VICE PROVOST, TEACHING AND LEARNING

Reporting to the Provost and Vice President, Academic, the Vice Provost, Teaching and Learning will play a leadership role in achieving the vision of the university as “innovative, transformative and ambitious” in teaching and learning. Within the context of the University’s Strategic, Academic and Research Plans, i.e., VISION 2018, Academic Plan 2018 and KPU Research Plan, and with input from key stakeholders, the Vice Provost, Teaching and Learning will formulate and recommend an institutional Teaching and Learning Strategy for KPU. 

This strategy will identify priorities to support and sustain innovation related to teaching and learning policies, practices and resources.  The goal is to achieve an exemplary student learning experience overall and excellence in teaching and learning. The development of the Teaching and Learning Strategy will be achieved by working with deans, faculty and professional staff to explore teaching practices and reflect upon a range of instructional and curricular issues.  As a special purpose teaching university, KPU’s Teaching and Learning Strategy will leverage and contribute to the activities of the B.C. Teaching and Learning Council offering new opportunities in professional learning and teaching innovation. The resulting strategy will include determining critical issues, both current and future, and developing short, medium and long-term objectives and implementation plans. 

The Vice Provost will provide ongoing leadership to achieve synergies among the various teaching and learning initiatives distributed across KPU and to support collaborative scholarly activity related to teaching and learning (in partnership with deans and other university leaders). The Vice Provost will oversee a small team of professional staff engaged in support of faculty teaching and the use of learning technologies, and will work closely with the provost and deans to develop and implement a program for part-time secondment of faculty members as “Teaching Fellows”.

As the administrative head for the teaching and learning support functions, the Vice Provost is responsible the unit’s financial information, business and administration services and facility management. The Vice Provost will develop and maintain an effective operational structure that reflects the directions in the Teaching and Learning Strategy. She/he will coordinate the professional support staff in faculty support and learning technologies, Teaching Fellows, and the other units across the university engaged with teaching and learning.

As a strategic thinker, visionary leader and strong communicator the Vice Provost will have the expertise and character to encourage and inspire the university’s academic leaders and educators in their continuing commitment to advance teaching and learning. S/he will possess strong interpersonal and relationship building skills and have the ability to impart the mission, vision and strategy of teaching and learning programs, practices and principles to others.

Required credentials include a minimum of a Master’s degree in a related field; but ideally a Ph.D or Ed.D is preferred, along with significant post-secondary teaching experience.  The successful candidate will have a track record as an effective leader and catalyst in advancing teaching and learning in post-secondary education, with a reputation for pedagogical, curricular, and/or technology innovation.

Candidates will also be expected to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the scholarship and theories behind teaching and learning and related research-based approaches. Experience with Open Educational Practices is highly desirable, as the Academic Plan 2018 reaffirms KPU’s commitments in this area.

Please note:  This position is for a five (5) year term with the possibility of renewal.

To explore this unique leadership opportunity further, please contact Dr. Thomas Carey, Visiting Senior Scholar in the Office of the Provost, email [email protected].

To be considered for this position, please submit a cover letter identifying your interest in this position along with your Curriculum Vitae.  Please quote competition number 15- 169 and submit to [email protected].

This competition will remain open until an appointment is made; however a review of applications will commence on January 8, 2016.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.