Campus

OSU-Institute of Technology

Contact Name & Email

Dr. Richie Roberts, richie.roberts@okstate.edu

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, 7:30am-4:30pm with occasional evenings and weekends.

Appointment Length

Regular Continuous/Until Further Notice

Hiring Range

Commensurate with education and experience

Priority Application Date

While applications will be accepted until a successful candidate has been hired, interested parties are encouraged to submit their materials by 2026-12-18 to ensure full consideration.

Special Instructions to Applicants

For full consideration, please include a resume, cover letter and contact information for three professional references.

About this Position

GENERAL SUMMARY: 

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (OSUIT) is seeking an individual who can lead key institutional initiatives related to instruction including technology and partnerships, accreditation, and student success to serve as the Assistant Vice President of Instruction, Accreditation, and Student Success. The Assistant Vice President will serve as one of the Provost’s strategic liaisons with the university and the communities we serve, cultivating and maintaining strong relationships to ensure partnerships are documented to meet accreditation standards. The Assistant Vice President will be responsible for the strategic oversight and operational execution of assessment and accreditation functions that support student success at OSUIT.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Minium of a master’s degree from an accredited college or university; doctorate preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum of five years of full-time higher education teaching experience, with a preference for teaching in multiple modalities including in person, online, and hybrid.
• Relevant, successful administrative leadership experience (e.g., department head, dean, or equivalent).
• Record of experience with program accreditation and assessment.
• Record of experience leading student success and concurrent initiatives.
• Record of experience in developing and executing agreements with university partners including school districts and other universities.
• Record of experience in the design and implementation of instructional technology across all modalities.
• Record of experience supporting or administering Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) programs.
• Additional post-secondary education beyond requirements may substitute for years of required experience.

Certifications, Registrations, and/or Licenses:

• Valid Oklahoma driver’s license.

Skills, Proficiencies, and/or Knowledge:

Skills and Abilities:

• Proven leadership, strategic planning, and project management skills with an exceptional ability to analyze, plan, coordinate, articulate, and execute complex projects and initiatives.
• Provides vision, leadership, and operational oversight for the integration of technology into curriculum and instructional approaches.
• Outstanding organizational, problem-solving, management, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with a demonstrated ability to articulate matters of complexity and nuance to multiple and varied audiences in both planned and extemporaneous situations.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead, coordinate, manage and motivate diverse, high-performing teams.
• Understand the complexities of university academic programming, assessment, accreditation, and higher education compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise judgment, discretion, and sensitivity to confidentiality.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities imposed by frequent deadlines, peak workloads, and public/student contact.
• Passion for assisting customers and representing the OSU brand with positivity and professionalism.
• Demonstrated history of ethical and professional behavior.

Communication Skills:

• Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively recognize and resolve conflict.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in finalizing MOUs or articulation agreements between higher education and other partners.
• Successful experience in accreditation.
• Successful experience with SARA compliance and distance education regulations.
• Successful experience in leading the development and implementation of instructional technology strategies to enhance instruction.
• Successful experience in student success initiatives that lead to increased persistence and graduation rates.
• Successful experience in evaluating prior learning credits, including transfer, military, or experiential learning.
• Record of successful higher education teaching and administrative experience.

Working Conditions:

• Must be able to work a flexible schedule to include some evenings and weekends.
• Travel required.
• Work will be performed in an office environment with a significant amount of public contact, in person, by telephone, via email, and various communication platforms.

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Physical Requirements:

• Duties require extended periods of sitting, talking, and listening.
• Duties require extensive use of computers, telephone, and other office equipment.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.