REQUIRED:
- Strong evidence of a collaborative, participatory, and consensus-based leadership style.
- Experience working with and communicating effectively with employees and clients/students/stakeholders from a wide variety of backgrounds or diverse populations. 
- Successful senior-level administrative experience.

STRONGLY PREFERRED:
- Experience teaching in a community college or four-year academic institution.
- Experience facilitating the use of innovative educational technologies and in promoting quality online, hybrid, blended and face-to-face learning.
- Experience developing and implementing career and technical education pathways, including working with community, business and K-12 education partners.
- Experience managing large, complex budgets.
- Experience in a shared governance and collective bargaining environment.
- Experience managing and maintaining facilities including risk management and/or emergency preparedness.
- Experience working collaboratively within a team setting.

PREFERRED:
- Experience working in or with the maritime industry.
- Experience working with populations typically under-represented in higher education, including students who are the first in their families to pursue higher education, non-traditional students (i.e. remote students or non-traditional age students), Alaska Native peoples, and/or other diverse populations.
- Successful track record of securing and managing external funding through grant writing, developing partnerships and/or philanthropy and fundraising.
- Demonstrated skills in communicating effectively in public speaking contexts.
- Experience with program development and review, assessment, and accreditation processes.

- A minimum of a Master's degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited institution.
- Strong experience working with community organizations, business and industry, educational institutions, governmental agencies, and/or public and private agencies.
- Demonstrated successful administrative experience, including managing personnel, working with budgets, developing and implementing programs/initiatives, and assessing the success of outcomes/initiatives.

Salary is commensurate with experience. This is a full-time, 12-month, executive management, exempt position complete with a competitive salary and UA employee benefits package. UA employees receive excellent benefits including 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and medical, dental and vision care coverage.

To be considered, please include the following:
- A FULLY completed University of Alaska employment application
- Resume or CV
- Copies of educational transcripts
- Cover letter highlighting leadership and administrative experience
- Please provide a 1-3 page statement highlighting your personal approach and/or experiences in providing effective strategic leadership in community and educational contexts.
- Diversity is an important part of the University of Alaska mission. Please write a brief paragraph or two telling us how working with people from diverse backgrounds figures into your past and present positions and/or your lived experience. Going forward, how would you imagine incorporating attention to diversity into your work at UAS?
- Contact information (to include name, telephone number and email address) for five professional references.

Review of application materials will begin 9/25/2023. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient and viable number of qualified candidates have been identified.