Associate Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Labor Relations

🇺🇸 Kingston, RI 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $155K - $175K 💻 Human Resources 🗓️ March 18th, 2026

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University of Rhode Island is hiring an Associate Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Labor Relations. This role leads the Office of the Provost on faculty hiring, sabbatical management, and labor relations, including collective bargaining and administering agreements for faculty and graduate assistants.

Highlights

Lead academic personnel and labor relations issues for the Office of the Provost.
Oversee faculty recruitment, hiring, sabbatical review, and retention strategies.
Represent the university in collective bargaining and contract administration with faculty unions.
Manage discipline, grievance procedures, and build relationships with union officials.
Track faculty-related data in collaboration with Institutional Research.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe, databases, and spreadsheets required.
Requires a Master’s degree or higher and at least seven years of labor relations experience.
Must have knowledge of collective bargaining and labor relations issues in higher education.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential.
Salary range: $155,000 - $175,000 annually.