{"id":34668,"date":"2014-04-17T02:30:25","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T06:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=34668"},"modified":"2014-04-17T02:30:25","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T06:30:25","slug":"job-resident-director-university-of-california-education-abroad-program-beijing-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2014\/04\/17\/job-resident-director-university-of-california-education-abroad-program-beijing-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Resident Director -University of California Education Abroad Program (Beijing, China)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via JET alum Carleen Ben.\u00a0Posted by\u00a0Jayme Tsutsuse<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(Kyoto<\/a>-fu, 2013-Present),\u00a0<\/em>organizer of\u00a0Cross-Cultural Kansai<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.<\/strong>
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Position<\/i><\/strong>:\u00a0Resident Director<\/em>
\nPosted by<\/b>:\u00a0University of California Education Abroad Program\u00a0<\/em>
\nLocatio<\/i>n<\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0Beijing, China\u00a0<\/em>
\nType<\/em><\/strong>: full-time (12 mo.)<\/em>
\nApply by:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/em>April 28, 2014, open until filled<\/em><\/p>\n

Overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n

UCEAP is seeking a Resident Director (RD) to provide leadership and oversight of our Beijing academic exchange programs. The UCEAP Beijing Study Center, located on the campus of Peking University, provides year-round academic and student welfare support to approximately 100 UC participants annually at three partner institutions in Beijing.<\/p>\n

The RD is responsible for managing the full range of academic, administrative, and student life matters inherent within education abroad programs including orientation, internships, academic advising, student conduct, health and safety, cultural adjustment, strategic initiatives, and management of local study center operations, its staff and operating budget. \u00a0The RD serves as the local UCEAP representative with Beijing partner universities, government agencies, and other organizations, and is UCEAP\u2019s primary onsite liaison between the host institutions, UCEAP, and the students. \u00a0Reports to the system-wide office Regional Director and also works in consultation with the Shanghai UC Faculty Director regarding academic matters.\u00a0
\nQualifications:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Minimum of five years of experience in higher education program administration or equivalent combination of training and work experience.
\n\u2022 Demonstrated leadership abilities to manage a broad range of operational, academic and student welfare and conduct issues.
\n\u2022 Knowledge of emergency planning to respond to safety, security and health issues as they affect students abroad.
\n\u2022 Ability to think creatively and use sound judgment and decision making skills under pressure.
\n\u2022 Willingness and ability to work independently and to respond effectively and timely within a consultative academic environment.
\n\u2022 Fluency in Mandarin and English with strong professional writing\/speaking skills required.
\n\u2022 In depth knowledge of Chinese and U.S. cultures and higher educational systems.
\n\u2022 M.A. in related field required.
\n\u2022 Satisfactory completion of a background check is required<\/p>\n

Preferred:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nPhD in a related field. Experience in higher education program administration at a senior level preferably in the field of study abroad. Prior teaching experience. Experience with QuickBooks financial software or equivalent database.<\/p>\n

Apply online or visit UCSB job listings:\u00a0https:\/\/jobs.ucsb.edu<\/a>\u00a0Job #20140146<\/p>\n

EOE\/AA.<\/p>\n

Questions? Contact\u00a0recruitments@eap.ucop.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

The mission of the University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) is to equip UC students with the knowledge, understanding, and skills for work and life in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world. Since 1962, UCEAP has served as the UC system-wide international exchange program. Serving all ten UC campuses, UCEAP continues its support of the University of California\u2019s mission through academic instruction and exchange relationships around the world. UCEAP is currently active in 39 countries with over 285 program options.
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben.\u00a0Posted by\u00a0Jayme Tsutsuse\u00a0(Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present),\u00a0organizer of\u00a0Cross-Cultural Kansai,\u00a0seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014. Click here\u00a0to join the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email. Position:\u00a0Resident Director Posted by:\u00a0University of California Education Abroad Program\u00a0 Location:\u00a0Beijing, China\u00a0 Type: full-time (12 mo.) Apply by:\u00a0April 28, 2014, open until filled Overview: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-91a","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34668"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34669,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34668\/revisions\/34669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}