[Bilimsel Haber] ?let: JOB- Academic Leader in Sociology, Bilim-Central Asia

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JOB- Academic Leader in Sociology, Bilim-Central Asia

Posted by: "Tatiana Yarkova" <YarkovaT at ceu.hu>

Academic Leader in Sociology, Bilim-Central Asia

The Education Development Center - "Bilim-Central Asia" in Almaty,
Kazakhstan seeks a candidate for the position of Academic Leader in
Sociology for its social science faculty and resource development
unit, the Central Asian Resource Center.

The Mission of "Bilim-Central Asia" is the support and promotion of
reforms aimed at the integration of Central Asian states in
international educational community.  The NGO activities are aimed at
administering international academic exchange programs, higher and
secondary educational policy analyses, consultancy services, and
developing social science faculty in Central Asia. The Mission of
Central Asian Resource Center is to aid the development of a common
innovative higher education space for social science faculty in
Central Asia with a particular focus on the republics of the former
Soviet Union.

Requirements
The academic leader will develop a number of activities, such as
training workshops in innovative teaching and curriculum development;
development of discipline specific summer schools, seminars and other
academic events; the building of academic networks, newsletters and
information gathering to assist access to information and ideas
throughout the region, etc. Candidates will be Central Asian, who have
a western graduate degree in Sociology; University-level teaching
experience (Sociology courses), some academic research experience;
some knowledge and understanding of new teaching and curriculum
development methods; and have excellent command of English and Russian.

Job Specification
The Academic Leader will be responsible for the development and
implementation of the strategic plan for the discipline area in the
framework of a broader strategic plan of the Central Asian Resource Center.

More specifically, s/he will be expected to perform the following:

   - Develop ideas and projects for the development of the discipline
   - Seek and provide access to information on new content, ideas,
     books, or other relevant information connected with the discipline area
   - Share in the writing of a newsletter providing the above
     information and ideas
   - Develop and maintain a network of professional associates
     throughout Central Asia Develop and maintain a network of
     faculties/departments in the relevant discipline throughout Central Asia
   - Develop and maintain a network of academic colleagues and
     institutions in relevant places overseas
   - Develop and maintain materials appropriate for teaching and
     curriculum design
   - Develop and deliver training workshops to Central Asian faculty in
     discipline content, teaching methods and curriculum design
   - Provide information and support for research ideas and initiatives
   - Develop and maintain core course readers in the relevant discipline
   - Collect and disseminate relevant core curricula

The candidates are encouraged to apply electronically, quoting the job
title on subject line and attaching a cover letter explaining their
interest in the job and a CV with the list of referees to the email
address yarkovat at ceu.hu by March 25, 2007.



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