UF announced a search Monday to replace Daniel Wubah, who has been UF's associate provost for undergraduate academic affairs since 2007.
It was announced in December that Wubah was leaving to become vice president and dean for undergraduate education at Virginia Tech.
His last day at UF will be Feb. 28.
UF will look first for a replacement within its own ranks, said Provost Joe Glover.
Glover said he hopes to find a replacement by March 1 to take over right after Wubah leaves.
Wubah is one of a growing list of administrators who have decided to leave UF this academic year.
Others who have left include UF Senior Vice President for Administration Kyle Cavanaugh, Dean of Students Gene Zdziarski and Dean of the College of Medicine Doug Barrett.
Glover said administrators often leave in waves and this just happens to be one of those waves.
He said it's nothing unusual and said he doesn't think it has anything to do with the current economic situation at UF.
Wubah, who is also a professor of zoology, said he decided to leave for VT because he was looking for a school with more of a science background.
His wife, Judith, who is an assistant professor of anatomy and cell biology at UF, will join him at VT, he said.
