Provost and Senior Vice President

Northeastern University – renowned for its innovative and entrepreneurial model of education and research – seeks an outstanding academic and entrepreneurial leader for the position of Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. Reporting to the President, the Provost is the chief academic officer and the second ranking officer of the university.

Northeastern’s unique value proposition is grounded in several key tenets: an experiential education, including its highly regarded co-op program, that prepares graduates to thrive in a technology-driven world; a global network of campuses and partners for students and faculty to leverage for learning and research; a deep investment in lifelong and experiential learning; a premium placed on pedagogical innovation; and a highly collaborative, partner-fueled, and frequently, inter disciplinary research enterprise focused on high-impact solutions.

The university has experienced unprecedented growth over the last 20 years. Annual external research funding has increased by more than 500%, fueled by highly collaborative, interdisciplinary institutes and centers, and the hiring of more than 1,000 tenured and tenure-track faculty. Northeastern’s experiential model, with its signature co-op program, has been globalized and includes a vast array of real-world projects and experiences that attract top students at all stages of learning from around the world.

The next Provost will sustain and accelerate the university’s extraordinary momentum and record of innovation in higher education. The successful candidate will combine exemplary academic credentials with strategic leadership ability, entrepreneurial ambition, systems thinking, collaborative and creative energy, and outstanding interpersonal and communication skills. This is an exciting opportunity to join a university with a unique mission, a differentiated and attractive position in the higher education landscape, and led by a nimble and innovative executive leadership team and a highly collaborative council of college deans.

John Isaacson and Andy Lee are leading this search with Kelly McLaughlin and Mindy Cimini.