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First Update on the Search for the Next Vice President for
Academic Affairs at American University Of Nigeria
THE VICE PRESIDENT ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS (VPAA) PROFILE
FROM DR. ENYANTU IFENNE, CHAIR OF THE SEARCH COMMITTEE
We are pleased to inform the American University of Nigeria
community that our Vice President for Academic Affairs search is
under way.
Our search consultants, Maya Ranchod Kirkhope and Dr. Bill Franklin
of Academic Search, Inc., launched the search a few days ago and
will spend the next few weeks recruiting for this position.
Our first search committee meeting with Maya Kirkhope is scheduled
for the week of January 25 when she will be on campus for the
presidential search finalist visit. We anticipate that the Board of
Trustees will appoint the new AUN President at the end of January or
early February 2010. During our VPAA search committee meeting, we
will discuss the search process; review the search timeline; discuss
the newly appointed AUN President's involvement in the search
process; and plan the neutral site and finalist visits.
Maya and Bill have developed a job ad and position profile
describing the key institutional needs and priorities, and a related
set of desired characteristics for our next VPAA. The job ad has
been posted in a number of publications including the Chronicle of
Higher Education, Inside Higher Education, Diverse and the American
Conference of Academic Deans. We have attached the position profile
for your information. In addition, we have also provided a list of
search committee members.
We urge you to suggest people you know who could serve effectively
as our next VPAA or those who might recommend potential candidates.
Please forward their name(s) to Maya
(maya.kirkhope@academic-search.com). The success of our search will
depend on the involvement, support and interest of all members of
the AUN community.
Our consultants have begun to work on generating a candidate pool.
In addition to posting the job ad in key publications, they mailed
source and prospect letters to a broad network of contacts, and will
follow up on nominations submitted by you and other members of the
higher education community. The search committee will begin to
review applications by mid-February to identify a small group of
candidates whose skills and expertise appear to be most closely
related to our needs. The committee expects to conduct neutral-site
interviews in mid-March, and plans to invite finalists to campus in
early April. We expect the successful candidate to assume office in
early summer, 2010.
You will receive another update on the VPAA search in a few weeks.
Thank you for your continued interest and support.
Dr. Enyantu Ifenne
Chair, Vice President for Academic Affairs Search Committee
Member, Board of Trustees
mail4enaibi@yahoo.com
January 13, 2010
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How to Apply for a Position
Applicants should include a letter of interest that addresses their qualifications for one of the positions above, a curriculum vitae or resume, and a list of five professional references. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until appointments are made. A cover letter along with a current resume or C.V. should be sent to aaun@american.edu. For inquiries please call 202-885-3966.
Employee Benefits for Ex-Pat Faculty and Staff
- Tax waiver of Nigerian taxes
- Housing with furnishings, utilities, and Internet
access
- Annual air travel home for faculty and dependent family members
- Shipping allowance for books and personal items
- Local health care
- Options to purchase additional insurance: http://www.globalhealthinsurance.com/UofNigeria.htm
- Local transportation
- Eligibility for membership in the University Club including full recreational facilities
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