"Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs"

Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs

Long Island University
Brooklyn, NY

Long Island University (LIU), a nationally ranked institution recognized for innovative programs and cutting-edge research, seeks a data-driven, collaborative leader with a strong commitment to student success and faculty and staff development to serve as its Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (AVPAA). Reporting to the Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA), the AVPAA will provide strategic leadership for academic functions and foster collaboration across academic departments and units on the LIU Brooklyn campus.

Founded in 1926, LIU is a vibrant and ambitious institution that continues to redefine higher education through providing excellence in teaching, research opportunities, and high impact experiential learning in a global context designed to prepare students personally, intellectually, and professionally for meaningful careers and lives. LIU offers over 230 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs, educating nearly 16,000 students each year. The university cultivates academic, professional, artistic, and co-curricular opportunities.

LIU is on a bold trajectory to become a nationally recognized, globally engaged, teaching and research university. From 2019 to 2021 research expenditures at LIU grew from $2.4M to $14M and in 2022 LIU was awarded the Carnegie Classification as an R2 “High Research Activity” doctoral institution. Over the last five years, LIU has introduced a range of inventive academic initiatives including The College of Veterinary Medicine, The Roc Nation School of Music, Sports, & Entertainment, The Roosevelt School, The College of Science, and The School of Film and Digital Media.

Over the last 11 years, the endowment has quadrupled from $99.6 million in 2014 to over $500 million as of August 31, 2025. Since 2014, LIU has continued to honor its pledge of affordable tuition with annual tuition rate increases of two percent or less. Average national and regional tuition rate increases were roughly double that during this timeframe. As a result, LIU tuition and fees are as much as 35 percent less than its regional peers.

The AVPAA will play a pivotal role on the Brooklyn campus, collaborating with their Post campus counterpart and the VPAA to advance the LIU 2030 Strategic Plan, which emphasizes academic excellence, innovation, sustainability, fiscal strength, and distinctive student experiences. Serving as the key connector on the Brooklyn campus, the AVPAA will ensure alignment of mission, processes, and procedures. The AVPAA will work with the deans to strengthen LIU’s academic and research portfolio, oversee operations, guide accreditation and policy compliance, and foster student success and enrollment growth. The AVPAA will also champion innovative processes and technology, support data-informed decision-making, manage resources responsibly, and ensure implementation of school-specific strategic plans that meet or exceed accreditation requirements.

Long Island University has retained the national executive search firm Isaacson, Miller to assist in this important recruitment. The target salary for this role is $125,000 - $150,000 and will be commensurate with experience. Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with cover letters should be sent via the Isaacson, Miller website for the search: https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/long-island-university/assistant-vice-president-academic-affairs

Dan Rodas, Partner
Liz Braun, Managing Associate
Steph Simon, Senior Associate
Seema Khan, Senior Search Coordinator
Isaacson, Miller