Assistant Director, Academic Services

Position Summary:

- NYU is committed to providing a campus community that reflects and enacts the values of inclusion, diversity, belonging, and equity that inform academic excellence.

The Assistant Director of Academic Services and Lecturer is expected to support, execute and promote this commitment and all NYU initiatives (including Affordability, Sustainability, and Student Success) in the day-to-day life of NYU Florence, with primary responsibility for the academic program, from course and lecturer planning to student learning. This full-time position oversees the academic administration and teaches in the NYU Florence study away program. This position reports to the Director of NYU Florence and the Assistant Vice President, Global Academic Planning in the Office of Global Programs, and is a member of the senior Leadership Team for NYU Florence.

This role requires both teaching and administrative work, and will normally include: teaching 3-5 courses per academic year (fall, spring and summer); oversee student advising; foster collaboration between local faculty and staff to achieve university goals; develop and mentor faculty; and coordinate academic and co-curricular events. They will facilitate effective communication between NYU Florence and New York staff and faculty across the curriculum. A key focus of the position is to ensure the effective delivery of excellence in our academic programs that are consistent with NYU's leadership in international higher education. The program strengths include a first year away program, undergraduate courses across the curriculum including the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, experiential learning opportunities, short term high school and graduate programs, and a provostial research center.

Qualifications:
**Current Required Education**
A Masters Degree in an appropriate field

**Current Required Experience**
3 or more years' progressively responsible experience in academic administration or a related area, or an equivalent combination. Must include experience leading projects for a high-level executive and managing office operations, budgets, and staff. Must include a minimum three years of university-level teaching experience and demonstrated excellence in teaching.

**Current Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills. Proven cultural sensitivity and eloquence to communicate appropriately with a multinational, Multicultural and multireligious audience of students, academics and administrators. Ability to interact with distinguished visitors, faculty, and students. Understanding and empathy with the needs and expectations of international students. Proven ability to direct and implement a variety of operations and activities, to communicate policies and procedures to individuals at all levels and use problem solving and negotiating skills. Knowledge of standard office software including Microsoft Office suite and online and traditional packages (e.g., Google Docs). Excellent written & oral communication skills, with experience of addressing public audiences. Proficiency in English (Written and oral)

**Current Preferred Education**
A Ph.D. or other terminal degree is preferred in an appropriate field and ideally, by the date of appointment.

**Current Preferred Experience**
Experience in an academic environment with prior experience mentoring faculty, as well as experience in coordinating or overseeing administrative projects in a university setting is desirable. Experience of teaching in liberal arts, writing, or a liberal studies or general education, preferably with a global emphasis. Publications or other evidence of outstanding scholarship, creative work, or relevant professional activity. Experience in U.S. and Italian higher education

**Current Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**
Fluent in Italian (written and oral). Experience and understanding of U.S. higher education.

**Additional Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**
Must be well versed in quality data collection to ensure adequacy, accuracy and legitimacy of data in NYU systems and be able to strictly follow data privacy and security procedures for data handling and analysis to ensure adherence to legal and institutional standards.

Additional Information:

- NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.
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