Assistant Director for Academics

ACADEMIC OPERATIONS
- Provide oversight and support for academic services and activities at NYU Buenos Aires throughout the year. The student body includes advanced undergraduate, graduate, and visiting students from other institutions.
- Supervise the Academics team who have responsibility for the effective delivery of the academic program and supportive services for students.
- Manage the Academic Disciplinary process and other academic conduct issues.
- Teach when opportunities arise.
- Collaborate with NYU colleagues to develop course-based, academically focused co-curricular and public programming.
- Maintain and develop relationships with local internship partners (and prospective partners) in Buenos Aires.

**STUDENT ACADEMIC SUPPORT**:

- Advise students, working in collaboration with administrative colleagues in Buenos Aires and the degree-granting campuses to support academic success.
- Work closely with the Office of Global Programs in New York and Buenos Aires staff, plan and assist with on-boarding and orientation for new students during the summer prior to their matriculation.
- Provides guidance and training to students to ensure they are connected to resources when navigating bias and other matters contrary to an inclusive community.

**LECTURER SUPPORT**:

- Liaise between local faculty and assist in recruitment, orientation and evaluation of faculty.
- Participate in on-going assessment of the program and coordination of faculty development for instructors.
- Provide guidance and training to ensure faculty are connected to resources when navigating bias and other matters contrary to an inclusive community.
- Collaborate with NYU colleagues on curricular issues (oversight and review of syllabi, course evaluations, pedagogical support, etc.)
- Collaborate with NYU colleagues to develop course-based, academically focused public programming and co-curricular academic programs.

**ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING**:

- Work with NYU Buenos Aires staff to design and implement co-curricular activities as well as events and other program-related activities.
- Assist in planning and implementing orientation and special events for and/or with students, especially the Global Ambassador and the Global Equity Fellow.
- Collaborate with Wasserman Center and Global Programs staff to support and develop structured internship and career development programming. Oversee establishment of new internship relationships and develop virtual experiences as needed. Oversee non-credit volunteering and community service opportunities for students unable to secure an internship
- Alumni Relations: Manage contact network with NYU alumni living locally and help organize events in conjunction with the Office of Alumni Relations in NYUNY.

NYU is one of the most prominent and respected research universities in the world, featuring top-ranked academic programs and accepting fewer than one in eight undergraduates. Anchored in New York City and with degree-granting campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai as well as 12 study away sites throughout the world, NYU is a leader in global education, with more international students and more students studying abroad than any other US university.
NYU students come from nearly every state and 133 countries, and the university draws upon the diverse backgrounds of our faculty, staff, and students, ensuring its scholarship and teaching benefit from a wide range of perspectives. NYU takes seriously its role as an engine of social mobility, and stands out among the top US universities in its representation of low-income and first-generation students within its community. NYU provides a rigorous, demanding education to more than 65,000 students and undertakes $1 billion in research annually. It counts among its faculty recipients of the highest scholarly honors and is a top producer of patents and revenue from licensing among US universities. NYU has a vast network of alumni who have gone on to succeed across professions, from the sciences to the arts and government, throughout the world.

**Requisitos**:
**Required Education**: MA required, PhD in a relevant field strongly preferred.

**Preferred Education**: MA and professional experience with administrative and managerial skills.

**Required Experience**: Minimum 3 years of experience as an academic in a higher education institution. Evidence of high quality teaching, administrative skills, curriculum development, leadership, and research activity appropriate to level. Good knowledge of academic policies and procedures, especially those common in the US educational system.

**Preferred Experience**: High level of familiarity with the US educational system, either due to teaching experience in the US or studying in the US.

**Required Skills**: Demonstrated capacity to be an effective, strategic leader. Excellent intercultural and interpersonal communications skills. Collaborative team member. Flexible and patient (adaptable in a fast changing environmen