Provost Academic Affairs

Utah Valley University; Orem (UT); On-site; USD 308,000 - 323,000; Full time

Job summary

Utah Valley University seeks a collaborative, student-centered Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs to champion academic excellence, faculty success, and meaningful shared governance. This leader will guide UVU's academic enterprise with vision, experience, and transparent leadership while upholding UVU's distinctive mission across a changing higher education landscape.

The Provost will be a visible, trusted academic leader who fosters collaboration, strengthens connections between

Responsibilities

• Foster collaboration across the university and strengthen connections between academic programs and student success.
• Help UVU navigate emerging opportunities and challenges, including AI, technology change, and workforce needs.
• Provide vision and leadership to guide UVU's academic enterprise and ensure programs remain rigorous and aligned with UVU's mission.

Job description

Provost Academic Affairs

Salary: $308,000.00 - $322,500.00 Annually

Job Type: Executives

Job Number: FY2706737

Closing: Continuous

Location: Main Campus - Orem

Division: VP Academic Affairs

Position Announcement

Utah Valley University (UVU) seeks a collaborative,student-centered academic leader who will champion academicexcellence, faculty success, shared governance, and meaningfulinnovation while building trust through transparent and engagedleadership. The next Provost/Vice President - Academic Affairs willbring vision and experience to guide UVU's academic enterprisethrough a changing higher education landscape while ensuringprograms remain rigorous, relevant, responsive, and aligned withUVU's distinctive mission.

As a member of the President's executive leadership team, theProvost advances UVU's mission as an integrated regionalcomprehensive university and community college that educates everystudent for success in work and life through excellence in engagedteaching, service, and scholarship. The Provost will be a visible,accessible, and trusted academic leader who values facultyexpertise and meaningful shared governance.

The Provost will foster collaboration across the university,strengthen connections between academic programs and studentsuccess, and help UVU thoughtfully navigate emerging opportunitiesand challenges, including artificial intelligence, technologicalchange, workforce needs, and changing expectations for highereducation and position UVU for continued growth and impact acrossUtah and beyond.

For more information about the position please visit https://www.uvu.edu/provostsearch/

The position will remain open until filled, but only applicationsreceived by November 9, 2026, can be assured fullconsideration.

UVU's Leadership Priorities

Student success is the university's defining priority.Every institutional function-including academics, finance,facilities, technology, advancement, communications, andadministration-exists to support the university's educationalmission and contribute to transformative student experiences. Mostuniversities say it. Our students will tell you we live it.

Leaders at UVU seek to live by the following five principles intheir stewardships:

1. Clear strategy - Maintain UVU's distinctiveidentity as an accessible, teaching-focused university committed toproviding opportunities for all students. Prioritize transformativeeducational experiences, student success, and meaningful pathwaysto careers and continued learning over institutional prestige.
2. Operational efficiency - Ensure thatinstitutional resources, processes, and organizational structureseffectively advance strategic priorities. Regularly evaluateperformance, identify inefficiencies, and implement improvementsthat strengthen institutional effectiveness.
3. Healthy culture - Foster a respectful,collaborative, and people-centered institutional culture. Buildtrust, address conflict constructively, resolve strainedrelationships promptly, and promote professionalism and sharedpurpose.
4. Timely, inclusive decision-making - Seekmeaningful input from appropriate stakeholders while maintainingthe ability to make timely, informed decisions. Demonstrate soundjudgment, accountability, and a willingness to reassess decisionswhen warranted by new evidence.
5. A single point of coordination - Establish aclearly designated leader to coordinate cross-functionalinitiatives, facilitate collaboration, and maintain alignmentacross participating divisions, while recognizing their sharedresponsibility for institutional outcomes.

This position serves at the pleasure of