This position is open only for current tenured faculty at the University of Kansas.

As a member of the leadership team of International Affairs and reporting directly to the Senior Internationalization Officer, the Associate Vice Provost for International and Global Engagement (AVP IGE) is a critical partner in connecting KU's deep international and global expertise and capacities (academic and administrative) with community needs. Areas of community include students, faculty, alumni, the Kansas and national workforce, industry, the higher education community, social service sector, local and state government, federal government, international partner institutions, foreign governments and foundations, NGOs, and multinational organizations.

KU has five area centers reporting into the AVP IGE, each with a 0.5 FTE faculty director with regional and disciplinary expertise: the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; the Kansas African Studies Center; the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies; the Center for East Asian Studies; and the Center for Global and International Studies. All but the Center for Global and International Studies receive funding from the U.S. Department of Education through its Title VI National Resource Center and Foreign Language and Area Studies grants.

The AVP IGE position is expected to perform duties throughout the calendar year. Appointments are generally based on an academic year (9-month), with an administrative supplement and summer salary commitment. The remaining 0.5 FTE of the position serves as a tenured faculty member within the assigned unit. The initial appointment for the AVP IGE is for a four-year period, which may be renewed based upon mutual agreement, performance, and the satisfactory conclusion of a comprehensive review of IGE-related activities conducted in the third year of the four-year cycle. Applicants should demonstrate the ability to create innovative programming and provide evidence of strong administrative and managerial skills, experience in grant development, and the capacity to work with and expand the area centers' broad internal and external constituencies. The AVP IGE serves at the pleasure of the University of Kansas Senior Internationalization Officer.