Job Vacancy For Academic Director
- Accra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Establish and reinforce academic policies and procedures to ensure quality pf academic offerings
- Plan and coordinate a balanced curriculum for both undergraduate and graduate programmes in consultation with the institution's head office and local heads of department (HoDs)
- Ensure routine communication with various schools, colleges and departments of the institution's head office to align the campus academic programmes with the overall mission and policies
- Provide leadership and supervision to HoDs, faculty and academic staff
- Monitor and report on student performance to leadership, collaborating with the undergraduate and graduate advising departments on issues related to academic probation and/or dismissal of students
- Participate in hiring procedures of new faculty and lead faculty orientations and semester meetings as required
- Promote faculty professional development, scholarship and research
- Prepare and submit academic accreditation report as needed
- Implement the institutions core curriculum for undergraduates and graduate programmes
- Teach selected courses for both undergraduate and graduate cohorts (dependent upon background and qualifications)
- Update and implement campus specific faculty handbook and evaluations
- Liaise with the head office and local leadership, to expand course offerings
- Generate annual academic affairs budget and monitor relevant expenses
- Willingness and ability to speak at public forums on the institution's academic offerings and help develop public lectures series
- A PhD or Terminal Degree required
- Well published in relevant fields of study within the past five years
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a diverse, multicultural environment with international faculty, staff, students, parents, stakeholders etc
- Teaching experience in US educational institution
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Recognized track record in teaching, research, academic leadership and administration
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