Academic Career & Executive Search

About Us

Leadership. Impact.

Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES) is exclusively dedicated to higher education institutions. Recognizing the unique challenges of the education landscape, our flexible, flat fee search services cater to any budget level, without compromising on quality. Backed by a team of strong researchers, we take pride in generating robust and diverse candidate pools, ensuring the best-fit talent for every position. We possess an unparalleled ability to reach passive candidates, granting you access to hidden talent gems. We are skilled in filling even the most challenging and niche academic, leadership, and senior staff positions.

Our customer-centric approach sets us apart as our highly responsive team consistently ensures a seamless and efficient recruitment process, tailored to your specific needs. Our clients include 4-year universities, 2-year colleges, public and private institutions, R1 research universities, and liberal arts colleges.

Achievements

Academic Career & Executive Search

Our Team

5

The success of our team is a customer-centric approach and dedication to providing an exceptional search experience by delivering premium services, solutions, candidate pools, and search success.

Academic Career & Executive Search

Solutions And Expertise

We offer multiple levels of search services designed to meet your needs and budgets, giving you affordable options for every position level from faculty to senior administration.

We offer a fixed fee rather than a sliding scale or percentage of salary. Eliminated are additional monthly, research, administrative, or hourly/per diem fees, assuring stable fees over a search’s duration.

Enhanced Search:

Our most comprehensive level of service. We are involved in every step of the process from candidate profile development to final reference checks. Four levels of vetting include candidate review, social media and Google background check, candidate questionnaire and prescreen phone interview. Interview coordination and reference checks included. Placement guarantee included.

Full Search:

A slightly more economical search service including all items in the Enhanced Search including the four levels of vetting (candidate review, social media and Google check, candidate questionnaire and prescreen phone interview). Interview coordination and reference checks not included. Placement guarantee included.

Candidate Generator:

Our most economical level provides all stages included in the initial work to build the candidate pool. It includes three of the four levels of vetting (candidate review, social media and Google check, candidate questionnaire) including salary verification. Search committees review qualified candidates, conduct video interviews, identify finalists, and make the hire. Prescreen phone interview and written narrative, reference checks or interview coordination not included. Placement guarantee not included.

Faculty Hire:

Developed specifically for single or multi-hire faculty searches and offers the ability to hire multiple faculty from a single search effort. This level provides all stages included in the initial work to build the candidate pool and two of the four levels of vetting (candidate review, social media and Google check along with salary verification. Search committees review qualified candidates, conduct video interviews, identify finalists, and make the hire. ACES maintains weekly progress meetings throughout the search process. Candidate questionnaire, prescreen phone interview and written narrative, reference checks or interview coordination not included. Placement guarantee not included.

Solutions
  • Board Services
  • Career Services
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Search
  • Interim
  • Leadership Develop.
  • On-Demand Recruiting
  • Onboarding
  • Recruitment Research

Academic Career & Executive Search

News Briefings

Academic Career & Executive Search

Press Releases

Academic Career & Executive Search Congratulates North Carolina A&T University on Vice Provost for Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness

(April 14, 2021) Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES) proudly announces the completion of their search for Vice Provost for Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, NC. North Carolina A&T University welcomed Dr. Courtney Thornton to the role in March 2021. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical

Academic Career & Executive Search Congratulates Dallas College on New President for El Centro Campus

(April 5, 2021) Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES) proudly announces the completion of their search for President of El Centro Campus at Dallas College in Dallas, TX. Dallas College welcomed Dr. Bradford Williams to the role in February 2021. Dallas College, formerly known as Dallas County Community College District, has served the community for

Academic Career & Executive Search Congratulates Kansas State University on Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School

(Feb. 25, 2021) Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES) proudly announces the completion of their search for Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School at Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS. Kansas State University welcomed Claudia Petrescu to the role in January 2021. Kansas State University is a comprehensive, research, land-grant institution

Academic Career & Executive Search Congratulates Purdue University Northwest (PNW), College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences on Founding Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology

(Feb. 25, 2021) Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES) proudly announces the completion of their search for Founding Director, Clinical Training at Purdue University Northwest in northwest Indiana. PNW welcomed Amanda Zelechoski to the role in January 2021. As an independent university within the Purdue University system, PNW fosters a vibrant academic community for its student

Academic Career & Executive Search Congratulates The University of Rhode Island (URI) on Founding Director, IT Research Computing Services

(Dec. 22, 2020) Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES) proudly announces the completion of their search for Founding Director, IT Research Computing Services at The University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown, RI. URI welcomed Gaurav Khanna, Ph.D. to the role in October 2020. The University of Rhode Island is a diverse and dynamic community

Academic Career & Executive Search

Multimedia