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30 March 2007
Wanted: Learning Enhancement Center Coordinator (United Arab Emirates)
Category: Job Openings
Job title: Learning Enhancement Center Coordinator
Institution: Zayed University
Location: United Arab Emirates
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Learning Enhancement Center Coordinator
Zayed University
Abu Dhabi and Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Zayed University, a premier university in the United Arab Emirates, is an innovative and young institution committed to the education of Emirati women. The University has 600 faculty and staff serving a total of 3,000 students across two campuses in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Zayed University graduates bilingual students who are global in their thinking and equipped to become leaders of their country and role models for women in the Arab world. The University is primarily an undergraduate institution, with emerging graduate programs and research opportunities focusing on national needs. Zayed University is fully accredited in the U.A.E. and is a candidate for accreditation with the Middle States Commission for Higher Education in the U.S.A.
The United Arab Emirates is a progressive country known for its high standard of living and its safe and family-friendly environment.
The Learning Enhancement Centers (LEC) provide programs to encourage students’ independent learning and academic skill development. The LEC Coordinator works with the LEC Supervisor to develop and deliver services in the Learning Enhancement Centers.
The Responsibilities
* In coordination with the LEC Supervisor, creating a dynamic program of services that encourage interactive learning and student progress towards the achievement of the University’s learning outcomes.
* Overseeing the operation of the LEC on one campus, including maintenance of the collections and equipment, scheduling classes and special activities.
* Teaching and delivering services to students.
* Supervising one full-time staff member, selecting and training senior students in the peer tutoring program.
* Actively participating in the information literacy program, including teaching, preparation of materials and promoting basic information literacy for students using the LEC.
* Promoting awareness of the LEC’s services through regular contact with faculty and by developing promotional materials.
* Producing materials for use by students and faculty to support specific needs for independent learning.
* Recommending adaptive technology and equipment to support independent learners.
* Serving as library liaison to a designated academic unit, developing the library collection and electronic resources for that subject area and teaching classes.
* Participating actively in strategic planning, library-wide projects and in the smooth operation of the library.
* Serving on library and university committees.
The Requirements
* Master’s degree or Ph.D. in library science, or an appropriate field.
* A minimum of three years’ library and teaching experience in a Western or Western-style university.
The Benefits
The University’s benefits package is highly attractive, with competitive salaries free of tax in the United Arab Emirates, housing, a furniture allowance, annual vacation airline tickets for the employee and immediate family, educational subsidies for children and subsidized healthcare for the employee.
To Apply
Visit our Web site at www.zu.ac.ae. In addition to completing the online application form, attach one document containing a letter of application, a current CV, and the contact details of three referees.
Appointment start date: August 2007.
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