Associate Vice Provost for Academic Success

Indiana University Academic Positions•Bloomington, IN

About The Position

The Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE) at Indiana University Bloomington seeks an Associate Vice Provost for Academic Success to provide campus-wide leadership for strategies, programs, and partnerships that strengthen undergraduate academic success, persistence, and degree progress. The Associate Vice Provost will lead one of VPUE’s four strategic focus areas and collaborate across academic schools, the College, Enrollment Management, Student Life, University Student Success, faculty governance, and other campus partners to identify and address barriers to student success. The role provides strategic leadership for a portfolio that includes campus-wide academic advising; retention and persistence; academic recovery and student standing; first-year and other critical-transition academic initiatives; and emerging academic-success priorities. The portfolio may evolve as VPUE aligns its organization and programs with campus priorities. The anticipated start date is January 1, 2027. The position has a 50% administrative appointment in the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and a 50% faculty appointment in the successful candidate’s home academic unit. The Associate Vice Provost reports directly to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and serves on the VPUE senior leadership team.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership for undergraduate academic-success initiatives across IU Bloomington.
Lead and coordinate campus-wide academic advising in partnership with academic schools and advising leadership.
Advance strategies to strengthen undergraduate retention, persistence, academic progress, and degree completion.
Provide senior leadership for academic recovery, student standing, and related policies and interventions.
Strengthen academic-success strategies for first-year students and students navigating other critical transitions.
Identify systemic barriers to undergraduate academic success and convene campus partners to develop and implement solutions.
Use institutional data and evidence to identify student-success challenges, assess interventions, and inform priorities.
Foster collaboration among academic schools, the College, Enrollment Management, Student Life, University Student Success, faculty, and other campus partners.
Provide strategic leadership and coordination for VPUE units and programs within the Academic Success focus area.
Support the development of scalable, evidence-informed approaches to academic support and student success.
Represent VPUE on campus and university committees and initiatives related to undergraduate academic success.
Advise the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education on emerging challenges, opportunities, policies, and priorities affecting undergraduate academic success.
Undertake additional strategic initiatives as assigned by the Vice Provost.