"Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs"

Position Announcement

Utah Tech University seeks a dynamic, visionary, forward-thinking, student-centric, and community-minded Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs to help guide the institution into its next phase of growth and success. As an open, comprehensive polytechnic university, Utah Tech has experienced extraordinary momentum over the past decade, marked by robust program development, an ambitious and transformative building campaign, major enhancements to its strikingly beautiful campus, an award-winning branding initiative, dramatic increases in student enrollment, expanded philanthropic support, and commitment to a broad, comprehensive polytechnic mission. The next Provost will join a university on the rise, poised for continued innovation and impact.

Additional information regarding the Provost Search Process can be found here - Provost Search | Utah Tech University.

HOW TO APPLY

For full consideration, applications should be received by January 26, 2026.

Candidates should provide the following:

• Letter of interest addressing the experience and qualifications identified in the profile
• A curriculum vitae/resume
• Five professional references with email addresses and phone numbers provided (references will not be contacted without prior permission from the applicant)

Nominations and expressions of interest may be submitted to: utahtechprovost@academicsearch.org. Academic Search is assisting with this search. To access more information about this search, please visit https://www.academicsearch.org/open-searches-public/entry/24185/?search=24185

Nominators and prospective applicants may contact the executive search consultants for additional information:

Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., Senior Consultant
Gabriel.Esteban@academicsearch.org
Book time with Gabriel Esteban: Provost Utah Tech

Andrea Cowsert, Consultant
Andrea.Cowsert@academicsearch.org

Benefits

Click here to visit https://humanresources.utahtech.edu/employee-benefits/ to learn more about the wonderful benefits available to you as a Utah Tech employee!

Highlights from Utah Tech's benefits package include:

• 14.2% retirement contribution, paid 100% by the employer (no match required), vested on day 1 of full-time employment;
• Regular undergraduate tuition waiver (paid at 100%) for employee, spouse, and unmarried dependent children to take courses at Utah Tech;
• Full medical, dental, and vision plans, with low employee-paid premiums, that begins on day 1 of full-time employment;
• Flexible Spending Accounts or Health Savings Accounts available;
• Employer-paid basic life insurance & disability insurance coverage from day 1 of full-time employment;
• Generous staff leave accruals, plus 12 paid holidays per calendar year.