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The University of Kentucky is seeking an associate provost for faculty advancement. The associate provost for faculty advancement is a significant administrative position within the Office of the Provost and is involved in developing and operationalizing university policies which affect the entire faculty life cycle and providing leadership for faculty development and success across the institution. 

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Search Update

After an extensive search for a new associate provost for faculty advancement at the University of Kentucky, three nitial finalists will participate in campus forums and meetings. The outstanding finalists represent a wide pool of candidates and will be engaging with the community in several ways. 

After the forums, UK community members will have the opportunity to submit feedback through a webform on the search webpage. Names and CVs of finalists will be made available only to the UK community 24 hours prior to their first meeting on campus on the search website. Click HERE for candidate and forum information. NOTE: To access this information, individuals must have a linkblue ID and password.

Search Advisory Committee

Chair:   
  • Jana Jasinski — vice provost​​​​, Office of the Provost
Members:   
  • Jay Blanton — associate vice president and chief communications officer, Office of the Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration
  • Susan Cantrell — director, Transdisciplinary Educational approaches to advance Kentucky (TEK)
  • Trey Conatser — director, Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT)
  • Angela Dearinger — executive vice dean, College of Medicine
  • Marcy Deaton — senior associate general counsel, Office of Legal Counsel
  • James Frazier — associate vice president for administration, Office of the Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration
  • Brandi Frisby — associate provost for academic affairs, Office of the Provost
  • Jennifer Greer — dean, College of Communication and Information
  • Simon Sheather — dean, Gatton College of Business and Economics
  • Nicholas “Nick” Teets — associate professor, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment; Faculty Senate Representative