Description:

　　The Chancellor reports to University of North Carolina System President and is responsible for all institutional operations including administrative, academic, financial, student, and alumni affairs. The ideal candidate will be an transformational leader who appreciates North Carolina A&T’s unique history and mission, serves the institution with integrity and transparency, forges strategic partnerships, understands and appreciates the UNC System governance structure, has an intense focus on student success, demonstrates strategic vision and leadership, embraces the institution’s role in economic development, participates in and understands government relations, understands and appreciates human capital, experience in fiduciary stewardship, applies sound operational excellence and demonstrated creativity and innovative leadership.

　　Primary Function of Organizational Unit:

　　Founded in 1891, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is a public, doctoral research, land-grant institution, and has been the largest historically Black university in the country for the past decade. With an enrollment of 13,885 students in 2023, the university offers 59 undergraduate degree programs, 35 master’s programs, and 11 doctoral programs. It is America’s top producer of Black graduates in Engineering and Agricultural Science bachelor’s programs, as well as a top five producer in numerous additional disciplines.

　　Nationally recognized for its leadership and excellence in STEM education and research, North Carolina A&T is classified as an “R2-High Research Activity” in the Carnegie Classifications. It also holds Carnegie’s earned credential in Community Engagement and the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities ( APLU ) Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation. With an annual economic impact of $2.4 billion, N.C. A&T plays a vital role as a higher-education economic driver in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region and across a state that is ranked No. 1 in the nation as “best for business” by the CNBC financial network.

　　N.C. A&T has grown steadily and substantially over the past decade, expanding its enrollment by nearly 3,300 students, its annual research and sponsored program awards by $85 million, and further developing its academic enterprise. Guided by a succession of visionary strategic plans, the university has relentlessly pursued and achieved ambitious goals on its path to creating a new model of what a 21st century, HBCU land-grant research university can be. Its current plan, Preeminence 2030: North Carolina A&T Blueprint, was approved by the Board of Trustees in February 2023 and will help build a significantly larger research enterprise and economic footprint and strengthen student outcomes over the next seven years.

　　The university’s dynamic presence is driving an economic rebirth in East Greensboro, attracting businesses, creating jobs, and spurring a construction boom throughout the area. Among its own facilities projects, A&T over the past five years has opened the 150,000-square-foot Student Center, the $90 million Harold L. Martin Sr. Engineering Research and Innovation Complex, and an Extension and Research Pavilion on its 500-acre University Farm. Additional projects underway include a 450-bed residence hall and the Urban and Community Food Complex.

　　Internal job number: 000002

　　Requirements:

　　The successful candidate will possess a terminal degree and have a distinguished record of progressive accomplishment and a proven track record in leadership, management, and resource development at a public, technological university or a major research university. Candidates will have strong strategic vision, a drive for excellence, and will utilize entrepreneurial and innovative methods to implement the vision. We are seeking an education trendsetter and nationally recognized leader who can serve as an ambassador for A&T, who will be well-respected within the framework of A&T, the community-at-large, nationally and internationally. A successful candidate will be dedicated to preserving and building upon A&T’s strong heritage and traditions, while remaining open to innovation and change. This individual will be a highly credible leader who has the ability, the desire, the energy, and the vision to take A&T beyond its current level of distinction. We are seeking a consensus builder and change agent who is decisive and bold and a leader who demonstrates grace under pressure. A successful candidate will also be an engaging professional who is outgoing, approachable, trustworthy and sincere with strong moral character, ethics and integrity.