Chancellor

University of Arkansas System

Forrest City, Arkansas, US
Commensurate with education + experience; not spec...
Chief executive officer
External representative of the institution
Academic, financial, student, and administrative dimensions
The Chancellor is the chief executive officer and external representative of the institution and is responsible to the President of the University of Arkansas System

Job Summary

  • The Chancellor is the chief executive officer and external representative of the institution and is responsible to the President of the University of Arkansas System.
  • The Chancellor exercises broad responsibilities for all aspects of the academic, financial, student, and administrative dimensions of institutional operations, initiatives, community engagement and outcomes to ensure that UA-EACC attains the mandates of its mission and is guided by its vision.
  • The University of Arkansas System has developed a tradition of excellence that includes the state’s 1871 flagship, land-grant research university; Arkansas’s premier institution for medical education, treatment and research; a major metropolitan university; an 1890 land-grant university; two regional universities serving southern and western Arkansas; five community colleges; two schools of law; a presidential school; a residential math and science high school; a 100 percent-online university and divisions of agriculture, archeology and criminal justice.

Matching Summary

The Chancellor is the chief executive officer and external representative of the institution and is responsible to the President of the University of Arkansas System.

Salary

Commensurate with education and experience; Not specified; Benefits Eligible

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Chief executive officer
  • External representative of the institution
  • Academic, financial, student, and administrative dimensions
  • Community engagement and outcomes
  • Leadership in academic environment
  • Senior experience in higher education administration

Nice-to-have

  • Courage to innovate
  • Commitment to students, faculty, employees
  • Foster an environment of access
  • Strategic thinker
  • Fiscal responsibility
  • Forward-thinking leader
  • Student-focused leader
  • Consensus builder
  • Team approach
  • Personable, caring, congenial sense of humor

Key Requirements

  • Master's degree required
  • Earned doctoral degree preferred
  • Demonstrated leadership skills
  • Senior experience in administration
  • Proof of legal authority to work in the United States

Work Rights

Proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment

Tailored Resume

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