Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Employer
- American International University, Kuwait
- Location
- Kuwait
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- May 31, 2022
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Academic Affairs, Other Academic Affairs, Executive, Chancellors & Presidents
- Employment Level
- Executive
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Vice President for
Academic Affairs
American
International University - Kuwait City
American
International University (AIU) is a newly established University.
AIU offers an American style education, degrees, and majors, with
the motive 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 degrees from the associate
through baccalaureate and masters.
The Vice President
for Academic Affairs will serve as a senior member of the Division
of Academic Affairs team; the VPAA provides direction to and
managerial oversight of a variety of initiatives designed to
positively impact student success, retention, and timely
graduation. He/she will supervise all activities, programs, and
services related to academic advising and academic support,
including academic remedial and skill-building programs and
testing. The VPAA will serve as conduct officer for all cases
involving violations of academic policies.
Duties and
Responsibilities:
Serve as the conduct officer in all cases involving an alleged
violation of academic policies, including those in the Student Code
of Conduct and the Academic Honesty Policy.
Provide leadership in the planning and development of
operations processes as well as the evaluation for
the University academic development programs.
Lead initiatives with University departments, to
enhance academic readiness for all students.
In collaboration with Student Life, implement academic
intervention programs designed to identify and enhance the
chances of success of students at risk.
Develop and administer related program budgets; including
forecasting funds required for staffing, equipment, materials, and
supplies; monitor division expenditures.
Provide training and development initiatives for staff thus
ensuring each member's effective contributions to student
success.
Maintain accurate, organized, and detailed records and
develop/maintain reports as required or assigned for retention
purposes.
Coordinate, implement, and evaluate transition programs for
new, transfer, and graduate students.
Develop and maintain policy and procedure manuals related to
unit programs and services.
Assist in the identification, implementation, and evaluation of
technology programs intended to enhance the operations of
departments.
Keep abreast of developments in higher education fields as
related to assigned functions.
Experience and
Education:
Master's degree from a regionally accredited
institution, PhD strongly preferred.
Significant work experience in the Academic Affairs
profession, at least 5 years.
Three to five years of experience supervising
professional-level staff.
Experience with program development and assessment.
Experience with designing academic systems and
programs that support student learning, persistence, and
retention.
About American
International University:
AIU is a new
institution of higher education in Kuwait with the first student
cohort admitted in fall 2019. It is a private, co-educational
institution offering undergraduate degrees based on the American
model of higher education. Through its educational programs, the
College serves the intellectual, cultural, and personal growth of
all members of its community. AIU’s offers degree programs in
Engineering, Architecture, and Design, and Business Administration
where the language of instruction is English.
For more
information about AIU visit: www.aiu.edu.kw
How to apply:
To apply for this
position, please submit your resume, cover letter, and one photo to
the below email address:
ExecutiveHR@aiu.edu.kw
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