Associate Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Labor Relations

🇺🇸 Kingston, RI 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $155K - $175K 💻 Other 🗓️ January 16th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Rhode Island is hiring an Associate Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Labor Relations. The role directs academic personnel and labor relations for the Office of the Provost, collaborating with Deans on faculty recruitment, overseeing sabbaticals, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and managing related grievance procedures.

Highlights

Lead academic personnel and labor relations issues for the Office of the Provost.
Collaborate with Deans on faculty recruitment, hiring, sabbatical approvals, and retention matters.
Represent the Provost's Office in collective bargaining with faculty, part-time faculty, and graduate assistant unions.
Administer collective bargaining agreements including discipline and grievance processes.
Track and analyze faculty and academic personnel data in coordination with Institutional Research.
Use personal computers and software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe, and electronic databases.
Require a master's degree or higher and at least seven years of labor relations experience, including contract administration and grievance handling.
Must have knowledge of collective bargaining and labor relations within higher education.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to interpret institutional policies.
Salary range anticipated between $155,000 and $175,000 per year.