Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

The University of California, Santa Cruz seeks a bold, strategic,and collaborative leader to serve as the Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor (CPEVC). The CPEVC will serve as chiefacademic officer of the University and partner closely with Chancellor Cynthia Larive to guide one of the nation's mostdistinctive research universities through a period oftransformative opportunity and change.

Set within 2,000 acres of coastal redwood forest overlooking Monterey Bay, UC Santa Cruz is a top-tier public researchuniversity that combines academic excellence with a bold commitmentto access, sustainability, and social impact. With a totalenrollment of nearly 20,000 studentsapproximately 17,366undergraduates and 1,888 graduate students UC Santa Cruz is amember of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and holdsR1 status. The University boasts 650 Academic Senate faculty and200 lecturers, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 22: 1, fostering acollaborative and personalized learning environment. In fiscal year2024, UC Santa Cruz secured over $250 million in extramuralresearch funding, reflecting a dynamic research enterprise thatspans climate resilience, genomics, astrophysics, and socialjustice. The University's annual operating budget exceeds $1billion, with core funds supporting its mission of teaching,research, and public service. Guided by its strategic plan, Leadingthe Change, UC Santa Cruz is advancing student success,interdisciplinary innovation, and inclusive excellence. The next CPEVC will join a campus poised for transformative growth andimpact where curiosity meets purpose, and scholarship driveschange.

The next CPEVC will play a central role in shaping the future of UC Santa Cruz. This leader will drive the development and execution ofa strategic academic vision that reflects the University'sdistinctive values and positions it for long-term success. Theywill contribute to efforts to address budgetary challenges byguiding academic programs toward financial sustainability andmaking thoughtful, forward-looking decisions about resourceallocation. Building trust across the campus community will beessential through meaningful engagement with faculty, staff, andstudents, and a strong commitment to shared governance. The CPEV Cwill strengthen the campus climate by addressing the unique needsof faculty and staff, while enhancing student engagement andsupport. They will help further define UC Santa Cruz's researchidentity and elevate its impact through strategic investment. Atthe same time, they will cultivate a cohesive academic leadershipteam, foster a culture of collaboration and transparency, andensure alignment around shared goals that advance the University'smission.

The CPEVC must be an accomplished academic leader with national orinternational distinction as a scholar and educator, qualified forappointment as a tenured full professor at UC Santa Cruz. The rolerequires substantial experience in managing both academic programsand operations within a research university, includingcomprehensive academic planning, resource allocation, and fiscaloversight of large budgets. The successful candidate willdemonstrate the ability to lead and represent diverse academicunits, communicate effectively in a shared governance environment,and make and explain difficult decisions with transparency.Essential qualities include commitment to collaboration,inclusivity, and long-term institutional success, as well as provenskill in supervising senior personnel and fostering teamdevelopment. Preferred experience includes service at the dean orvice chancellor level, understanding of the complexities ofhigh-intensity research universities, and experience in graduateand undergraduate education, strategic planning, andfundraising.

All applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited.Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resumeand a letter of interest addressing the themes in the leadershipprofile, which can be found at wittkieffer.com.

Witt Kieffer is assisting UC Santa Cruz in this search. For fullconsideration, candidate materials should be received by January 8,2026. Application materials should be submitted using Witt Kieffer'scandidate portal.

Nominations and inquiries can be directed to Zachary A. Smith,Ph.D., Suzanne Teer, and Sarah Seavey at UCSC Provost@wittkieffer.com.

The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects topay for this position is $470,000 to $530,000. Please visitU Cnet tolearn about the benefits of working at UC.

Misconduct Disclosure Requirement

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts aconditional offer of employment will be required to disclose ifthey have been subject to any final administrative or judicialdecisions within the last seven years determining that theycommitted any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or arecurrently the subject of any administrative or disciplinaryproceedings involving misconduct; have left a position afterreceiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in anadministrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; orhave filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previousemployer.

"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governingconduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including,but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibitingsexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment,discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by theemployer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing someforms of misconduct:

• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• Abusive Conduct in the Workplace

  The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protectedveteran status or other protected categories covered by theUC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

  It is the policy of the University of California to undertakeaffirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts, consistent withits obligations as a Federal and State contractor.

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