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University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) seeks a Vice Chancellor or Vice Provost for Enrollment and Retention Management (ERM) to join its leadership team. The ideal VC/VP ERM is a strategic leader who can help promote an excellent working environment through strong collaboration and a commitment to UIS’s mission, vision, and values. This critical role is responsible for providing vision and strategic direction in the development, implementation, and management of a comprehensive enrollment strategy with a primary charge to grow enrollment in a sustainable manner.

Established in 1969 as Sangamon State University by the Illinois General Assembly, UIS became the newest member of the University of Illinois system on July 1, 1995. UIS is dedicated to fully engaging students in the process of active teaching and learning. UIS offers degrees that are relevant to students’ personal and professional success across a lifetime and provides students with a distinctive academic experience through a cross-disciplinary approach to teaching, research, and outreach. Located six miles southeast of the Illinois State Capitol, the campus occupies 740 acres of prairie land adjacent to Lake Springfield.

This position will report directly to the chancellor or provost, as Vice Chancellor or Vice Provost, respectively, and will serve as a member of the Chancellor’s Cabinet and/or Provost Leadership Team. This leader works closely with the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; and maintains strong partnerships with the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, academic deans, faculty, staff, athletic coaches, and other administrative leaders.

A successful applicant will be an experienced administrator with proven leadership skills, including substantial and progressive administrative experience at an organization of similar (or larger) size and complexity to UIS. Additionally, a strong candidate will understand strategic enrollment management at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including online learning and hybrid modalities.

The full position and institutional profile is available at the link above.

The Search Committee will begin reviewing candidates in late-February with priority consideration given to materials received by February 20, 2026. Semifinalist interviews are slated for the week of March 2, 2026.

A complete application includes (as three separate pdfs):

1) a letter of intent addressing how the candidate’s experiences match the position requirements;

2) a current CV/resume; and

3) contact information and a brief explanation of the candidate’s working relationship for five references. References will not be contacted without the approval of the candidate.

Academic Search Senior Consultants, Gabriel Esteban and Mary Kennard, are assisting the University of Illinois Springfield in this search. Inquiries, nominations, and applications should be submitted, in confidence, to VCERM_UIS@academicsearch.org.  Nominations should include the nominee’s full name, title, and email address.