Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness, U.S. Army War College

Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness, U.S. Army War College

United States Army War College

Department of Command Leadership and Management

Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania – or – Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Join the leadership of the Army’s premier educational institution, preparing Soldiers and Army Civilians to excel in demanding warfighting and institutional assignments across the Army.  We invite applications from exceptionally qualified academic administrators, higher education professionals, and institutional research professionals to lead Army University’s assessment and accreditation processes. The Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness serves as Army University’s lead for all aspects of using data, information, and analytics to support data-informed decisions that enhance student and institutional success.

Army University (www.army.edu) leads the Army’s education enterprise to transform how the Army delivers outcomes-based military education focused on the conduct of war and the profession of arms. We leverage the best ideas across higher education to harness innovative educational technologies, implement engaging experiential education, and produce leaders with the knowledge and skills to fight and win our Nation’s Wars.

About the Position

This is a full-time academic leadership position that reports directly to the Army University Provost. While the initial contract is three years, it is the intent of Army University for this to be an enduring position.  Salary will be based on the selectee's academic credentials, experience, and professional accomplishments. The Vice Provost of Institutional Effectiveness will oversee assessments across the breadth of the University to drive continuous improvement and transformation and will cohere existing disparate accreditations of component colleges and programs into a unified University accreditation. This position currently resides in the U.S. Army War College but will transition to Army University.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate program quality and enable continuous improvement of the institution and all academic programs. Communicate, convey, and visualize informed conclusions and recommendations in a manner to tell the story behind the data.
• Responsible for all accreditation activities of Army University; develops and implements the plan to achieve Army University accreditation that applies to all Army University component colleges and academy.  Monitors existing accreditation of Army University component colleges with Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Higher Learning Commission, Joint Staff, and U.S. Army Training and Transformation Command.
• Formulate and implement assessment policy and annual assessment strategy that explores all relevant components of the Army University’s academic mission and institutional support. Coordinates assessment actions across the Army University enterprise.
• Teach, conduct research, and provide service in accordance with institutional policies.
• Provide counsel to staff and faculty on subjects related to institutional improvement, assessment, and human research protection.

Candidate files will be evaluated using the following factors:

1. PhD or other terminal degree in a discipline relevant to the Army University educational mission (e.g., higher education administration, education leadership and policy, education research methodology, organizational leadership, institutional research, etc.) is preferred.
2. Strong command of the fields of institutional effectiveness, institutional research, and academic assessment.
3. Demonstrated experience overseeing accreditation programs, ensuring compliance with institutional standards and regulations. Familiarity with MSCHE, HLC, and/or the Officer Professional Military Education Policy (CJCSI 1800.01G) is desirable.
4. Experience with Human Research Protection and Institutional Review Boards.
5. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
6. Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with a diverse set of constituents, as well as a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively with others.
7. Demonstrated ability to work semi-independently, as well as manage time and projects efficiently and effectively.
8. Ability to tell stories using visual data tools to present data clearly to non-technical audiences.

Questions about this opportunity can be directed to Dr. Doug Winton, Deputy Provost, Army University at [email protected]

All applications must be submitted through USAJobs no later than 1 December 2026.

Please refer to the official job posting located at USAJobs for additional details and to apply: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/891032200.