open position in International Education

[Donna Oliver]

Dear Colleagues,

Please bring the attached opening to the attention of potential 
candidates.  Thank you!

Donna Oliver
Beloit College


Beloit College
Position Vacancy Announcement
Newly Created Position


Associate Director, Office of International Education

General:  Reporting to the Director of International Education and 
working closely with staff members and faculty, the Associate 
Director's duties fall into two main areas:  1) administrative 
supports for major projects, including the College's Cities in 
Transition Program, involving curriculum development in Beloit and 
abroad, faculty seminars, and supports for student projects, and the 
College's annual Weissberg Program in International Human Rights and 
2) supports for the College's program of study abroad including 
orientation, safety/security, program management, and oversight of 
study abroad operations.  In conjunction with the Cities in 
Transition program, the project manager teaches a modular preparatory 
course for program students preparing to study abroad.  This is a 
full-time calendar-year appointment. 

The Beloit College Office of International Education is charged with 
facilitating campus internationalization.  As such, it is responsible 
for off-campus program advising and international student services, 
including English as a Second Language instruction.  It also 
administers the College's study abroad and exchange programs and 
facilitates international professional development activities, 
curriculum development, and other resource development.

Duties:
1. The Associate Director provides supports for the Cities in 
Transition curricular program and the Weissberg Chair Program in 
International Human Rights:
o	serves as staff member to the faculty groups responsible for 
the programs
o	assists with planning and implementing the programs, 
including communication, scheduling, publicizing events, facilitating 
travel and other arrangements, creating and monitoring budgets, and 
coordinating the arrangements for major events within the programs,
o	coordinates student grant programs, including publicizing the 
grants, coordinating the application process, supporting the work of 
the selection committees, monitoring grant budgets, and reporting 
outcomes
o	coordinates faculty development seminars, workshops and other 
activities, including assisting the director and others planning, 
preparing and monitoring budgets, publicizing opportunities, 
assisting faculty facilitating the seminars, scheduling activities, 
attending activities as possible, and reporting outcomes
o	in consultation with the director and program faculty, 
develops and teaches one or more modular courses for students who 
will participate in Cities in Transition courses while abroad
o	compiles and make available to program faculty relevant 
curricular materials
o	assists in planning and implementation of visits by program 
faculty to study abroad sites abroad
o	assists with further project planning and development, 
including proposal writing

2. The Associate Director provides supports for the College's program 
of study abroad:
o	designs study abroad pre-departure orientation materials, 
designs and implements pre-departure orientation sessions, and 
maintains and publishes a menu of options for students to build on 
their study abroad experiences
o	works with the director, off-campus studies advisor and 
faculty to identify and promote appropriate programs for Beloit 
College students and maintains positive and active relationships with 
selected study abroad providers
o	is responsible for crisis management related to off-campus 
study, including making sure emergency response protocols are current 
and training others to respond effectively and quickly to emergencies 
as needed
o	manages selected Beloit College study abroad programs
o	facilitates the smooth operation of the College's program of 
off-campus study, including study abroad and domestic programs

3. The Associate Director is responsible for the Office of 
International Education in the director's absence.

4. The Associate Director engages in activities supporting the goals 
of the Office of International Education and the Associate Director's 
own and others' on-going professional development.  The Associate 
Director may, therefore, assume additional duties from time to time.

5.  The Associate Director may represent the office and/or college 
locally, nationally and internationally and will be expected to 
travel on occasion, including to sites abroad.

Skills/Qualifications:

1.	Master's required, with a focus relevant to international 
education. PhD preferred.
2.	Minimum three years progressively responsible professional 
experience in educational administration and teaching relevant to the 
position.  Understanding of international, interdisciplinary and 
experiential education, particularly in the context of liberal arts 
education.  Understanding of the role of study abroad within liberal 
arts education.
3.	Solid understanding of the field of study abroad and trends 
in the field.
4.	Membership in organizations dedicated to international 
education a plus.
5.	Experience or demonstrated ability to develop and monitor budgets.
6.	Experience or demonstrated ability to organize events.
7.	Experience or demonstrated ability to review and evaluate 
student proposals.
8.	Excellent interpersonal communication and writing skills and 
the ability to work with students, staff, faculty, and external 
audiences, both in the U.S. and abroad.
9.	Demonstrated initiative and problem solving.
10.	Ability to work independently and as a member of a team; 
ability to multi-task.
11.	Excellent organizational, management and office skills, 
including computer proficiency.  Experience with Microsoft Access and 
Excel an asset, as is experience with desk-top publishing and 
web-page design and maintenance.  Experience with budgets and finance 
preferred.
12.	Experience studying or working abroad.
13.	Ability to speak at least one modern language other than 
English and experience living, studying and/or working abroad.


Applicants should send a letter of interest and vita, and should 
arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to:  
oiesearch at beloit.edu or OIE Search, International Education, Beloit 
College, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511.  The search will 
continue until the position is filled.  To ensure full consideration, 
please submit materials by October 19, 2007.


Beloit College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity 
and urges all interested individuals to apply.
AA/EEO Employer

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