Associate Provost, Academic and Faculty Excellence

Associate Provost, Academic and Faculty ExcellenceJob Location(s)US-NY-Old WestburyJob ID2026-4695DivisionAcademic AffairsPosition TypeStaffTypeRegular Full-TimeCategoryAcademic AffairsWork ModeHybridOverviewNew York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide. The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world. More than 120,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals. Together, the university's community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future. For more information, visit nyit.edu.Overview:Reporting to the Provost and Executive Vice President and working in partnership with senior university leaders, deans, department chairs, and the Faculty Senate, the Associate Provost, Academic and Faculty Excellence provides leadership for academic quality, curriculum, and academic policy. The Associate Provost also provides leadership for the Center for Faculty Excellence, designing programming that advances instructional quality, curricular innovation, scholarly productivity, and inclusive pedagogy for full-time and adjunct faculty. The incumbent also serves as Acting Provost in times of need.ResponsibilitiesAcademic Excellence: * Serve as a resource to deans and department chairs on the interpretation and application of faculty policy; * Manage faculty workload policy, course releases, and overload processes in partnership with deans and the Office of the Provost; * Administer faculty awards, recognition programs, and internal grant competitions, convening and supporting independent selection committees; * Serve as a point of contact for faculty questions about academic policy and process, directing grievances, appeals, and complaints arising from personnel decisions to Human Resources, the bargaining unit, or the designated appeal body; * Chair the General Education and Curriculum Committees of the Academic Senate, as the Provost's designee; * Liaise with the Libraries, Information Technology Systems, Student Engagement and Development, and other units on matters involving academic concerns; * Represent the Office of the Provost on university committees, task forces, and governance bodies as assigned; * Serve as Acting Provost as needed.Faculty Excellence: * Lead and set the strategic direction of the Center for Faculty Excellence, aligning its programming with the university's academic priorities and with documented faculty needs * Lead, supervise, and develop Center staff * Design and deliver a comprehensive program of faculty development - e.g., workshops, institutes, communities of practice, faculty development days, consultations, and course design support - for full-time, part-time, and adjunct faculty across all schools and colleges * Design and administer new faculty onboarding and multi-year orientation, and coordinate university-wide faculty mentoring efforts * Provide confidential, formative consultation on teaching, including classroom observation, course design review, and midterm student feedback * Advance evidence-based, inclusive, and learner-centered teaching practice, and support faculty engagement with emerging instructional technologies, including the responsible use