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Forma de trabalhoAdminister, implement, and develop Middlebury’s academic program in Brazil. The program currently operates in Florianopolis, Niteroi, and Belo Horizonte. The Director will work closely with the Office of International Programs & Off-Campus Study (IPOCS) in consultation with the appropriate Middlebury faculty, programs and departments, the Latin America Faculty Advisory Board, and the Dean of International Programs. The Director will be required to develop and manage key relationships in a cooperative, strategic manner.
This position has an anticipated start date of June 2024.
Responsibilities will include:
Academic Programs:
• Administers/develops courses, together with the Dean of International Programs (DoIP) andIPOCS, as well as appropriate Middlebury faculty, programs and departments.
• Works with host university faculty to properly place students in appropriate mainstream content courses at host universities.
• Designs and implements co-curricular activities to support academic goals.
• Oversees and is ultimately responsible for on-site course selection and registration; maintaining academic records; collecting student course and program evaluations. Provides Middlebury with on-site registration information (including course numbers, course titles, academic discipline) for eachstudent by the end of the registration period; provides timely submission of final course grades from all instructors and institutions.
• Implements testing system to evaluate linguistic and cultural progress, including pre and post testing for assessment purposes.
• Monitors class attendance and grading standards.
• Works closely with host university faculty, monitoring teaching effectiveness and encouraging mediation, as necessary.
• Visits classes regularly (where appropriate) and consults with host university faculty on student progress, assessment, and placement.
• Reports recommendations concerning curricula to IPOCS.
• Develops and manages, with the Dean of International Programs and the appropriate Middlebury College faculty, programs, and departments, programs of faculty and student interchange between host country institutions and Middlebury College.
• Helps develop and oversee credit and non-credit internship opportunities.
• Oversees the implementation of undergraduate and graduate programs by U.S. and host-country resident staff and local host institutions, including visits each semester to sites (Niteroi, Belo Horizonte, Florianopolis) where students are on Middlebury programs.
• Develops and manages, with IPOCS and the appropriate Middlebury College faculty, programs, and departments, programs of faculty and student interchange between host country institutions, Middlebury College, and Monterey.
Student Affairs:
• Oversees and is ultimately responsible for: student discipline; student advising/counseling (academic, personal, medical, career etc.); facilitating student housing arrangements (apartments, home stays,dorms); designing and implementing on-site student orientations that cover all academic, social, safety, and health issues; student excursions; encouraging individual extra-curricular activities; advising onand keeping itineraries and contact information for independent, overnight, student travel; and allsecurity, safety, health, discrimination, and harassment issues.
Administrative Responsibilities:
• Coordinates efforts with host university colleagues at all levels to ensure that all parts of the program are in place and working effectively.
• Provides regular updates to IPOCS staff, as well as end-of-semester and end-of- year reports
• Visits Middlebury as necessary to meet with IPOCS staff, as well as area studies and language faculty to review the academic program at the host institutions and, when appropriate, to plan curricular and programmatic adjustments. During such visits, depending on timing, Director will participate in pre- departure student orientations or other information sessions.
• Attends twice-a-year meetings for the directors of the Middlebury Schools Abroad.
• Coordinates all on-site arrangements (housing, local transportation, meetings) for visiting delegations, whether by Middlebury personnel or personnel from other institutions whose students attend (or plan to attend) the school abroad.
• Works with marketing staff at Middlebury to recruit students to the program. This may include travel to other U.S. colleges and universities to meet with faculty and study abroad administrators.
• Has frequent communication and collaboration with the relevant Assistant Director in IPOCS.
• Builds trust and works collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community partners to balance the multiple, varying interests of diverse stakeholders
Management and Personnel:
• In conjunction with the Dean of International Programs, makes and implements short and long-range financial, staff and programmatic plans for the School in Brazil.
• If additional staffing is approved, interviews and assists in the hiring of on-site.
• Acts as liaison between Middlebury and host universities.
• Oversees rental/maintenance of all premises, as necessary, in conjunction with Dean of International Programs.
• Assures that the School Abroad is in full compliance with all local legal, banking, insurance and other requirements.
• Oversees timely purchase and maintenance of all necessary office furniture and equipment, including internet equipment and contracts.
• Provides information for update of IPOCS and LS publications.
External relations:
• Serves as primary liaison with academic institutions, ministries of education, U.S. embassies, NGOs, local visa/residence permit issuing agencies and similar bodies, local police, and all other institutions/agencies.
• Administers and updates agreements with host universities.
• Promotes and markets Middlebury opportunities to relevant local communities.
Budget and financial:
• Oversees annual budgets and proposes new budget for the subsequent academic year, in conjunction with IPOCS.
• Pays all bills, salaries, social benefits and taxes etc., in a timely fashion, with assistance of local accountant/supporting entity.
• Prepares detailed monthly expense report for accounting office in Vermont.
Decision-making authority:
• Full authority on local issues
• On substantive program content and administrative issues that have a long-term significance: coordinates and consults with the Dean of International Programs. Ultimate decision-making responsibility lies with Dean of International Programs.
Other responsibilities:
As assigned.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in a relevant field strongly preferred
- Demonstrated teaching excellence
- Administrative & managerial experience
- Familiarity with US-managed study abroad programs and Brazilian university systems
- Excellent people skills & an ability to cooperate, in both U.S. and Brazilian settings
- Excellent communication skills in Portuguese and English
- Crisis management skills
Experience:
Experience studying, teaching, and/or administering in both the U.S. and Brazil preferred. Some priorcontact with a Middlebury School Abroad or summer Language School also desirable but not a pre-requisite.
Knowledge:
In-depth knowledge of U.S. and Brazilian systems of higher education.
Other requirements:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Computer literacy
- Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment
- Director should be both firm and diplomatic, as well as kind and compassionate, as the circumstances require.
- Candidates must have work authorization in Brazil. Salary:
- Commensurate with experience.
Other:
Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
Benefits
Localized payroll and benefits.
