Associate Director, Academic Affairs
Boston University Study Abroad London – South Kensington, London SW7
c. £50,000 p.a.
Boston University is the fourth-largest private university in the USA with approximately 33,000 undergraduate
and postgraduate students. It was founded in the mid-19th century, and is today a major teaching and
research institution with a high reputation.
We are a major provider in the United States of study-abroad programmes, operating in 20 countries. Boston
University Study Abroad London is the largest of these, offering the opportunity of study in London each
semester for around 300 students from our US campus and from other universities across America.
We currently offer a wide variety of programmes and courses from our London headquarters in South
Kensington. These range from 15-week semester programmes, to short 6 week Summer programmes and
graduate and professional courses. In addition we run specialist programmes with a number of UK based
institutions such as the Royal College of Music, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts,
Roehampton University and the Courtauld Institute.
Our South Kensington headquarters occupies a fine historic building, where we have excellent facilities, with
our own student accommodation within walking distance. Students take a full academic course load during
their semester in London. Subjects are drawn from a wide range of university disciplines, including the arts,
humanities, social sciences, communications and business topics with many students undertaking an
academically assessed internship as part of their studies. All of the courses have a distinctive British or
European emphasis and are taught by London-based faculty members. The academic elements are
complemented by a full social and cultural programme. The ethos of Boston University Study Abroad London
is collegiate and collaborative.
Associate Director, Academic Affairs
We are now seeking to make an appointment to this newly established senior full-time role, reporting to the
Academic Director. The remit is likely to appeal to open-minded individuals with a close interest in teaching
who may be from a broad diversity of backgrounds. Some knowledge or experience of the US university
sector would be an advantage.
The primary responsibilities of the role will include:
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Ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality academic programmes
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Overseeing and directing all London academic administration
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Leading the Academic Affairs team and the Library
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Supervision of the part-time London teaching faculty, and overseeing London faculty hiring and
performance management
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Development of academic policy
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Developing and maintaining relationships with partner institutions and with staff in Boston
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Operating the Academic Affairs department budgets, and the student record-keeping and grading
systems
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Assuming some Academic Director duties during BU’s London Summer Schools
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Participating and cooperating with senior staff in semester planning, emergency response and
academic review activities
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The opportunity to contribute to undergraduate teaching, e.g. through guest lectures.
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Member of Boston University London Senior Management Team, with occasional on-call duties.
Success in the role requires an accomplished and effective management style that will establish a high
personal credibility, combined with the imagination, entrepreneurial flair and disciplined approach to
organisational management to lead the academic affairs of BU for optimum effectiveness.
Candidates should demonstrate the attributes which the role demands, including:
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Masters degree required; PhD preferred
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Teaching experience at degree level
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Substantial experience in the management of administrative activities, staff and budgets
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Close familiarity with course registration, grading, appeals and student enquiries
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An understanding of the UK and US university sectors
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Skill in building rapport in a way that is approachable and supportive but firm
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Excellent team working, interpersonal and customer care skills
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A good capacity as a role model for students
Candidates must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK.
To apply, please send your CV with a covering letter to Katy Segrove, katy@bu-london.co.uk, tel: 01280
848824. Your letter must explain concisely your suitability for the role in terms of the skills you could bring
and the interest that you have in it.
Closing date: Monday 9th November 2015. First interviews are likely to take place on 19th and 20th November
For further information about BU Study Abroad London please visit http://www.bu.edu/london/.