Jul 23

Job: Academic Leader – The American University of Sharjah (Dubai)

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Position: Academic Leader for The American University of Sharjah’s College of Engineering
Posted by: The American University of Sharjah
Location: Dubai, UAE
Status: Full Time

Overview: The American University of Sharjah (AUS), one of the premier institutions of higher education in the Middle East, seeks an accomplished academic leader for its College of Engineering. The College has established a reputation for leadership in engineering education in the United Arab Emirates and in the Gulf region.

The successful candidate will demonstrate stellar academic credentials including an earned doctorate, a significant research record, evidence of ability to secure research funding and build revenue, leadership and administrative ability, and understanding of and familiarity with the American higher education model. Experience in higher education (including teaching) is highly preferred, although a distinguished career in industry will also be considered. An extraordinarily diverse institution located in the Gulf Region with over ninety nations represented in the student body, staff, and faculty, AUS seeks a dean who can negotiate cross-cultural complexity, contribute to creating an environment characterized by collegiality and a sense of common purpose, and have a good understanding of the region.

The American University of Sharjah (AUS) opened in 1997 and has achieved remarkable enrollment growth and academic distinction during its short history. AUS now has approximately 5,500 students representing 90 nationalities, 360 full-time faculty and 500 full-time staff. AUS is a non-profit, coeducational institution of higher education formed on the American model and accredited by the Middle States Commission The spectacular campus, located thirty minutes from the Dubai International Airport, has proven to be an ideal setting for the promotion of cross-cultural understanding. Sharjah is known as a city of learning and culture, and the United Arab Emirates is a thriving and rapidly changing country of over 9 million inhabitants from throughout the world. For more information about the American University of Sharjah, please visit www.aus.edu.

The College of Engineering offers the Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, and Industrial Engineering. All undergraduate programs are accredited by ABET except Industrial Engineering which is new and still under review. Graduate degrees include the Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Systems Management, Mechanical Engineering, and Mechatronics Engineering, and the college is in the process of launching its first Ph.D. program in Engineering Systems Management. The College enrolls 2,600 undergraduate and 225 graduate students, and employs approximately 95 full-time faculty and a staff of approximately 40.

Application Process: Inquiries, nominations and applications are invited. Review of applications will begin on September 1, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled. For fullest consideration, applicant materials should be received by October 1, 2015. Candidates should provide a curriculum vitae, a letter of application that addresses the responsibilities and requirements described in the Leadership Profile, and the names and contact information of five references. References will not be contacted without prior knowledge and approval of candidates. These materials should be sent, in confidence, electronically via e-mail to the university’s consultants, Lucy A. Leske and Brian C. Bloomfield, at AUSDeanCEN@wittkieffer.com


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