Associate Provost in Norton, Massachusetts at Wheaton College

Posting Number:
0601310

Position Title:
Associate Provost

FLSA:
Exempt

Job Type:
Full-Time

Staff Term:
12 Months

Staff Work Schedule (hours/dates):
Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Academic Year Schedule (dates):
Faculty Term:
Position Type:
Staff

Department:
Provost

Job Summary/Basic Function:

• Program innovation, development, and expansion. Work within shared governance process to lead curricular growth in through developing new undergraduate degree programs and expanding the scope and reach of graduate programs with a focus on areas that transcend our current curricular footprint. Key areas include allied health and entrepreneurship.

• Building and managerial external academic partnerships. This will include dual degree programs, articulation agreements and workforce development/professional education opportunities.

• Creating and managing a comprehensive model for summer and winter enrollments. Serve Wheaton and non-Wheaton students with year-round learning while increasing opportunities for new revenue generation.

• Allocating space throughout Academic Affairs. Ensuring faculty and staff have appropriate office, lab, studio and other teaching/learning spaces. Working with facilities and ITS to ensure spaces are appropriately furnished and equipped.

• Supervising externally facing Academic Affairs offices including the Early Education Center, Arts at Wheaton, the Permanent Collection and the Beard and Weil Galleries. Ensuring community is served while exploring opportunities for new revenue generation.

• Contributing to daily operations and long-term planning in Academic Affairs. Working with the Office of the Provost team and other stakeholders including Global Education, Corporate and Foundation Relations/Sponsored Research, Admission, and Marketing and Communications to explore new initiatives and improve practices.

Minimum Qualifications:

• The successful candidate will have 5 to 10 years of experience in higher education administrative leadership roles, including budgetary and personnel oversight and management and a track record of new program development
• Doctoral Degree
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Qualifications:
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Physical Demands:
ADA Statement:

Individuals must possess these knowledges, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

Eeo Statement:
Wheaton College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich an intellectually diverse learning environment, the Department and the College actively encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented groups. Wheaton’s core belief is that valuing diversity is pivotal to personal development, intellectual expansion, and societal equity. Our community is united by a shared dedication to equity and access that is essential to providing a transformative education in the Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Posting Date:
07/30/2026

Closing Date:
Open Until Filled:
Yes

Contact(s):
Office of Human Resources

Contact Phone/Extension:
508-286-8206

Contact Email:
careers@wheatoncollege.edu

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Required Documents

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. List of References

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