Dean of Student Affairs

Dean of Student Affairs

American University of Beirut

Beirut, Lebanon

The American University of Beirut (AUB) invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of Student Affairs. The Office of Student Affairs (OSA) provide services, programs, and facilities that foster academic success and promote student assured self-awareness and better informed career planning in a changing world. OSA is committed to a holistic approach to student development—intellectual, social, physical, psychological, and cultural—in an environment that promotes diversity, tolerance, civic and moral responsibility, local and global awareness, and psychological and emotional well-being. The office is responsible for organizing all co-curricular activities, including 70 active student clubs and student publications; overseeing the student government; and managing the offices of Accessible Education, Career Hub, Counseling Center, Student Activities, Student Housing, University Sports, Wellness Outreach and Peer Support, and the Work Study Program. OSA provides the AUB community with sports services through the Charles Hostler Student Center, a state of the art facility.  More information and details can be found at the following link to OSA.  

Reporting to the provost, the dean participates in university-wide shared governance processes and is a member of AUB’s leadership team. The dean provides vision and leadership for the planning, development, management, and evaluation of the Office of Student Affairs. The successful candidate should have broad experience interacting with and supporting the needs of a diverse student population; have a strong record of success as a leader; possess excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills; and the ability to respond to various constituents including students—undergraduate, graduate, and professional—parents, faculty, alumni, and other stakeholders.

Inquiries, nominations and applications are invited. For full consideration, materials should be received by January 9, 2022 but recruitment will continue until the position is filled. Candidates should send a curriculum vita, and a letter describing interest in the position, and the names and contact information for five references to provost@aub.edu.lb. Candidates will be notified before references are contacted.

AUB is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment, as reflected in its Policy against Discrimination and Discriminatory Harassment. Founded in 1866, AUB is a private, independent, non-sectarian institution of higher learning operating under a charter from the State of New York and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). It is a leading university in the Middle East, and an institution open to qualified students without regard to, among other things, race, gender, religion, economic status, or political affiliation.  AUB offers a rigorous curriculum in the American liberal arts tradition and world-class professional programs. The university’s seven faculties/schools include the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business, the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, the Faculty of Health Sciences, the Faculty of Medicine, and the Rafic Hariri School of Nursing. Also, AUB has a leading medical center that educates medical students and professionals, provides clinical care, and conducts research. Additional information is available at www.aub.edu.lb