Associate Director for Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Job Summary

The Associate Director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) is responsible for overseeing the implementation and monitoring of the center’s strategic planning initiatives to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources in alignment with the strategic plan. This includes exercising supervisory authority, grant writing, and advising on academic programs.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Oversees curriculum design and instruction of other instructors
• Aids in defining the objectives of the program and plays a major role in carrying out program duties
• Leads unit-level course programming and alignment with unit policy, procedures, guidelines, and instructional focus
• Develops grant proposals for instructional development and may serve as principal or co-principal investigator on grants to develop new teaching methods in the discipline
• Designs curriculum and/or techniques for instruction in a disciplinary area and suggests new ways of effective instruction in courses within discipline
• Supervises the day-to-day activities of work unit employees involved in instructional support as needed
• Provides classroom, online, and/or laboratory instruction, including grading
• Develops teaching techniques that enhance course effectiveness in alignment with desired outcomes and established strategy and trains faculty and other instructional staff in use of instructional techniques and programs
• Presents evaluations of teaching methods and techniques to those in the institution and elsewhere
• Assesses learner performance and prepares reports recommending instructional improvements
• Provides professional development around curriculum development and program implementation to support other instructors in the unit
• Provides oversight and guidance on the development of grant proposals by other staff

Required Qualifications

• A strong record of implementing and overseeing budgets and administrative activities for an academically focused unit within an institution of higher education
• Experience developing grant proposals to support instructional development, research activities, study abroad, and the objectives of an intellectual/academic community or unit
• A minimum of two years of demonstrated supervisory experience overseeing staff and daily operations

Preferred Qualifications

• A demonstrated expertise in one social science and/or humanities discipline with an emphasis on the study of Southeast Asia, including research and teaching experience
• A strong record of accomplishment in helping to develop and implement new programs and programmatic strategies, including the implementation of less commonly taught languages (LCTL) and related area studies curriculum, programs and initiatives
• Experience in administering admission and advising of undergraduate and graduate students in Southeast Asian studies academic concentrations
• Experience working with foundations, federal agencies, and donors in writing, administering, and reporting on external grants, with an emphasis on Title VI programs (NRC/FLAS centers)

Compensation

Minimum salary of $90,000 depending on qualifications

Department

International Division, Center for Southeast Asian Studies-Institute for Regional and International Studies