Current Openings

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA (AUA)
(affiliate of the University of California)

Provost/Vice President

Responsibilities: Reporting directly to President, the position will provide leadership in planning, development, assessment, and implementation. The successful candidate will have a commitment and capacity to evaluate continuously and enhance the University’s academic programs to ensure excellence, growth and competitiveness; promote the university’s core values; demonstrate the ability to think and act strategically; be innovative; establish positive relationships with faculty, staff, students, and administration.

Qualifications: Candidates must have strong academic and leadership credentials; evidence of successful teaching; research and administrative abilities; must have an earned doctorate degree; senior faculty and academic management experience. Previous experience in conducting academic duties in an international setting and knowledge of Armenia, NIS countries and the Middle East is preferred but not required.

Requirements: This position requires the incumbent to reside in Armenia. It will require interaction with U.S. Embassy, Armenian Government, Funding Agencies; coordination for joint programs with other universities; publishing or presenting papers at scholarly conferences.

Director and Assistant Professor

Environmental Conservation and Research Center

The American University of Armenia (AUA) seeks an Environmental Scientist at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to direct the Environmental Conservation and Research Center. The successful candidate will lead the Academic Program in Environmental Science and Conservation (a component of the Research Center) and will be expected to teach an introductory course on environmental science and conservation and oversee original student research projects. As research center director, the candidate will establish an externally funded research program, building on the Center’s record in contributing towards Armenia’s sustainable development through public outreach, professional collaboration, and original research.

Application deadline is December 18, 2004.

Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, statement of teaching and research interests, and three letters of recommendation to:

American University of Armenia Corporation
300 Lakeside Drive, 4th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Attn: Gaiane Khachatrian
Recruitment Coordinator
email: Gaiane@auac.net
Fax: 510-208-3576

Full-time teaching position in the Law Department

Qualifications: Candidates must be lawyers with a strong academic background and preferably some teaching experience. Their legal knowledge should encompass some areas of international or comparative law. Although the language of teaching at AUA is English, knowledge of Armenian and/or Russian would be valuable.

Responsibilities: In addition to the primary teaching responsibilities, the position may include a role in administering the Law Department and /or its research arm.

Requirements: This position requires the incumbent to reside in Armenia for some nine months of the year. It also requires a commitment of two years.

Position Start Date: January 1, 2005

Salary and Benefits: Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. Benefits include housing and round-trip travel.

Curriculum Vita, letter of application and two references should be sent to:

American University of Armenia Corporation
300 Lakeside Drive, 4th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Attn: Gaiane Khachatrian
Recruitment Coordinator
email: Gaiane@auac.net
Fax: 510-208-3576

Deadline for Applications: October 30, 2004

AUA is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Tuesday, October 5, 2004 11:08 AM