Associate Provost for Global Partnerships and International Education

Interested in joining a dynamic university community and building your career at one of the East Coast's leading public universities-just minutes from the beach? The University of North Carolina Wilmington offers the opportunity to do both. UNCW combines academic excellence with an exceptional coastal location, creating a vibrant and welcoming environment to live and work.

UNCW employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support overall wellness and work-life balance. These offerings include a wide range of programs, resources, policies, and practices that provide flexibility and choice to meet the diverse needs of employees and their families. Full-time employees are eligible for health, dental, and vision insurance, with health coverage beginning on the first day of the month following hire. Retirement benefits include employer contributions to either a defined contribution or defined benefit plan, with eligibility beginning upon election. Optional disability plans are also available.

Full-time employees may also take advantage of the tuition waiver program, which covers tuition and fees for up to three undergraduate or graduate courses per academic year at UNCW or any other UNC System institution. Additionally, UNCW fully covers tuition and fees for one UNCW course during each summer session.

Beyond core benefits, UNCW supports employee well-being and professional growth through a wide array of additional offerings. These include complimentary membership to the Campus Recreation Center, on-campus vaccine and booster clinics, meditation and yoga sessions, voluntary supplemental insurance options, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays, paid vacation and sick leave accrual, 24 hours of paid community service leave, and family medical leave following 12 months of continuous service.

Employees also have access to extensive training and development opportunities along with confidential support services through the Employee Assistance Program-many of which are available at no cost.

At UNCW, employees are supported, valued, and encouraged to thrive-both professionally and personally.

The Associate Provost of Global Partnerships and International Education serves as UNCW's senior academic leader for international education and global engagement. Reporting to the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the Associate Provost is a collaborative and globally experienced leader providing vision, coordination, and oversight for the University's global strategic plan initiatives.

The Associate Provost will:

This role requires a balance of strategic leadership, operational expertise, and collaborative relationship-building across academic and administrative units. The Associate Provost will possess a keen understanding of the global education landscape and have demonstrated experience in creating and managing global programs, including fiscal oversight. This role collaborates closely with campus constituents including Enrollment Management, Student Affairs, Legal and Risk Management, the Provost's Cabinet and college leadership to ensure compliance and support for global initiatives.

Units that directly report to the Associate Provost are:

International travel is an essential component of the position based on institutional strategic priority and need.

The Office of Global Partnerships and International Education is dedicated to developing and increasing the international dimension of the UNCW campus. This is accomplished by fostering programs and services for international students; helping UNCW students to participate in education abroad programs; assisting UNCW faculty in their teaching, research, and scholarship abroad; developing and strengthening educational linkages with international partners so as to create opportunities for student, faculty, and staff exchanges; identifying and obtaining resources to further the internationalization of UNCW, and by enhancing and expanding international and global opportunities and resources on campus and in the surrounding community.

In today's collaborative, global, innovation age, an international education is an integral part of the pathway to global citizenship. To that end, UNCW is committed to developing global citizens who:
demonstrate knowledge of complexity and interconnectedness of environmental, socio-cultural, and geopolitical issues; communicate effectively within and among diverse cultural groups. (This includes verbal and non-verbal modes of communication.); and respect cultural differences and embrace common humanity.

To facilitate reaching the strategic goal of developing and graduating global citizens, UNCW offers study abroad programs for undergraduate and graduate students, nurtures international professional development on the part of the faculty, promotes a global curriculum, hosts international students studying at UNCW, and supports on-campus extra-curricular international programming.

Each member of the university community benefits from taking advantage of UNCW's global programming.

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state's coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking.

A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to- BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation's only bachelor's degree program focused on coastal engineering.

The university's efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of "Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity" institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.

UNCW does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of his or her race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents - except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. UNC Wilmington participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

PLEASE NOTE: This posting will close at 11:59PM (Eastern time) on the posted closing date. To receive full consideration, please be sure you have fully completed the entire application before you apply for this position. Applications must be submitted through the online application system prior to the posting close date to be considered.