Provost & Chief Academic Officer

AGB Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Siena University, located just outside Albany, New York, seeks an innovative Provost & Chief Academic Officer to lead against a backdrop of mission and core values. The Provost will drive academic rigor, strategic programmatic growth, and student success in a Franciscan, Catholic liberal arts setting, collaborating with the President and the faculty.

The next Provost will oversee graduate/professional program development, governance, and faculty development while honoring Siena’s tradition and

Qualifications

• Earned terminal degree and a record of scholarship, teaching, and service.
• Progressively responsible senior academic leadership experience.
• Experience in developing graduate/professional programs at a primarily undergraduate liberal arts institution.
• Commitment to collaboration, collegiality, shared governance, faculty development.
• Valuing Siena’s Franciscan, Catholic mission and intellectual tradition.

Responsibilities

• Lead Siena to a level of academic rigor, strategic programmatic and enrollment growth, and student success.
• Collaborate closely with the President, faculty and staff to shape the university’s mission and values.
• Support both full-time and adjunct faculty and staff; promote faculty development.
• Advance academic programs and governance in a liberal arts context.

Job description

The Siena University community seeks an innovative, experienced, and student-centered Provost & Chief Academic Officer. Working in close collaboration with President Charles Seifert and Siena’s dedicated faculty and staff, the Provost & CAO will lead Siena to its next level of academic rigor, strategic programmatic and enrollment growth, and continued student success in the context of its mission and core values.

Siena University, located just outside Albany, New York, is a Franciscan and Catholic four-year, private, coeducational liberal arts institution. A thriving institution with over 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Siena’s approximately 233 full-time and 107 part-time faculty provide an education that is rigorous, personal, and hands-on. As a result, Siena has received significant national recognition, including:

• #1 Best Small College for Employment in New York State (Zippia.com)
• #9 Catholic college in America (College Consensus)
• #14 Best Value in Regional Universities North (U.S. News & World Report)
• #16 Overall in Regional Universities North (U.S. News & World Report)

Arriving at a moment of genuine institutional strength, momentum, and renewal, the next Provost & CAO will help shape a dynamic, mission-driven future for the university. Key qualifications for the next Provost & CAO include:

• An earned terminal degree and a record of scholarship, teaching, and service commensurate with appointment at the rank of tenured full professor;
• Progressively responsible senior academic leadership experience, with a comprehensive understanding of liberal arts institutions.
• A record of academic programmatic growth, particularly with developing graduate/professional programs at a traditionally undergraduate institution.
• A commitment to collaboration, collegiality, shared governance, faculty development, and supporting both full-time and adjunct faculty and staff.
• Valuing and actively engaging with Siena’s Franciscan, Catholic mission, core values, and intellectual tradition.

A complete Leadership Profile with additional information may be found above.

Nominations and Applications

To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by October 2, 2026 and must include:

• A letter of interest addressing the strategic opportunities and qualifications identified in the profile;
• A current curriculum vitae; and
• Contact information for five professional references, who will not be contacted without the applicant’s knowledge and permission.

All inquiries, nominations, and applications will be held strictly confidential; references will not be contacted without the applicant’s permission. Inquiries and nominations should be sent to to [e-mail] or directed to:

Siena University is an equal-opportunity institution.

We do not discriminate against any person in employment, personnel relations, admission, or services because of the person's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran per applicable federal, state and local laws.

The University complies with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-318), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (P.L. 101- 336).