Director Webster University Thailand

Webster University Thailand seeks an accomplished academic executive to serve as its Director. Applications are invited.

Founded in 1915, Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, is a private, non-profit university with campus locations around the world including Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Greece, China, Thailand, and Ghana. For further information about Webster University, please see http://www.webster.edu.

Review of applications will begin June 1, 2017.

Minimum Qualifications     

The Director will possess at least the following professional and personal attributes:

• Commitment to high quality, innovative, U.S.-style, student-centered learning and to providing students with transformative education for individual excellence and global citizenship
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a diverse, multi-cultural, complex international organization committed to diversity and inclusion.
• Excellent communication skills, including public speaking, persuasive discourse and presentation skills; ability to advocate for Webster University, its students, and its programs
• PhD or other doctorate and experience in research, teaching, and university management
• Experience in and understanding of Thai culture
• Ability to provide strategic vision and inspiration for Webster University Thailand and to engage constituents in the development and achievement of shared goals
• Ability to work collaboratively on common strategic goals with academic and administrative leaders from around the Webster network, including directors of the other international campuses, the deans of the schools and colleges, the Office of the Provost, and other primary offices at the main campus in St. Louis
• Knowledge of U.S. academic leadership; familiarity with shared governance and accreditation processes.
• Ability to cultivate and maintain supportive external relationships with alumni and donors, the business, government, and non-profit communities, and industry partners in Thailand.

Preferred Qualifications     

Desirable:
• Knowledge in negotiating collaborative inter-university partnerships, research networks, and programs
• Knowledge of the norms and standards practiced in Thai Higher Education
• Fluency in English is required, and knowledge of Thai is preferred.

Essential Duties     

The Director serves as the Webster University Thailand’s senior executive officer, carries final and overall legal responsibility for the management of its operations, and is supported by the Academic Director, and members of the Webster University Thailand staff and faculty. Acting under the supervision of the University Council, he/she provides leadership and strategy aligned with Webster University’s mission and vision and the directives of the senior administration of Webster University.

Webster University Thailand has locations in both Cha-Am and Bangkok. It was established in 1999 and serves approximately 370 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 50 countries. Students choose from undergraduate degree programs in business and management, international relations, media communications, computer science, and psychology; and graduate degree programs in business administration, international relations, and media communications. In addition to its US accreditation, the Thailand campus is also accredited by the Thailand Ministry of Education.
Full Time (>30 hrs/wk) or Part Time (<30 hrs/wk) Full Time

Special Instructions to Applicants     

Applicants should be prepared to submit 1) a letter of interest which addresses the required qualifications; 2) an expanded résumé or curriculum vitae; and 3) names of three professional references.

Webster University is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to maintaining a culturally and academically diverse faculty and staff of the highest caliber.  Accordingly, Webster University provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, ethnicity, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.