Assistant Vice President, Faculty Affairs (Overseas)

About the role

The University of Maryland Global Campus in Asia is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Faculty Affairs, based at Yokota Air Base, Tokyo. The position reports to the Associate Vice President/Associate Dean and sits in the Asia senior leadership team. It involves implementing and administering assigned degree programs and faculty, recruiting, hiring, training, supervising and evaluating faculty and staff, and supporting faculty development and instructional excellence.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as deputy to the division's Associate Vice President/Associate Dean and act as deputy administrator for faculty and staff leadership and mentoring.
• Ensure accountability for ongoing review and support of assigned faculty teaching, and manage faculty to uphold quality standards for curriculum and programs.
• Provide administrative oversight of all faculty, evaluate faculty performance, course clearances and performance, and give feedback and coaching.
• Act as initial investigator for student grievances and academic integrity issues, and supervise the peer mentoring program.
• Review faculty course and schedule assignments with the Assistant VP, Enrollment Operations, and coordinate and administer assigned academic programs.
• Prepare proposals with UMGC and partners for curriculum additions, changes and deletions, and coordinate academic support for the Associate Vice President/Associate Dean.
• Lead faculty development initiatives, including professional learning opportunities, and liaise with CLESO, GALE, FAST, LED and other units.

Required profile

• Earned Master's degree from a U.S. regionally accredited institution or a foreign equivalent; a doctoral degree is preferred.
• Seven years of higher education experience including collegiate teaching, with demonstrated experience supervising faculty.
• Preferred: graduate administration and teaching experience.
• Applicants with individual logistical support (ILS) are preferred; ILS applies to those serving U.S. Forces exclusively, who are not stateless and not ordinarily resident in the host nation.

Required skills

• Strong verbal and written communication and stakeholder negotiation skills.
• Ability to use UMGC systems and the University learning management system (LEO) and competency-based (ELM) programs.
• Proven discretion, confidentiality and organizational and analytical skills.

What we offer

• Hiring range of $110,000 to $130,000, plus a currency adjustment (CAX).
• 15 to 22 days of paid vacation, 15 days sick leave, 3 personal days and 11 paid federal holidays.
• Health, dental, vision and prescription coverage, life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts and retirement plans.
• Tuition remission for regular exempt staff, with spouse and child remission after two years.
• Possible moving allowance depending on position terms.