Director of Faculty Recruitment Position Announcement

[Susan Ingleby]

CIVIC EDUCATION PROJECT
DIRECTOR OF FACULTY RECRUITMENT & UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

The Civic Education Project is an international private non-profit
organization that supports higher education reform in societies engaged
in political and economic transition.

CEP is accepting applications for the position of Director of Faculty
Recruitment and University Relations.  The position will be based in New
Haven, Connecticut.  The Director of Faculty Recruitment will have
responsibility for recruiting qualified lecturers for CEP's Visiting Lecturer
and Eastern Scholar programs which operate in 19 countries of Central and
Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Specific responsibilities will include writing and placing new
advertisements; attending professional and academic conferences to
publicize CEP; contacting senior members of the academic community to
develop and maintain relationships to promote CEP and to look for ways to
partner with universities in cost-sharing, research, and grant-making;
screening and interviewing applicants;  organizing the placement of
visiting lecturers in host universities; managing the recruitment budget;
supervising program staff, collecting data and keeping records of
recruitment and placement efforts; and writing reports that analyze the
process.

Qualifications:
Applicants must have an advanced degree in the social sciences or humanities
(doctorate strongly preferred); teaching experience (preferably in the former
Soviet Union or Eastern Europe); and strong communication skills.  Previous
administrative and/or supervisory experience is strongly preferred.
Applicants should be resourceful, outgoing, and hard working, with a
cooperative, team-building approach to leadership.  The successful applicant
will also be thoroughly familiar with and committed to the goals of CEP.
Salary range: low to mid US$30's.  Benefits.

The appointment starts August, 1999.
Application deadline is July 15, 1999.

Fax or mail a cover letter, current resume or CV, and names of three
references to:

Recruitment
Civic Education Project
1140 Chapel Street, 2A
New Haven
Connecticut, USA 06511
Fax: 203-781-0265

For further information, please go to CEP's web site at www.cep.org.hu