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This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12395088 Associate Director, European Union Center

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The European Union Center (EUC) is searching for an Associate Director to manage and oversee grants, budgets and administration of the Center. This role is integral to executing the scholarly, teaching and service role of the center. The Associate Director will also teach courses, advise students, oversee the graduate program and manage staff.

The European Union Center is a Title VI National Resource Center through the U.S. Department of Education and a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence through the European Union\'s Erasmus+ program. Please visit our website to learn more about our center: https://europe.illinois.edu/.

Duties & Responsibilities

Grant Development and Management

Identify and evaluate potential external funding opportunities, based on the mission of the center, and write grant proposals in collaboration with Director.

Manage grant execution to comply with University and funding agencies\' guidelines, deadlines, and regulations.

Work closely with faculty to create, evolve, and execute academic projects.

Ensure that funding is spent according to grant stipulations; meet with faculty to learn about their current work and ways for them to partner with the EUC on grants and outreach programs.

Intellectual Co-Leadership

Provide administrative leadership of the European Union Center office including representing Director in their absence.

With Director, provide intellectual co-leadership of center academic programming.

Supervise and manage staff of the Center (hiring, training, delegating, and annual review of staff)

Evolve and execute a vision and strategy for EUC off-campus instruction/outreach and how it fits with the rest of the Center\'s vision and academic programs: determining in consultation with the Director the types of grants the EUC will pursue, including grants that fund outreach initiatives, and building institutional partnerships to deliver outreach programs. Oversee and lead center staff execution of extensive instruction/outreach programs to K-12 educators and students, business, media, and other constituents.

Develop and strengthen relations with other European Centers in the U.S. and internationally.

Represent the Center in interactions with individual and institutional partners both within the UI and external to the University.

Instruction

Teach up to two core courses that support the MAEUS and the EUC\'s academic mission.

Develop and teach advanced seminars in areas related to the MAEUS program, as needed.

Develop and lead seminars and workshops that support scholarly research on the European Union and transatlantic relations.

Advising

Help coordinate academic advising for students in the M.A. in European Union Studies (MAEUS) program.

Be a point of escalation for students and handle difficult and challenging student academic situations and academic issues.

Serve as Director of Graduate Programs and conduct annual student academic progress reviews.

Other Academic Affairs

Support the academic coordinator in directing the M.A. in European Union Studies (MAEUS) program, the Graduate Minor, and the 5-year BALAS/MAEUS track, including marketing and admission and alumni relations.

Make strategic decisions about the direction and content of the academic programs, including development and/or redesign of courses offered by the center.

Collaborate with the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) and the Graduate College on all academic matters.

Required Qualifications

• Master\'s degree in international studies and programs or related fields.
• International experience.
• Minimum of one year of experience in one or more of the following: administration, fiscal and/or grant management, personnel oversight, and academic program management.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in international studies, European Studies programs or related fields.
• International experience in Europe.
• Grant writing and management experience.
• Experience teaching courses at the university level.

Working knowledge of one or more European languages other than English.

Ability to communicate effectively with others

Awareness of, and sensitivity to, cultural and linguistic differences. Commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Ability to work harmoniously with faculty, staff, and students from a wide variety of disciplines, and with representatives from national and international institutions.

Project coordination and proven organizational talents

Ability to assume responsibility and to work independently with minimum guidance;

Initiative and creativity in program development.

Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and desktop publishing software, or similar.

Sensitivity to the