Associate Provost

Associate Provost

Salary

$107,800.00 - $113,800.00 Annually

Location

Snow College - Ephraim, UT

Job Type

College President

Job Number

00650

VP Organization

Academic Affairs

Department

Academic Affairs

Opening Date

06/10/2026

Closing Date

Continuous

• Description
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Description

The Snow College Office of Academic Affairs seeks a strategic and visionary leader who has the desire and expertise to continue the development of a strong online program that is highly personalized and supportive and marked by quality, student success, flexibility, and individualized support. As the Associate Provost for Innovation, Online Education, and Faculty Development, this individual will work directly with faculty to develop courses in a variety of modalities, certificates, pathways, and degrees that lead to workforce and/or transfer.

The Associate Provost (AP) oversees three main areas at Snow College: Instruction and Assessment, Academic Innovation, and Student Success.

The Associate Provost of Innovation, Online, and Faculty Development reports to the Provost and oversees academic innovation, online education, concurrent enrollment, the testing center, and the Teaching and Learning Center. The AP ensures quality across teaching mediums and modalities, ensures student success in the various modalities, and collaborates with student support services to provide impactful interventions and support that increase student success. The AP provides regular reports on growth, persistence, and retention in online modalities, as well as reports that validate the impact of student support measures. The AP also collaborates with the faculty development team and the academic leadership team in developing faculty development opportunities that focus on engaged learning, inclusive pedagogies, and student success.

The AP will be a member of the Academic Affairs leadership team. With a primary focus on student success, together they will work to promote the effective interrelationship of instructional support, faculty development, academic programs and curriculum, academic initiatives, academic innovation, access, and completion.

Qualifications

• Masters degree required; PhD preferred
• Strong background in academic excellence
• Service as a faculty member at an accredited institution of higher education
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive professional experience in higher education
• Experience leading change
• Ability to analyze and interpret data and prepare useable information and reports for various stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple, complex projects; strong ability to multi-task and continually prioritize changing tasks and deliverables
• A solid understanding of, and commitment to, academic freedom
• Demonstrated leadership and team management experience
• Experience in assessment and strategic planning at a department or division level
• Strong commitment to a collegial environment
• Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the college community

Major Responsibilities/Duties

Essential Functions, Major Duties, and/or Accountabilities:

The duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following functions. Responsibilities are not listed in any particular order of importance or significance:

• Create a long-term vision, strategy, and strategic plan for online education
• Guide the development and integration of new online learning certificates and degrees in academic programs
• Develop, communicate, and implement, along with stakeholders, a mission-consistent vision and strategic plan for online learning
• Cultivate unity among relevant stakeholders
• Develop and support innovative academic opportunities
• In collaboration with the Teaching and Learning Center and the office of academic affairs, facilitate professional development opportunities for faculty
• Analyze workforce development data to identify programs for development in the online modality
• Oversee Concurrent Enrollment and Early College strategies
• Oversee prior learning assessment (PLA) policies and assessment at the institution
• Develop onboarding and development opportunities for new and adjunct faculty
• Oversee annual new faculty training
• Serve on the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) Transfer Council and other statewide committees as needed
• Ensure programs are meeting the needs of learners
• Foster unity and collaboration among faculty and staff.
• Contribute to NC-SARA accreditation
• Work with academic and administrative leaders to provide senior-level support for college-level initiatives and innovation, as requested, and serve on assigned internal and external committees and task forces
• Continue and expand the unified approach of quality for online courses established at the institution
• Participate in Deans Council, Academic Affairs staff meetings, and Faculty Senate meetings as appropriate.
• Ability to adapt and lead with innovation to emerging needs as the national/international field of higher education evolves
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Provost

Additional Information

This position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to the position.

Please include the following:

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Transcripts

Applications received by 11:59 PM on August 1, 2026, will be eligible for review by the hiring committee. Applications received after that date may not be reviewed by the hiring committee unless deemed appropriate by the college administration.

Initial screening is based on the responses to the online submitted application, as well as your redacted resume, curriculum vitae (CV), cover letter and teaching philosophy statement. Transcripts or any other submitted material will not be considered during initial screening.

Snow College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator.

With campuses in both Ephraim and Richfield, Snow College offers programs and courses that are highly interactive and are designed to reach a broad spectrum of students: high school students desiring college courses, traditional on-campus students, technical education students, online students, non-traditional students who wish to start or complete a degree. Snow is committed to the success and positive experience of every one of these students.

Snow College is a two-year public college, and in January 2020, The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked Snow College #1 in the nation for student success in two-year colleges. Located in the heart of Utah, at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, Snow College is one of the oldest comprehensive two-year college in the Western United States.

The College was established in 1888; excellence continues to be the hallmark of all our work and activities. We are the preferred choice of approximately 6,000 students, with 600 students attending the Richfield campus, who want a small College experience filled with a variety of many different activities, events, and performances. With campuses located in Ephraim, Richfield, and online, students complete degrees in Associate of Arts, Science, or Applied Science with numerous specialized, short-term technical training certificates and diplomas including a few Bachelor's degrees. To learn more about Snow College, please visit our website or brochure.

Benefits:

Snow College offers benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, retirement, and more.

Below is an estimate of the benefits you would receive according to the salary listed in the example:

Salary:Total Benefits(based on a family plan, including retirement, life insurance, FICA, disability etc.):$107,800$45,818

To find out the most current information on benefits offered by Snow College to full-time employees, please visit our benefit informational pages online.

To find out the most current information on benefits offered by Snow College to full-time employees, please visit our benefits summary page.

Employer Snow College

Address 150 College Avenue

Ephraim, Utah, 84627

Phone 435-283-7044

Website http://www.snow.edu