The College of New Jersey seeks a Provost

PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) seeks an experienced administrator with a distinguished record of leadership, scholarship and teaching for the position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

The College of New Jersey is a highly selective public institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. TCNJ emphasizes the undergraduate residential experience and offers targeted graduate programs. The College’s seven schools—The Arts and Communication; Business; Humanities and Social Sciences; Education; Science; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; and Engineering--offer degrees to nearly 7,000 students.

TCNJ currently is rated No. 1 public in the category “Best Regional Universities (North)” in U.S. News & World Report, is ranked as one of the 75 “Most Competitive” schools in the nation by Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges, and is considered a "Best Buy" in higher education by both Barron's and Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Among its many academic accomplishments, in 2006 TCNJ received a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa national honors society. The TCNJ campus is located on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing, approximately 5 miles from New Jersey’s state capital of Trenton, and 60 minutes from Philadelphia and New York City.

The successful candidate will possess a doctorate, a distinguished record of teaching and scholarship commensurate with full professor status at TCNJ, and solid experience in academic administration, including significant supervisory experience.

The Search is being assisted by Academic Search, Inc. A complete position description, including requirements for the position, can be found at www.academic-search.com

under current searches or at http://careers.pages.tcnj.edu/. Application should consist of a curriculum vitae, a cover letter addressing required and preferred qualifications, and a list of 5 references. References will not be contacted without permission. Applications, nominations and expressions of interests, which will be treated in confidence, should be sent electronically to Dr. Cynthia Curtis, Chair, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Search Committee at TCNJ@academic-search.com

The position will remain open until filled, but only applications received by December 2, 2011 can be assured full consideration. Confidential discussions about this opportunity may be arranged by contacting Dr. Jessica Kozloff at jsk@academic-search.com or Dr. Tom Fitch at rtf@academic-search.com.

To enrich education through diversity, The College of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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