Berklee invites applications and nominations for the Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, Provost. This executive-level leadership role is based in Boston and will report directly to the President. Collaborating with colleagues in the Institution and across Berklee, the Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, Provost (Provost) will provide vision, strategic and operational leadership, and oversight of the areas outlined below.

The Provost will partner with President Jim Lucchese and other senior administrators to build upon Berklee’s significant strengths in curricular and programmatic innovation, enhancing the unique value of a Berklee education through the continued promotion of artistic excellence, globalization of programs, and integration of professionalizing experiences that can enable Berklee graduates to thrive now and in the future.

The Provost oversees the work of senior academic administrators, including the vice president and executive director of Berklee College of Music, the vice provost, the executive director of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, the executive director of Berklee NYC, the executive director of Berklee Valencia and a Senior Project Manager, and will work collaboratively with leadership and the larger Berklee community.  The Office of Academic Affairs supports a large staff, including the vice provost for academic affairs, vice presidents, associate and assistant vice presidents, deans, chairs, and technology and administrative support staff. As the chief academic officer for Berklee, the Provost is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the president’s vision across each of Berklee’s degree-granting units, ensuring academic standards, and maintaining alignment of Berklee’s curricular offerings with the institution’s overall strategic plan. The Provost will also lead continuing efforts to develop and maintain a diverse and distinguished faculty body, and to grow and strengthen the deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusivity at all levels of the institution. Working with leadership, faculty, staff, and students, the Provost will identify and implement initiatives that further strengthen Berklee’s ability to serve as a national and international resource for research and the generation of new ideas, standards, and constructs across the arts, higher education, and industry.

For this role, Berklee is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking educator and leader with a strong record of accomplishment in academic administration, overseeing schools and programs in music, theater, dance, and/or the arts; business and entrepreneurship; creative industries; or other relevant fields. The successful candidate will have experience leading change and be both a strategic and innovative thinker, able to demonstrate the effective design and implementation of new programmatic offerings and initiatives. A strong ability to engage in and promote administrative practices that further Berklee’s educational mission through collegiality, cooperation, and collaboration is essential, as has a deep understanding of and commitment to the success of Berklee’s community of diverse faculty, staff, and students in a rapidly shifting global arts landscape driven by a steady stream of new and emerging creative and information technologies.

All applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV/resume and a letter of interest.

WittKieffer is assisting Berklee College of Music in this search. Review of applications will be done on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Applications, nominations, and inquiries can be directed to:

Melody Rose, Ph.D., Alejandra Gillette-Teran, and Maya Holt-Brockenbrough, Ph.D.

BerkleeMusicProvost@wittkieffer.com

 Berklee expects to pay the successful candidate in the range of $385,000 to $425,000.

 Berklee is deeply committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic which may be specified by law or institutional policy. For more on Berklee’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, please see the Diversity Values Statement and visit Human Resources or the Office for Diversity and Inclusion.