UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA

The University of Central Asia (UCA) is an internationally chartered, private, non-profit, secular institution of higher education. It is being established by the governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and His Highness the Aga Khan. UCA’s mission is to foster economic and social development in the region’s vast mountain zones. The University will be co-educational, with merit-based access. The selection and development of faculty from within the region will be a priority. UCA is a single institution with campuses in Tekeli, Kazakhstan; Naryn, Kyrgyzstan; and Khorog, Tajikistan. UCA will include a Postgraduate School of Development offering an MA degree in multiple areas of specialization; a BA degree rooted in the liberal arts and sciences; and a School of Continuing Education offering non-degree courses to adult learners and professionals in areas relevant to economic and social development. Degree Programmes will be taught in English, but non-degree courses are offered in all local languages. The School of Continuing Education is operational. UCA now seeks candidates for the following positions:

Dean, Postgraduate School of Development
The Postgraduate School of Development will prepare men and women for leadership roles in the development of mountain regions, whether in the private, public, or non-governmental sectors. The School will consist of an inter-related group of six Institutes situated at the University’s three campuses. Institutes include: Resource Development and Environmental Protection; Education; Tourism and the Leisure Industry; Business and Economic Development; Public Administration; and Rural Development. Each Institute will offer a two-year Master’s degree, with the possibility of joint degrees. The Dean will have a doctoral degree and a record of published research in at least one of the areas listed above. Candidates may have worked in national or international development agencies, non-governmental organizations, private business, or academia. The successful candidate will have demonstrated organizational initiative and managerial skills in a senior administrative post.

Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies
The School of Undergraduate Studies will equip new generations of leaders with the knowledge that will enable them to function as effective and ethical citizens in the larger world, and to foster development and well-being in mountain communities in particular. The curriculum is to be broadly integrative and linked also with the research life of the university. The Dean will be responsible for developing a school of liberal arts and sciences that will offer a BA degree at UCA’s three campuses. The BA programme will lead to majors in one of three broad areas: social sciences; natural sciences/engineering; and humanities and cultural studies. In addition to having a PhD in a core field of the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences, the successful candidate will have had teaching/ research and senior administrative experience in a major college or university programme in the arts and sciences.

Project Manager
UCA is building full academic and residential campuses in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. The Project Manager will be the University’s principal operational liaison, with executive and coordinating responsibilities for the planning and construction of these campuses, developing budgets and timetables and overseeing strict adherence to them. He or she will work with the Rector and other senior administrators of the University and of the Aga Khan Development Network, planners, architects, builders, and suppliers and both national and regional officials in the three countries. The successful candidate will have strong financial and organizational skills. Practical experience in the management of major international construction projects in the private sector is essential.

For all positions, fluency in English is required, and familiarity with Russian or one of the three national languages highly advantageous. Expressions of interest should be received by the end of February.

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