[ecrea] Director, Webster University - Vienna

Director, Webster University - Vienna

Webster University, a private, nonprofit university with its home campus 
in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., seeks an experienced, dynamic, and 
collaborative leader to serve as director of its Vienna, Austria 
campus.  Nominations and applications are invited.

Founded in 1915, Webster University is the only Tier 1, private, 
nonprofit university with campus locations around the world.  Webster 
University – Vienna was established in 1981, the second international 
campus in Webster’s network of campuses.  Today, Webster has U.S.-style 
campuses in Geneva, Switzerland; Leiden, the Netherlands; Vienna, 
Austria; London, United Kingdom; Bangkok and Cha-am/Hua Hin, Thailand; 
and Accra, Ghana.  Graduate programs are also offered in Shanghai, 
Chengdu, and Beijing, China.  The newest international location, in 
Athens, Greece, has launched with study abroad programs.  See 
www.webster.edu for information on Webster University.



Webster University – Vienna, in addition to its U.S. accreditation, is 
also accredited as an Austrian private university.  The campus is home 
to approximately 600 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 
90 countries and host to several study abroad students each term. 
Undergraduate students choose from five majors from Webster University’s 
colleges/schools of arts and sciences, business, and communications. 
Undergraduate certificates are also offered, in subjects such as Digital 
Media – Design & Production, Entrepreneurship, and Web Site Design.  The 
Webster Scholars Program provides challenging curriculum for gifted 
students.  Graduate offerings include programs in business, finance, 
international relations, marketing, and psychology.  See 
www.webster.ac.at for information on Webster University – Vienna.

 In September 2014, Webster University – Vienna relocated to its new 
home, the Palais Wenkheim, near the Danube Channel.  Constructed in 
1826, the five-story building houses 17 classrooms, as well as library 
facilities, computer labs, student services and administrative and 
faculty offices.

 The director of Webster University – Vienna serves as the senior 
executive officer of the Vienna campus, providing overall leadership and 
strategic direction aligned with the university’s mission and vision and 
the directives of the Office of the Provost, Senior Vice President and 
Chief Operating Officer.  Reporting to the Associate Vice President for 
Academic Affairs and Director of International Programs, the director of 
Webster University – Vienna is responsible for external outreach, 
enrollment enhancement, fiscal management, administration, personnel, 
facilities, planning, services, and activities for the Vienna campus.

 Webster University – Vienna is poised for growth and excellence, and 
the director will play a vital role in leading the campus to grow 
enrollment and reach the next level of academic and operational 
excellence.  He/she will develop and foster relationships with the 
business, government, and not-for-profit communities to enhance 
recognition of Webster University, its students and programs.  He/she 
will work with internal and external constituencies, interacting with 
faculty, staff, students, and alumni, to champion the institution’s 
mission to transform students for global citizenship and individual 
excellence.  The director will collaborate and work closely with Webster 
University’s other international campus directors, the deans of Webster 
University’s five colleges and schools, senior staff of the Office of 
the Provost, and the leadership of the offices of Global Marketing & 
Communications, Information Technology, and Alumni & Development.

 The director will possess the following professional and personal 
attributes:

·      Terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., Ed.D., J.D., other doctorate); 
master’s degree with significant experience and proven organizational 
leadership will be considered

·      Ability to provide strategic vision and inspiration for Webster 
University – Vienna and to engage constituents in the development and 
achievement of shared goals
·      Ability to cultivate and maintain supportive external 
relationships with alumni and donors; the business, government, and 
nonprofit communities; industry partners; and the various constituents 
of Webster University – Vienna
·      Ability to work collaboratively on common strategic goals with 
academic and administrative leaders from around the Webster network, 
including directors of the other international campuses, the deans of 
the schools and colleges, the Office of the Provost, and other primary 
offices at the main campus in St. Louis
·      Knowledge of and experience in European, U.S. and Austrian 
academic leadership; familiarity with or willingness to become familiar 
with shared governance, accreditation processes, and higher education 
law and policy
·      Commitment to high quality, innovative, U.S.-style 
student-centered  learning and to providing students with transformative 
education for individual excellence and global citizenship
·      Commitment to diversity and inclusion and demonstrated ability to 
work successfully in a diverse, multi-cultural, complex international  
organization
·      Excellent communication skills, including public speaking, 
persuasive speaking and presentation skills; ability to advocate for 
Webster University, its students, and programs
·      Fluency in English and German



Applicants must possess or be able to obtain employment credentials 
required to work in Austria.

Applications and Nominations:  Applicants should send 1) a letter of 
interest which addresses the required qualifications; 2) an expanded 
résumé or curriculum vitae; and 3) names of three professional 
references to Vienna Director Search, (jobs /at/ webster.edu) or Vienna 
Director Search, Office of Human Resources, Webster University, 470 East 
Lockwood Ave., St. Louis, Missouri, 63119-3194, U.S.A.  Nominations may 
be sent to the same addresses.

 Review of applications will begin February 9, 2015 and will continue 
until the position is filled.

 Starting Date:  June 2015 or as mutually agreed.

 Webster University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action educator 
and employer.  We are committed to maintaining a culturally and 
academically diverse faculty and staff of the highest caliber.  We 
strongly encourage applications from those who identify as diverse in 
terms of gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, 
disability, and/or veteran status.



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