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University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer (Open to UNL Only)

🇺🇸 Lincoln, NE

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Other

🗓️ August 22nd, 2025

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln is hiring an Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer. This leader will drive academic excellence by overseeing undergraduate education, graduate mentoring, faculty development, resource allocation, strategic planning, and developing innovative academic initiatives.

Highlights
  • Lead academic functions including undergraduate teaching, creative activities, graduate mentoring, and faculty promotion and tenure.
  • Manage resource allocation and strategic planning to foster academic excellence.
  • Develop innovative academic initiatives recognized as unique campus strengths.
  • Must have a record of outstanding scholarship and teaching with full professor rank and tenure at UNL.
  • Require demonstrated strong collaborative academic management, creative strategic thinking, sound judgment, and decision-making ability.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and ability to inspire and engage faculty, staff, and students is essential.
  • Advocate for the public service mission of a 21st century leading Land-Grant university.
  • Position requires a criminal history background check.
  • This is a full-time academic administrative role within the Office of the Chancellor.
  • Applicants must submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and list of three professional references.

Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer (Open to UNL Only) Full Description

Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer (Open to UNL Only)
Please see Special Instructions for more details.
Click "Apply for this Job" and complete the faculty/academic information form. Attach the following required documents:
  1. Letter of interest.
  2. Curriculum vitae.
  3. List of three professional references.

Working Title  | Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer (Open to UNL Only)
Department  | Office of the Chancellor-50000081
Requisition Number  | F_250067
Posting Open Date  | 08/08/2025
Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date)  | 08/22/2025
Posting Close Date  | 08/25/2025
Open Until Filled  | No

Description of Work  | The Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer is the academic leader for the campus with the mission of achieving excellence across all parameters. The EVC will assure pursuit of excellence through oversight of undergraduate teaching and learning; creative activities and pursuits, graduate mentoring, faculty development, promotion and tenure; resource allocation; strategic planning; and by developing innovative academic initiatives that will be recognized as unique signature strengths.

As an EO/AA employer, the University of Nebraska considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See https://equity.unl.edu/notice-nondiscrimination/.

Minimum Required Qualifications  | A record of outstanding scholarship and teaching with full professor rank and tenure in one of UNL’s academic departments. An administrative record at a relevant institution that demonstrates strong collaborative academic management experience, creative and strategic thinking, sound judgment, excellent analytic skills, and the ability and courage to make difficult but informed decisions. Excellent listening, communications, and interpersonal skills with an ability to inspire, energize, and engage faculty, staff, and students toward a vision that embraces innovation in research, creative activity, teaching and student success. The ability to understand the needs of a comprehensive public research university and will be prepared to advocate for the public service mission as defined by a 21st century-leading Land-Grant institution.

Preferred Qualifications  |
Work Location (City, State)  | Lincoln, NE
Pre-Placement Driving Record Review Required  |
Criminal History Background Check Required  | Yes
Posted Salary  |
How to Apply  | Click “Apply for this Job” and complete the faculty/academic information form. Attach the following required documents: Letter of interest. Curriculum vitae. List of three professional references.
For questions or accommodations related to this position contact  | Renee Hagerman, rhagerman1@unl.edu, 472-0298
Job Category  |
Job Category (old)  | Academic Administrative
Job Type  | Full-Time
Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding?  | No
If Temporary, indicate end date  |
Planned Hire Date  | 09/01/2025
Appointment End Date  | 12/31/9999
Organizational Location  | Default Location
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Required Documents
  1. Letter of Interest
  2. Curriculum Vitae
  3. List of References
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