Jobs: Director of UAS7 Liaison Office, New York City‏

Director of Liaison Office New York City

 The UAS7 consortium of seven leading universities of applied sciences in Germany operates a liaison office in New York (closely linked to the German Academic Exchange Service / DAAD) to promote German-American educational cooperation. The consortium invites applications to fill the position of a Director (Full-time) of the liaison office in New York City (871 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017). This position is limited to two years, an extension is expected. Applicants are required to be legally able to work in the United States (Green Card or citizenship). The Liaison Office is assigned to the UAS7-Executive Office in Berlin. In close cooperation with the Executive Office and the German member universities the Director of the UAS7 Liaison Office is mainly responsible for:

 • Administration of the UAS7 New York Office, including an internship position

• Representing the special interests of the UAS7 membership institutions in North America and cooperating with partner organizations

• Development and administration of partnerships with North American universities

• Acquisition of funds and implementation of projects regarding scholarship programs in transatlantic academic exchange as well as supporting efforts in research cooperation

• Administration of scholarship programs and advising students from North America

• Reporting and communicating very regularly with the UAS7 schools in Germany, for example through work reports, protocols, newsletter etc.

• Maintenance and Administration of the UAS7 international homepage and

social media (Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin)

• Managing UAS7 alumni affairs

• Participating in education fairs and other academic events in North America

For more information on this position and how to apply, please visit: www.daad.org/jobs.

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