuds, the Faculty Senate, including serving as a voting ex-officio member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, and representing the provost on standing committees and administrative advisory committees as requested;
• Working with OGC and UHR to assure that appointments of faculty leaders such as department heads, associate deans, institute directors and others are consistent with university and system guidelines, and to review policies and policy changes that affect faculty, such as changes in Title IX regulations, etc;
• Collaborating with OGC, UHR, the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity, Institutional Strategy and Analysis (ISA), deans and academic department heads, the chair of the faculty and the Faculty Senate’s personnel committee, as well as with the academic affairs division at the UNC System Office (UNC-SO), in order to ensure that academic policies and regulations meet compliance requirements and serve the needs of faculty and academic units;
• Leading and coordinating the nomination and recommendation processes for internal faculty recognition efforts, including University Faculty Scholars, multiple faculty awards programs and the professorships of distinction process, and supporting faculty, department heads and deans in pursuing prestigious external awards for exemplary faculty, such as ACE Fellowships, Fulbright Scholar awards and others;
• Collaborating with campus partners on efforts related to faculty including the Graduate School’s programming on preparing for faculty roles and ISA’s administration of the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) national survey of tenure-track, tenured and professional track faculty;
• Conducting new department head orientation and additional development and information sessions for department heads in partnership with OGC, UHR and UNC-SO and working with the department head steering committee for input on policies and other topics important to department heads; and
• Approving academic MOUs and related items under delegated authority from the provost, and preparing and submitting periodic and ad hoc analyses and reports as needed, including but not limited to, the faculty components of reports requested by UNC-SO.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Post-Baccalaureate degree
• A required minimum of ten years experience in higher education

Other Required Qualifications

• Ability to play a key role in university leadership, advocating for the unit and forging advantageous and strategic connections across the university;
• Demonstrated leadership in faculty policy development and administration; faculty recruitment, recognition and retention; faculty reappointment, promotion and tenure; and professional development for faculty and academic leaders;
• A proven record of success in setting priorities, allocating resources and achieving specific goals;
• Outstanding communication skills, including intercultural, interpersonal, written and verbal, along with strong presentation and listening capabilities;
• Ability to function in a complex, high-demand environment, balancing and executing internal and external responsibilities;
• Demonstrated success as a senior academic and administrative leader, gained through the leadership of a large administrative or academic unit, and readiness to provide leadership at a complex doctoral/research extensive university;
• Strong ability to work effectively and collaboratively with faculty, university administration and other constituent groups and partners both within and outside the university;

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral or terminal degree in their field and who are eligible for appointment as a tenured professor.

Required License(s) or Certification(s)

Valid NC Driver's License required

Commercial Driver's License required

Job Open Date

Anticipated Close Date

Special Instructions to Applicants

Position Number

Position Type

Full Time Equivalent (FTE) (1.0 = 40 hours/week)

Appointment

Mandatory Designation - Adverse Weather

Mandatory Designation - Emergency Events

Department ID

AA/EEO

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