Job Announcement

[Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center]

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center, Indiana University

Primary responsibilities:  The assistant director administers a wide
variety of activities for the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource
Center, a federally-funded area studies center devoted to instruction,
outreach, and research focusing on Inner Asia, Turkey, Hungary, Estonia,
and Finland.  The assistant director designs and carries out projects,
including collaboration with other Center staff and supervision of their
work; s/he also manages grant funds in accordance with Federal and
University regulations. Assistant director is responsible for organizing
programs for visitors, conducting outreach programs, planning and holding
conferences, and maintaining relations with other units at IU and at other
universities. Incumbent also helps identify sources of external public and
private funding, prepares grant proposals, and provides assistance as
needed to the Center director.

Qualifications:  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required
in order to work effectively with faculty, students, potential funding
sources, and other outside communities.  Graduate degree required,
preferably in an area related to Central Eurasia or in a management field
combined with significant prior experience in Central Eurasia.
Familiarity with proposal writing, computer skills, and university
financial management are highly desirable.  First hand experience in
Central Eurasia and knowledge of a language of the region (especially
Russian or a Turkic language) is a plus.

Send cover letter describing interest in and qualifications for position,
resume, names and phone numbers of four persons to be contacted as
references to:

Professor William Fierman
Director, Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center
Goodbody Hall 157
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405

Telephone: (812) 855-3759.

Indiana University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.