Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

UIW Mission


Position Summary
The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) seeks a mission-oriented, people-centered leader with the ability to work collaboratively across a complex institution as its next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

In 1881, the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word founded Incarnate Word College as a center of higher education for young women in San Antonio, TX. The College was admitted to membership in the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1919 and joined the Texas Association of Colleges as a senior college in 1920. Today, UIW is the largest Catholic university in Texas and serves approximately 10,000 students globally. UIW is a Hispanic-Serving Institution with 54% of its students coming from Hispanic/Latino heritage. The institution has grown into a large, complex university with 11 colleges and schools that offer more than 125 majors, minors, and concentrations at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The University works with 22 different agencies which have accredited 46 separate degree programs, including a comprehensive collection of health sciences programs (nursing, optometry, pharmacy, osteopathic medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and athletic training). UIW has multiple campuses across San Antonio, locations in Mexico and France, and a growing set of online and distance offerings through its School of Professional Studies.

As the University approaches its 150th anniversary, it has embarked on a strategic planning process focused on identifying opportunities to further advance its mission in an everchanging world. President Evans identified a number of potential opportunities for UIW in a February 2024 position paper, Embodying the Mission in a New Era, including better attracting, retaining, and serving students; enhancing the academic experience and UIW's academic standing through research (especially faculty-student research); and leveraging the strengths and areas of synchronicity across the UIW system. The University hosted a number of listening sessions with university constituents in the 2024 spring semester and will continue discussions over the course of the 2024-25 academic year. However, given the central role of academics in strategic planning, UIW has slowed its process so that the next Provost will be able to contribute to the goals and strategies that will help define UIW's future.

The next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs must be a leader with significant administrative experience in higher education, including at least three years of experience in a dean's position or higher, and a demonstrated ability to advocate for a diverse set of academic disciplines. This individual must have a passion for UIW's mission to educate men and women who will become concerned and enlightened citizens within the global community and an understanding of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching. The successful candidate will have an earned doctorate from a regionally accredited institution and an academic record suitable for appointment at the rank of full professor.

A detailed leadership profile is available at wittkieffer.com.

Essential Functions


Job Duties


Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Strong strategic planning skills, an understanding of current and future trends impacting higher education, and the ability to align a university's mission, strategies, and long-term goals.
• Leadership style that is consultative but decisive, builds high-performing teams, empowers others, ensures accountability, and demonstrates empathy, humility, and calm.
• Demonstrated record of developing and mentoring leaders, faculty, and staff.
• Ability to effectively manage, collaborate, and problem-solve across a complex institution with a wide range of academic programs with diverse needs, ideally with experience working across traditional undergraduate and graduate disciplines and health professions programs.
• Strong skills aligning resources with institutional priorities and identifying new resources and revenue streams that will advance an institution's mission.
• Commitment to listening, engaging, and understanding the needs of faculty and a record of collaborating with faculty to advance an institution through a shared governance environment.
• Deep commitment to cultivating a student-centered environment and a demonstrated record of improving student outcomes by supporting faculty, enhancing student support services, implementing high-impact practices, and analyzing data.
• Passion for serving a diverse population of faculty, staff, and students and a record of promoting a welcoming environment and sense of belonging that enables to success of all.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highest levels of personal and professional integrity.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures.
• Employee shall adhere to all applicable rules and regulations of the University, the Conference, and the NCAA.

Required Education
Earned Doctoral Degree from a regionally accredited institution and an academic record suitable for appointment at the rank of full professor.

Required Work Experience

• Significant administrative experience in higher education, including at least three (3) years of experience in a dean's position or higher.
• Demonstrated ability to advocate for a diverse set of academic disciplines.
• Passion for UIW's mission to educate men and women who will become concerned and enlightened citizens within the global community and an understanding of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and Catholic Social Teaching.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience with health professions education.

Required Certifications, Licenses or Registrations
None specified.

Work Hours
Typical for an executive position.

Physical Demands
Typical for an executive to include:

• Ability to actively engage in events for extended periods of time.
• Ability to regularly move about campus and event venues to actively engage faculty, staff, and potential/current students, as well as attend meetings on and off campus.

Posting Number: CA071PO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Category: Contract Administrator
Desired Start Date: 06/02/2025
Position End Date (if temporary):
Reports To: University President
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Open Date: 11/14/2024
Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions to Applicant
The search firm of WittKieffer is assisting University of the Incarnate Word in this executive search.

• Inquiries can be directed to: Ryan Crawford and Luis Bertot at UIWProvost@Wittkieffer.com.
• Direct applicationwith respective materialsshould be submitted to WittKieffer's candidate portal. Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in this profile. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by January 22, 2025.

To apply, visit https://jobs.uiw.edu/postings/27512

UIW is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status, pregnancy, and religion (except in limited circumstances when religious preference is both permitted by law and deemed appropriate as a matter of University policy).jeid-88dfcb2edf43314da6a2b86b22310787