Dean - School of Education
- Employer
- American International University, Kuwait
- Location
- Kuwait
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Jul 25, 2021
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Deans
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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American
International University (AIU) – Kuwait is a newly established
University, with the first student cohort for the school of
Education admitted to university in spring 2021. AIU offers an
American style education, degrees, and majors to educate and serve
the people of Kuwait as well as international students.
The University
provides high quality, relevant, and varied educational programs
and opportunities for the intellectual, cultural, and personal
growth of all members of its community. The University values its
role as an educational leader that promotes individual development
and improves the overall quality of life in a diverse community. It
offers academic and professional programs, which lead to
baccalaureate degrees in art and design, business, and
engineering.
The school of
education will immediately offer degrees in English education,
Math, and education. It is expected to offer more programs at
undergraduate and graduate levels in future years.
As the chief
academic officer for the school, the dean provides strategic vision
for and operational leadership of the school. The dean works to
advance scholarship, education and civic engagement; encourage
distinctive programmatic innovation; enhance excellence through
diversity in educational programs and faculty and student
recruitment; and link the work of the school’s faculty and students
to other disciplines, communities and interests within and outside
of the academy.
The dean serves as
the school’s public voice, articulating its contributions to local,
regional, and international communities, and pursuing an aggressive
development program to build the school’s resources. The Dean of
the Education School is responsible for supervising all aspects of
the school, including the following:
Full time and adjunct faculty
All degree programs within the school
Course Scheduling
Curriculum Development
Course and Degree Program Assessment
Website maintenance for the School
Searches for new and replacement positions
Budget for the School
Promotion of Research and Scholarship
Maintaining the Education Advisory Committee for the
school
Utilize his/her demonstrated experience with the American
institutional accreditation system and process as well as
specialized accreditation systems.
The Dean reports to
the Vice President for Academic Affairs and is expected to sit in
on all academic meetings with other bodies as appropriate. AIU is a
developing university with very dynamic features, it is expected
that the dean will take part in the university development.
Minimum
Qualifications
PhD or Doctor of Education degree from a reputable
university;
Documented record of administrative leadership experience;
Minimum of five years of teaching and research at a higher
education institute;
Current academic rank of Professor/Associate Professor
Demonstrated record of collaborative decision-making;
Have experience in a multicultural and multi-linguistic
environment;
Demonstrated experience with budget management;
An entrepreneurial spirit.
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