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POSTED: 10/20/09

Academic Advisor/ First Year Experience Faculty

Department of Advising and Academic Development

Zayed University

Close Date: 11/30/2009

Position Description:

The Department of Advising and Academic Development is seeking experienced academic advising faculty to serve as academic advisors for general education students as well as teach student development and career exploration courses. These classes are centered on the university's learning outcomes as well as more traditional topics of academic and personal adjustment to university life. For those faculty in the Department, the advising/mentoring role is equally important to teaching; through advising classes and individual advising appointments, faculty mentor students and help them navigate university life. The Department of Advising and Academic Development is one of four departments within University College, which offers high quality foundational liberal education, the Colloquy on Integrated Learning, to students and prepares them for their future majors and eventual employment. The experience instills in the students a desire for lifelong learning, fosters intellectual curiosity, and engenders critical thinking. The Colloquy program initiates the baccalaureate careers of all ZU students and has as its goal to build students' understanding of their relation to the world and to equip them to be successful at the University, in their professions and in their personal lives through an integrated, skill-rich, interdisciplinary core curriculum.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Master's degree in student personnel, counseling, higher education or related field.
• A record of successful baccalaureate-level teaching in a Western or Western-style university or college.
• Experience working as an academic advisor and or First Year Experience in a Western-style college/university.
• Experience in both teaching and advising in higher education.
• Strong commitment to student success.
• Familiarity with student-centered learning strategies.
• Demonstrated skills working with different cultures in a sensitive manner.
• Flexible attitude and ability to work in teams.
• Native proficiency in written and spoken English. The review of applications will begin on November 16 and will continue until the positions have been filled.

Application Process:

Visit our website www.zu.ac.ae. In addition to completing the online application form, attach one document containing a letter of application, a current CV, the names and contact details of three referees, a statement of your undergraduate teaching philosophy, and a statement of your scholarly and creative interests.

Institutional Information:

Zayed University, a premier university in the United Arab Emirates, is an innovative institution based on an international model of higher education. Over 700 faculty and staff serving 4,750 students across two main campuses - as well as satellite locations - in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the University prepares graduates to become leaders in government, business, civil society, and family life. The University expects its graduates to be fully bilingual in English and Arabic, proficient in the use of computing technology, and strong in quantitative and research skills. The language of business and instruction at the University is English.

Zayed University is fully accredited in the U.A.E. as well as by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education in the U.S.A.

The United Arab Emirates is a progressive country known for its high standard of living and its safe and family-friendly environment.

Additional Information:

The University's benefits package is highly attractive, with competitive salaries free of tax in the United Arab Emirates, housing, a furniture allowance, annual vacation airline tickets for the employee and immediate family, educational subsidies for children and subsidized health-care for the employee.

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