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Montana State University

Vice Provost of Graduate Education and Director of the Graduate School

🇺🇸 Bozeman, MT

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Project Management

🗓️ December 2nd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Montana State University is hiring a Vice Provost of Graduate Education and Director of the Graduate School. This leadership role involves managing and administering graduate education, driving growth and transformation in graduate programs, and collaborating with academic departments and deans to enhance recruitment, retention, completion, and research integration in alignment with university priorities.

Highlights
  • Provide leadership, management, and administration of graduate education and serve as director of the Graduate School.
  • Lead initiatives to improve graduate student retention, increase enrollment, and support timely graduation at Master and Doctoral levels.
  • Collaborate with academic departments, college deans, and university leadership to advance graduate education and research integration.
  • Require an earned doctorate, an exemplary record of research, teaching, administrative experience, and qualification for tenure at full or associate professor rank.
  • Prefer broad administrative and scholarly experience in research university settings, supervision, and budget management.
  • Demonstrate strong communication skills, commitment to shared governance, and ability to lead transformational change.
  • Faculty tenure track position at full professor rank within the Graduate School department and Office of Academic Affairs division.
  • Salary commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications; benefits eligible; exempt from collective bargaining.
  • Position supports Montana State University’s land-grant mission and strategic priorities for continuous improvement and growth in graduate education.
  • Report directly to the Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs (Provost) with a start date from July 1, 2026.