Morehead State University in Kentucky seeks an experienced, energetic, and forward-looking individual to serve as its next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs beginning July 1, 2025. Morehead State University was founded in 1887 and is a four year, comprehensive, regionally focused University providing high quality instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels to 9,000 students. The University is located one hour east of Lexington, KY and is recognized as one of the top public universities in the South by U.S. News & World Report. The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is the chief academic officer of the University and provides intellectual and administrative leadership to the campus in its quest to become the best public regional university in the South. The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs works with the senior leadership team to advance academic program excellence, student success, strong partnerships, scholarship and meaningful service that improves the region, and effective resource utilization.The University is seeking a Provost with an earned doctorate from an accredited institution along with exemplary academic credentials that engender respect from the academy and the community at large. The candidate should have evidence of increasingly responsible leadership experience in academic affairs, and proven success at the administrative level of dean (or the equivalent), or higher. Additionally, our next Provost will have:•A demonstrated record of effective, broad, and innovative leadership skills, including leading faculty.•A strong personal commitment to academic quality, including a record of distinguished teaching, scholarship, and service to be appointed as a tenured faculty member. •Strong interpersonal skills and experience in working with students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community leaders. •A demonstrated ability to foster an environment that attracts, retains, and engages faculty and staff of the highest quality. •An ability to effectively manage resources in support of academic excellence. •An appreciation of and commitment to shared governance, experience in managing and integrating budgets with strategic planning goals in an academic setting, and an understanding of the role and mission of a public, comprehensive regional university. •An ideal candidate would also demonstrate success at creating new academic programs and/or have university accreditation experience.For general information about Morehead State University, please visit www.moreheadstate.edu. Additional background information on the position may be found at: https://www.moreheadstate.edu/provost-searchApplications may be sent electronically and in confidence to Dr. Caroline Atkins, Director of Human Resources, at c.atkins@moreheadstate.edu. Each should include a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, and five references with complete contact information. No references will be contacted until the final application round and a candidate will be notified ahead of time. For preferred consideration applicants should submit materials by November 19, 2024.Morehead State University is an equal opportunity employer.