Deputy Vice Chancellor / Provost / Vice President

Deputy Vice Chancellor / Provost / Vice President

The Deputy Vice Chancellor/Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs is the Chief Academic Officer of the American University of Nigeria, responsible for providing strategic and executive leadership for all academic affairs and programs. This role involves overseeing academic operations, curriculum development, faculty governance, research initiatives, and ensuring alignment with the university's mission and academic standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and executive leadership for the University's academic affairs and ensure effective implementation of its mission, vision, strategic priorities, and institutional objectives.
• Oversee academic operations, policies, programs, personnel, and resources across the academic division.
• Serve as a key member of the University's senior leadership team and collaborate closely with the Vice Chancellor/President, Deans, academic administrators, faculty, and other stakeholders.
• Advise the Vice Chancellor/President and other senior officers on academic policy, programs, faculty affairs, academic standards, and institutional development.
• Foster a culture of academic excellence, innovation, accountability, collegiality, shared governance, and continuous improvement.
• Lead the planning, development, review, implementation, and continuous improvement of academic programs and curricula.
• Work with Deans, Heads of Departments, faculty, and relevant committees to ensure curricula remain rigorous, innovative, and responsive to emerging societal and industry needs.
• Lead academic program development, evaluation, restructuring, and quality-enhancement initiatives.
• Promote innovative, evidence-based approaches to teaching, learning, curriculum delivery, educational technology, and student success.
• Oversee the development and expansion of graduate education and coordinate academic activities related to graduate programs.
• Provide leadership and oversight for faculty governance and academic personnel matters.
• Support the recruitment, appointment, retention, and development of highly qualified faculty committed to excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, and service.
• Make recommendations regarding faculty appointments, promotion, compensation, sabbaticals, leave, disciplinary matters, and other personnel actions in accordance with University policies and established procedures.
• Promote continuous professional development, capacity building, and academic advancement for faculty and academic staff.
• Create an environment that supports faculty engagement, collegial governance, professional growth, research productivity, and teaching excellence.
• Ensure that faculty evaluation and development processes are applied consistently, transparently, and in accordance with University policy.
• Provide institutional leadership for excellence in teaching, learning, academic delivery, and student outcomes.
• Establish and support initiatives that strengthen instructional quality, pedagogical innovation, and academic effectiveness.
• Encourage the effective adoption of innovative educational practices and technologies.
• Monitor academic performance and identify opportunities to improve program delivery and student learning outcomes.
• Provide strategic leadership for research, scholarship, innovation, and knowledge creation across the University.
• Encourage faculty research productivity, interdisciplinary collaboration, scholarly publication, and external research engagement.
• Strengthen the University's research profile and expand opportunities for partnerships, grants, fellowships, and scholarly collaboration.
• Promote academic initiatives responsive to the educational, research, economic, and social needs of local, national, and international communities.
• Support meaningful engagement with academic, professional, governmental, industry, and community stakeholders.
• Provide strategic leadership and institutional oversight for academic accreditation and program-review processes.
• Ensure that academic programs comply with the standards of relevant regulatory, professional, and accrediting bodies.
• Uphold and continuously strengthen the University's academic standards and quality-assurance framework.
• Coordinate with Deans, academic units, and administrative offices to ensure timely preparation for accreditation, reaccreditation, program review, and institutional assessment.
• Monitor academic quality indicators and ensure that identified gaps are addressed through continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Lead the formulation, review, interpretation, and implementation of academic policies, regulations, procedures, and standards.
• Ensure academic policies align with the University's strategic objectives, institutional values, regulatory requirements, American educational model, and international best practices.

How to Apply Suitably qualified candidates should submit a resume or curriculum vitae, cover letter, teaching philosophy statement, research statement, and contact information for three professional references to President@aun.edu.ng, with a copy to recruitment@aun.edu.ng. The position title should appear in the email subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.