Provost at Colorado School of Mines

7 days ago

Golden, Colorado, United States Colorado School of Mines Full time
About the Opportunity

Colorado School of Mines (Mines) invites applications and nominations for its next Provost - its senior leader responsible for shaping the faculty, students, and academic programs so that Mines continues to excel in its mission of educating, innovating, and inspiring to produce the talent, knowledge, and innovations that industry and society need for prosperity.

The Context

Mines is currently celebrating 150 years of impact on the world. With this historic point in the university's history in mind, the university embarked on its aggressive strategic plan and associated Campaign for. The actions and investments made under this plan have been focused on positioning Mines for success in what was anticipated to be a highly disruptive and much more competitive future for higher education.

The Next Provost

The next Provost will need to be an innovative, agile, and effective leader who can successfully conceive and drive initiatives that are strategically important to Mines' future. Consistent with the discussion above, some of those will have to address the following:

  • Growing the number of non-thesis master's and certificate students enrolled at Mines
  • Increasing the number of qualified applicants at all degree levels and from all backgrounds, so that Mines' student population is reflective of the population it serves,
  • Improving student success metrics (e.g., retention, persistence, time to graduation, student debt, career outcomes)
  • Shaping the faculty and its expertise to deliver on Mines education mission, position the university to pursue and lead research and innovation in key areas that are important to industry and society, and advance Mines on its path to differentiation and distinction.
  • Adjusting to disruptors (e.g., AI) in a way that furthers Mines mission and differentiation
  • Ensuring equitable contributions from all faculty to Mines' mission, and cost-effective use of all other resources dedicated to Mines' education, discovery, and innovation efforts
  • Pursuing opportunities for revenue generation from non-tuition sources
  • Exploring and testing options for more scalable and effective learning
  • Building the bench of academic leaders at Mines
  • Promoting excellence
About the University

Located in the historic small town of Golden, at the mouth of Clear Creek Canyon in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains just 13 miles west of Denver, Colorado School of Mines has been a state institution since 1874 before Colorado attained statehood, making it the oldest public institution of higher education in the state.

About the Application Process

Mines welcomes all qualified candidates to apply. It is the intent of Mines to comply with the applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, and their implementation rules and regulations, in support of equal opportunities for qualified applicants with disabilities to promote diversity and inclusion at Mines.

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