Academic Title: Assistant/Associate Professor of International Affairs
Rank: Associate Professor, Assistant Professor
Administrative Title: Assistant Dean of Executive Education and Special Initiatives
Discipline Social Sciences
Specialty
Contract Type: Non-Tenure Track
Required Licenses/Certifications and other Specific Requirements: Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search
Proposed Start Date: 08/01/2024
Full-Time/Part-Time
Position Description Summary:
The Elliott School is seeking an Assistant Dean of Executive Education and Special Initiatives, a faculty position. The successful candidate will be someone who can expand and envision non-traditional education offerings, while supporting and overseeing the School’s existing executive education, special initiatives, and online programs. The Assistant Dean for Executive Education and Special Initiatives will be appointed as a non-tenure track professor at the rank of assistant/associate professor of international affairs, depending on experience and seniority. The position will carry a 1-1 teaching load, with the successful candidate teaching in areas of their expertise.
Specific Duties And Responsibilities
The Assistant Dean of Executive Education and Special Initiatives will join a dynamic team in the Dean’s suite and work in close collaboration with the Assistant Deans of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies to advance the mission of the School. The successful candidate will manage a small team of staff members and will report to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
The Elliott School is home to robust national security training programs such as the National Security Studies Program , summer programming like the U.S. Foreign Policy course , short term abroad programs , global capstone courses, certificate programs, and new credentialing initiatives . The Assistant Dean will be responsible for overseeing the curriculum as well as staffing of these initiatives, and will seek to expand into new growth areas. Working closely with the Director of Graduate Admissions, the Assistant Dean also will be responsible for student recruitment into the non-traditional offerings, and building institutional relationships and partnerships both within and external to the university.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum qualifications: a graduate degree in international affairs or its relevant fields (political science, history, economics, anthropology, geography); experience in international affairs as evidenced by a record of college-level teaching, published research, or professional employment in international affairs; and expertise and experience in online program design/delivery, and in non-traditional and/or executive education.
Advertised Salary: $90,000 - $120,000
Other Benefits
This position is eligible for full-time employee health benefits. More information about the benefits that GW offers can be found here: https://hr.gwu.edu/health-benefits .
Other Information
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Application Procedure: Please complete an online faculty application and upload a cover letter that explains how your qualifications and experiences satisfy the basic requirements of this position and your strategic vision for developing executive education and other non-traditional education offerings at the Elliott School, and a CV; where available, a writing sample, a sample course syllabus, and sample teaching evaluations or assessments; and names and contact information for three references.
Review of applications will begin on June 3, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. Only completed applications will be considered.
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Posting Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Background Screening Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.
EEO Statement
The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Quick Link https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/110416
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