Assistant Director of Academic and Faculty Affairs

**ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC AND FACULTY AFFAIRS - VCUARTS QATAR**

**Benefits of working at VCU**

All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefit, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more. Learn more about VCU’s benefits here.

**Job Code**
- 10911 - 10916**Recruitment Pool**
- All Applicants**Posting Number**
- req6560**Unit**
- Qatar Campus MBU**Department**

**Department Website Link**Location**
- Qatar Campus**Address**
- PO Box 8095, Doha QAT**Duties & Responsibilities**

**Assistant Director of Academic and Faculty Affairs**
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of the Arts in Qatar

**The Opportunity**:
VCUarts Qatar has introduced a newly established role, an Assistant Director of Academic and Faculty Affairs, designed to support the office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. The primary responsibility of the Assistant Director of Academic and Faculty Affairs is to lead and oversee the strategic planning, development, and implementation of policies and initiatives that promote academic integrity and improve the faculty experience within the institution. This role includes fostering faculty development, ensuring adherence to academic standards, and creating an environment that encourages excellence in both academic and faculty matters. Moreover, the Assistant Director acts as a vital liaison between faculty members, directors, administration, and external stakeholders, ensuring that institutional goals are aligned with faculty needs and academic priorities to foster innovation, collaboration, and growth. The Assistant Director will thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment within a tight-knit academic community, working alongside experienced and dedicated educators, with opportunities for both regional and international engagement.

**Major Responsibilities**:
The Assistant Director for Academic and Faculty Affairs facilitates the role of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in managing academic and faculty affairs, and as such provides leadership and guidance on the following:

- Responsible for day-to-day operations for academic and faculty affairs
- Planning, development, and evaluation of academic programs and support units
- Collaboration with senior leadership, program chairs/directors, and faculty, staff, and administrators to ensure departmental objectives are met
- Management of curricular program development, implementation, and approval processes, inspiring positive change and excellence with leadership, faculty, staff, and administrators
- Oversight of academic assessment and effectiveness to support VCU’s commitment to academic excellence
- Leadership in faculty affairs embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion principles
- Provision of support for faculty affairs including recruitment, promotion, professional development, grievance, mentorship, and awards
- Support key university committees related to academic planning, policy, curriculum, etc.
- Support developing and maintaining partnership relationships with VCU system, VCU School of the Arts, Qatar Foundation Partner Universities, and external organizations e.g. SCHEV, SACSCOC, NASAD, CIDA, MoEHE, etc.
- Provision of assistance with academic input regarding recruitment, admission, enrollment, retention, and success

There are generous benefits associated with this faculty appointment:
- Competitive international salary
- Tax protection for U.S. Taxpayers
- 30% Off-shore supplement
- Medical Insurance (100% employer funded premium and employer cost shared options available)
- Fully furnished villa or apartment including wireless internet
- Annual travel allowance to home of record (to include a spouse and dependents relocated to Qatar)
- Monthly transportation allowance
- Educational reimbursement for up to 4 dependent children enrolled in an accredited K-12 program
- International Professional Development Opportunities

**VCUarts Qatar**:
VCUarts Qatar is dedicated to global outreach and education and provides students with an environment for cross-cultural exchange that fosters inquiry, discovery and innovation. Examples of this mission are the two significant international conferences hosted by VCUarts Qatar—the biennial design conference, Tasmeem and the biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art. VCUarts Qatar attracts globally recognized designers, artists and scholars while fostering partnerships within the region, and beyond, that enhance the educational, economic and cultural vitality of Qatar. Having established itself as a center of excellence for education and research, VCUarts Qatar has substantial involvement with the influential art and design world of the Middle East