The University of Central Florida in Orlando invites applications and nominations for the position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The provost is the second-highest ranking officer of the university and provides academic leadership for the university s 12 colleges, including a college of medicine, multiple campuses, and research centers and institutes. The provost oversees academic support services and student services and is responsible for curriculum, academic planning, faculty appointments, faculty development, and promotion and tenure decisions. The provost chairs the university s budget committee and, in consultation with the president, is responsible for the university s annual budget. At the president s direction, the provost also serves as liaison to the Board of Trustees on academic matters.

The University of Central Florida is a rapidly growing metropolitan research university with 53,644 students and 10,350 employees, an operating budget of $1.18 billion, extramural research funding of $121.7 million, and an endowment of $104 million. In fall 2009, the freshman class had an average SAT score of 1225, the Burnett Honors College enrolled more than 1,550 students, and the number of incoming National Merit Scholars ranked UCF in the top 50 colleges and universities. The university offers 90 bachelor's, 91 master's, 29 doctoral programs, including a doctor of medicine program, and it confers more than 11,500 degrees a year. UCF is committed to innovative community partnerships, world-class research with local impact, and the integration of technology and learning.

The successful candidate will possess an earned doctorate or equivalent terminal degree and scholarly credentials that merit appointment at the rank of professor with tenure. A proven record of broad, progressive administrative accomplishments, budgetary and strategic planning experience, and successful diversity initiatives; demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching, research, creative activity, and public service; a global perspective in curriculum design; and an understanding and knowledge of trends and issues in higher and medical education are desired.

Inquiries, applications, and nominations may be submitted electronically. The search committee chair is Dr. Peter T. Panousis who may be contacted at ppanousis@mail.ucf.edu. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled but should be submitted no later than March 25, 2010, in order to be assured of timely consideration by the committee. Application materials (to include a letter indicating the applicant s interest, experience and qualifications for the position, a curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of three references, who will not be contacted without permission) must be submitted electronically (MSWord strongly preferred) to:

UCFProvost@academic-search.com
Assisting in this search is
Robert W. Lawless, Ph.D., Senior Consultant
Academic Search, Inc.
rwl@academic-search.com 806/799-1329 or 918/284-1395

A position profile may be found at www.academic-search.com under Current Searches. Interested individuals are encouraged to visit the Web site for The University of Central Florida at http://www.ucf.edu.

UCF is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and especially encourages the candidacies of women, members of racial and ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities. All searches and documents are subject to the Sunshine and public records laws of the State of Florida.