Associate Academic Specialist Community Based Global Learning

The Office of Global Education and its Community-based Global Learning (CBGL) Team at NYU Abu Dhabi invite applications for an Associate Academic Specialist - Community-based Global Learning position on a fixed-term three-year contract. The Associate Academic Specialist will support faculty in designing community-based global learning activities for their semester J-Term and summer courses. The successful candidate will be responsible for instructional and academic-administrative support for courses featuring CBGL offered across the academic year.

Principle Responsibilities

• Reviews syllabi to make recommendations for community-based global learning activities to faculty. Works on the development and finalization of CBGL activities during J-Term summer and regular semester programming
• Assists the faculty with instructional design of the activities and field work assignments
• Identifies and cultivates experts and organizations in the UAE and the region who can serve as co-educators
• Conducts feasibility visits in the UAE to secure community partnership inform instructional design and assess risk/safety needs
• Organizes the logistics of the activities including reservations transportation payments permits and health/safety management
• Facilitates students mobility including visa procurement and purchasing of flight/train tickets as required.
• Preparing the students and faculty for engagements in the UAE cultural and legal context through pre-departure orientations and cultural etiquette guidelines
• Organizing the Local Education Officers (LEO) program: selecting training and supervising student LEOs who assist the faculty member with implementing the CBGL activity
• Supervises student assistantships
• Oversees and strategizes operational budget for stock taking ordering and management of gifts and other essentials for the office
• Supports the reporting for the CBGL Team
• Works collaboratively with NYUAD departments in the development of programs working with established policy guidelines
• Develops programming materials such as presentation slides reports and handbooks
• Maintains the team Google Shared Drive and the Global Education shared drive
• Maintains a current overview of the literature on community-based learning experiential learning place-based learning and discipline-specific fieldwork

About NYU Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. Times Higher Education ranks NYU among the top 30 universities in the world making NYU Abu Dhabi the highest-ranked university in the UAE and MENA region. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective undergraduate curriculum across the disciplines with a world center for advanced research and scholarship. The university enables its students in the sciences engineering social sciences humanities and arts to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanitys shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabis high-achieving students have come from over 120 countries and speak over 100 languages. Together NYUs campuses in New York Abu Dhabi and Shanghai form the backbone of a unique global university giving faculty and students opportunities to experience varied learning environments and immersion in other cultures at one or more of the numerous study-abroad sites NYU maintains on six continents.

NYUAD is committed to upholding a culture of non-discrimination anti-harassment dignity and mutual respect; providing equal access and opportunity; and fostering academic excellence in learning research and teaching. Students are drawn from among the worlds best. They are bright intellectually passionate and committed to building a campus environment anchored in mutual respect understanding and care. The NYUAD undergraduate student body has garnered an impressive record of scholarships graduate-school admissions and other global honors. Graduate education is an area of growth for the University; the current graduate student population of over 100 students is expected to expand in the next decade as doctoral programs are developed.

Working for NYUAD
At NYUAD we recognize that Abu Dhabi is more than where you work; its your order for faculty/academic staff to thrive we offer a comprehensive benefits package. This starts with a generous relocation allowance; educational assistance for your dependents; access to health and wellness services; and more. NYUAD is committed to faculty/academic staff success throughout the academic trajectory providing support for ambitious and world-class research projects and innovative interactive teaching approaches. Support for dual-career families is a priority. Visit our website for more information on benefits for you and your dependents.

We require applicants to have a bachelors degree and experience working with faculty and students at the tertiary education level. The ideal candidate will possess a deep passion for both social responsibility and adult learning demonstrated through relevant academic qualifications and/or professional experience in education community development or related fields. Individuals with a higher degree interested in working in this academic support role will also be considered. An ideal applicant would be an excellent oral and written English communicator with a proven track record of designing and delivering engaging educational programs tailored to adult learners with a keen understanding of effective instructional methodologies and best practices in adult education. Additionally the candidate should exhibit strong interpersonal skills empathy and cultural competence enabling them to effectively engage with diverse learner populations and foster a supportive learning environment.

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