Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

The Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (VPAA) reports directly to the Provost. The VPAA provides strategic leadership, fosters academic excellence, manages resources effectively, and ensures the programs under their purview align with the institution’s mission and the U.S. Coast Guard’s strategic priorities. The VPAA leads the Office of Student Success, supervises the Registrar’s Office, and oversees programs and activities that promote student success, enhance curriculum development and delivery, and ensures a robust and effective academic advising program. As such, the VPAA works closely with leaders within the academic division and across divisions to ensure effective holistic development of future Coast Guard officers.

The selectee will receive an appointment as an academic faculty member at the Coast Guard Academy and assignment as Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. The selectee is expected to serve as a Vice Provost for a period of up to five years and may be renewed. At the conclusion of service as Vice Provost, the selectee may move into a faculty position in a department aligned with the individual’s qualifications and discipline. A selectee that possesses at hire academic credentials befitting an appointment as tenured Full Professor, or equivalent professional experience is highly desired.

• Lead the Office of Student Success including the registrar’s office, learning centers, the academic advising program, the academic integrity program, and academic support services.
• Hire personnel and engage with stakeholders who support the Office of Student Success.
• Ensure alignment of the curriculum, including the core curriculum, across the Division, Schools, and Departments.
• Direct all summer academic programing including academic placement and learning activities for incoming 4/c (freshman) cadets, and the academic summer term for rising 3/c (sophomore) cadets.
• Coordinate with the Cadet, Admissions, and Athletics Divisions to ensure academic policies and practices are integrated across the institution.
• Supervise the Registrar and Registrar’s Staff, the Director of the Hewitt Writing and Reading Center (HWRC), and HWRC mentors classified as non-appropriated employees.
• Direct the activity of faculty members in collateral positions related to student success, including the Director of Academic Advising, the chair of the 4/c (freshman) Course Coordinators Committee, the Academic Honor Officer, and directors of academic support services.
• Oversee program assessment and manage budgets and contracts for the Office of Student Success.
• Provide expertise and support to Academic Deans, Program Chairs, the Faculty Senate, and other faculty members on matters relating to student support/ enrichment, academic review, and the curriculum.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Provost, to include serving as a member of the Provost’s Executive Team, the Provost’s Council, the Academic Review Board, and other committees and working groups as directed.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctorate from an accredited institution in a field relevant to academic programs or departments at USCGA.
• Demonstrated academic leadership experience at an accredited higher education institution, with a successful record of progressive responsibility in areas directly related to the portfolio of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs as described above.
• Strong commitment to public service, undergraduate education, and the development of future leaders.
• Evidence of alignment with U.S. Coast Guard Core Values of honor, respect, and devotion to duty.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A distinguished record of achievement in teaching, research, and service that merits appointment as a tenured Full Professor in one of the Academy’s academic departments or programs.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and a record of successful engagement across offices and programs in an academic environment. This includes experience coordinating intervention strategies to ensure student success and resilience.
• Experience developing and overseeing academic support/enrichment, curricula, and academic registration functions.
• Familiarity with and experience in assessment and improvement.
• A demonstrated ability to adapt to unique educational environments such as exists at a small service academy.
• Demonstrated engagement in relevant professional societies and scholarship/ professional development relevant to VPAA duties.

Applications and inquiries can be sent to CGAViceProvost@uscga.edu. Interested candidates should include, as separate documents, a curriculum vitae and a letter of interest explaining how they meet the qualifications above.

Finalists for the position will be required to provide proof of their educational qualifications, such as unofficial transcripts. Applicants may submit this with their application. If tentatively selected for this position, the selectee must submit official transcripts to the Human Resources office prior to receiving a firm offer of employment. Finalists will also be required to provide contact information for five professional references.

Review of applications will begin on February 28^th, 2026 and continue until the position is filled.

This is a full-time, permanent appointment as an excepted service supervisory faculty member on a 12-month work schedule, the first two years of which may be a trial period. The selectee is expected to work on campus at the Coast Guard Academy. Telework opportunities are very limited. Remote work is not permissible. Anticipated salary is from $169,979 – $209,600, commensurate with experience and qualifications, and set in accordance with federal pay scales.

Military members interested in fulfilling the position as a civilian if selected must have submitted a request for voluntary resignation or retirement (which they may later seek to defer or withdraw if not selected). Absent an expressed interest to retire or separate, military members will remain a uniformed officer if selected.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management must authorize employment offers for former or current Political Appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information.

This position is open to U.S. citizens and non-citizens. Non-citizens must provide evidence that they are eligible for appointment to this position on the date they submitted their application and that they will remain eligible to meet all conditions of the appointment. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy cannot sponsor visas. The Department of Homeland Security uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about your rights and responsibilities at E-Verify.

The Coast Guard Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Department of Homeland Security offers an attractive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Relocation expenses, if permitted, will be paid in accordance with governing regulations. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.

If you are selected for this position, a determination of your suitability for Federal employment will be made. All selectees are subject to an investigation as a condition of placement into this position, which may include a credit check. The tentative selectee will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment, OF-306 at the time a tentative job offer is made.  At the time of appointment, the selectee will be required to update the OF-306. Certain responses on the form could result in disqualification for appointment based on suitability determinations.

If you need reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please call 860-444-8508. Decisions about accommodations will be made on a case-by-case basis. For more information, please visit DHS Program of Reasonable Accommodation.

Veterans and active duty members may seek veterans’ preference. Veterans’ preference will not be granted if the appropriate documentation is not submitted with your application.

1. Veterans claiming 5-point veterans’ preference must submit legible Member 4 Copy DD214(s) indicating Character of Service.
2. 30% Disabled Veterans must submit their Member 4 Copy DD-214(s), which includes Character of Service, a fully completed SF-15, and VA Disability Letter with percentage of disability OR documentation of disability determination from a branch of the Armed Forces which reflects a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.
3. Other 10-point Preference Eligibles must submit applicable Member 4 Copy DD-214(s), which includes Character of Service, a fully completed SF-15, and all required documentation described on the back of the SF-15 which proves that you are entitled to such preference.
4. If you are a current active-duty military member who does not have a DD214 and are claiming preference under the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act, you must submit certification from the Armed Forces indicating that you will be discharged or released under honorable conditions from active duty within 120 days from the date on the certification document. Certifications must be on letterhead from the appropriate military branch and include the following information: military dates of service and expected discharge or release date, character of service, military rank, type of discharge and date when terminal leave will begin. Certifications must be signed by, or by direction of military members’ military personnel offices, unit commanders or higher headquarters.