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Location: EAST LANSING, Michigan
The AVPUOE liaises, facilitates, and enhances the engaged research, scholarship, and learning of faculty, staff, and students across the University who partner with external communities to create societal impact. While the primary responsibility for fulfilling the University's commitment to outreach and engagement lies with the individual colleges/departments/schools, the AVPUOE encourages and supports those efforts within the University by:
Supporting and advancing outreach and engagement work that includes all fields, disciplines, communities, and social identities.
In conjunction with the VPUOE, supervises University Outreach and Engagement units as well as giving priority to workflow and reassigning projects within units as volume and urgency require.
Facilitating partnerships and dialogue centered on outreach and engagement with MSU vice provosts, deans, and unit directors.
Assisting in securing internal and external resources to support outreach and engagement activities at MSU.
Providing leadership on university-wide strategic initiatives such as the university DEI plan for external engagement, pre-college activities, the Carnegie Engagement Classification, and other designations and recognitions.
Providing leadership on developing and implementing evaluative tools for assessing engaged research and scholarship for faculty promotion and tenure, post-tenure review, and annual reports.
Providing leadership on recognizing outreach and engagement in promotion across different faculty and staff classifications
Implementing innovative approaches that involve students in outreach and engagement to increase community partner impact and enhance the student experience
Represents UOE in meetings and events in the absence of the VPUOE.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required DegreeMasters -in a relevant degree disciplinary area
Desired DegreeDoctorate -in a relevant degree disciplinary ara
Minimum Requirements
Master's Degree in relevant disciplinary area.
Knowledge of the precepts and practices of community-engaged scholarship.
Experience collaborating across disciplines and campus constituencies.
Experience in strategic planning, program building in a higher education setting.
Demonstrated record of inclusive leadership and creating an inclusive work environment.
Demonstrated commitment to advancing equity, inclusiveness, and cultural richness in the outreach and engagement environment.
Demonstrated record of effective supervision of people and management of programs.
Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
Experience developing, monitoring, and reporting on strategic goals, objectives, and metrics.
Doctorate -Ph.D., Ed.D. or other related terminal degree
Minimum of 10 years of experience at a public or private university.
Strong record of publication, training, or consultation in engaged research and scholarship.
In-depth knowledge of administrative and academic structures, policies, and procedures at Michigan State University.
Experience with the national or international higher education networks of engaged scholarship, engaged learning, or broader impacts.
Required Application Materials
Resume/CV
Cover Letter or letter or interest inclusive of a statement detailing how your past and future work will contribute to advancing MSU commitment to Outreach and Engagement.
Name and contact information for three professional references
Review of Applications Begins On09/30/2024
Remote Work StatementMSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.
Websitewww.engage.msu.edu
Department StatementThe Office of University Outreach and Engagement facilitates university-wide efforts to create an ecosystem of engagement by supporting the engaged activities of faculty, staff, and students; fostering public access to university expertise and resources; and by advocating for exemplary engaged scholarship, nationally and internationally. In all of its work, UOE emphasizes university-community partnerships that are collaborative, participatory, empowering, systemic, transformative, and anchored in scholarship.
MSU Statement
Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.
Advertised: Aug 19, 2024 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: Aug 19, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
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