PRESIDENT
Lead One of America's Most Promising Urban Universities. Shape the future of higher education in the nation's fourth-largest city. Transform opportunity into impact.
The University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) invites nominations and applications for its next President.
Located in the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant and diverse metropolitan regions, UHD serves more than 13,500 students and is redefining what an urban public university can achieve. As a proud member of the University of Houston System, UHD combines an unwavering commitment to student success with the resources, stability, and momentum of one of the country's most respected public university systems.
This is a presidency built around opportunity.
The next President will lead an institution where academic excellence, workforce development, social mobility, and community engagement come together to create lasting impact. Positioned in downtown Houston, one of the world's leading centers for business, healthcare, energy, aerospace, technology, and international commerce, UHD offers extraordinary opportunities to build partnerships, expand enrollment, strengthen academic programs, and elevate the University's regional and national profile.
Supported by Chancellor Renu Khator and the University of Houston System, the next President will inherit a strong institutional foundation while helping shape the University's next era of growth, innovation, and distinction. This is an opportunity for a collaborative, visionary leader who is energized by building consensus, inspiring people, embracing innovation, and expanding educational opportunity for one of the nation's most diverse student populations.
For leaders who aspire to leave a lasting institutional legacy while transforming lives through higher education, few presidencies offer the combination of mission, momentum, location, and possibility found at the University of Houston-Downtown.
Required Qualifications
Applicants must possess:
- Terminal degree.
- Significant experience as a leader of a major complex organization, including a distinguished record of leadership and intellectual achievement, and excellence in fiscal responsibility, along with a thorough understanding of the functioning of, and challenges facing urban public universities.
- Commensurate experience that demonstrates the ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and other constituencies important to the University, region, state, nation, and world.
How to Apply
The Search Committee invites applications, nominations, and expressions of interest.
Candidates should submit:
- A letter of interest addressing qualifications for the position.
- A current curriculum vitae.
Application materials should be submitted confidentially to the search firm Anthem Executive|Anthem Academics:
UHDPresident@AnthemExecutive.com
While applications and nominations will be accepted until the position is filled, interested individuals are encouraged to submit materials as early as possible to ensure full consideration. Anthem and the University reserve the right to extend or conclude the search process at any time. Expressing interest is the first step in receiving consideration and does not constitute an application for employment.
The University of Houston-Downtown is an Equal Opportunity Employer.