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The University of Maine (UMaine) and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, seeks an innovative, accomplished, and visionary collaborator to join the leadership team of President Joan Ferrini-Mundy as the next Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (EVPAA). The successful candidate will be a student-centered advocate for the academic needs of the university who is deeply committed to ensuring that students, faculty, and staff have the resources and support needed to succeed. The EVPAA will join a dynamic and highly motivated president and leadership team and play an integral role in helping the university “define tomorrow.” This is an exciting opportunity to build on the university’s rich history of excellence and help guide the strategic re-envisioning of the university amid a changing higher education landscape, new technologies, and complex local and global problems.

Internationally recognized research, scholarship, and creative activity distinguish the University of Maine as the state’s flagship campus of the University of Maine System, where faculty and students contribute knowledge to issues of local, national, and international significance. UMaine, located in the town of Orono, is the only Carnegie-classified Research 1 (R1) public university in Maine and confers the majority of PhD degrees in the state. Home to the state’s sole Division I athletics program, the university serves more than 10,500 undergraduate and graduate students and employs nearly 2,300 full-time faculty and staff in Orono, at off-site locations across the state, on-line, and at its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias.

The EVPAA is the chief academic officer of the university and serves as its second-most senior leader. Reporting to the president of the university, the EVPAA oversees academic and institutional strategic planning for both campuses and plays a significant role in the budgeting process and allocation of resources. The EVPAA is also an active participant in the Chief Academic Officers’ Council of the University of Maine System, working collaboratively with other System universities and the Law School to ensure academic excellence and innovation in teaching and learning, including advancing new academic degree and program offerings.

Academic Search is assisting the University of Maine in this search. All inquiries, nominations, and applications will be held in strict confidence. For more information about the position, institution, qualifications, and application process, please download the full position profile from the Academic Search website: https://www.academicsearch.org/open-searches-public/. Although the search remains open until the position is filled, for full consideration by the Search Committee, candidates should submit application materials by Monday, March 10, 2025.

To learn more about this opportunity, potential applicants are welcome to schedule a conversation with one of the Senior Consultants for this search: Dr. Cynthia Patterson (cynthia.patterson@academicsearch.org) and Dr. Maria Thompson (maria.thompson@academicsearch.org). Please send a copy of your CV to inform the conversation. The salary range will be $275,000 – $300,000.

Although nominations are not required to be considered for this position, those who know of outstanding candidates are welcome to submit confidential nominations by sending an email to UMaineProvost@academicsearch.org. Please include the nominee’s full name, position, institution/ organization, and email address.

More information about the University of Maine can be found at https://umaine.edu/ and https://machias.edu/. Information about the University of Maine System can be found at https://www.maine.edu/.

In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities.  The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity, 5713 Chadbourne Hall, Room 412, University of Maine, Orono, ME  04469-5713, 207.581.1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).