Vice Provost, Teaching & Learning

Role Overview: Vice Provost, Teaching & Learning

The Vice-Provost will lead institutional initiatives and academic development aimed at advancing pedagogy in the classroom for students and faculty. This role is crucial for supporting faculty educational development and fostering a culture of action-oriented innovation and continuous improvement in dynamic times.

Working collaboratively with academic leaders, instructors, and support staff, the successful candidate will enhance the student learning experience through the implementation of high-impact educational practices, reward and recognition of teaching, drive initiatives that enhance the scholarship of teaching and learning and through quality enhancement efforts transform AKU (Aga Khan University) as the university of choice for the next generation of learners in East Africa and Pakistan, with a particular emphasis on leveraging digital technologies including the ethical integration of AI in Education.

Requirements and Qualifications

Candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Educational Credentials: Hold a doctoral degree with credentials that qualify them for a tenured appointment at the rank of full Professor or Teaching Professor.
• Leadership Experience: Possess proven leadership experience in advancing teaching and learning priorities at an institutional level.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Demonstrate the ability to engage a broad range of stakeholders, including students, faculty, researchers, and the wider community, to support transformative and impactful pedagogical innovation.
• Operational Capacity: Have the capacity to operationalize new initiatives with clear direction and outcomes.
• Change Management: Be highly accomplished at both recognizing, inspiring, and managing change, with a demonstrated commitment to using evidence-based approaches to guide transformation in higher education teaching and learning.
• Expertise and Commitment: Exhibit a strong commitment to wellbeing, employee engagement & belonging along with expertise in instructional innovation and learning assessment.