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[ecrea] Position Open: COIL Project Coordinator at SUNY COIL Center

Thu Mar 24 11:02:58 GMT 2016




Through the Research Foundation for SUNY, the New York Center for
Collaborative Online International Learning Center (COIL Center) in New
York, NY is hiring a *COIL Project Coordinator*.

*Who We Are: *The COIL Center is a leader in the emerging field of
collaborative online international learning, a teaching and learning
methodology that fosters course-based interchange between faculty and
students with peers abroad through Internet-based communication tools.
The COIL Center has developed a Global Partner Network of higher
education institutions around the world committed to this format,
through which it supports the development of COIL course partnerships.
COIL classes may be fully online but are more often offered in blended
formats with face-to-face sessions at both schools, while collaborative
student work takes place online.

*General Function: *The COIL Project Coordinator will contribute to the
success of the COIL Center's ongoing projects, most notably by providing
pedagogical, administrative and logistical assistance for all areas of
the Stevens Initiative, which is supported by a cooperative sub-grant of
the Aspen Institute, funded by the U.S. State Department and the Bezos
Family Foundation. In particular this will involve facilitating faculty
and institutional partnerships between members of the COIL Center's
Nodal Network of SUNY campuses and international institutions in the
MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. The Project Coordinator will
support our program of professional development for faculty and staff as
they construct collaborative online international learning courses and
programs, and will also contribute to the content and resources
available on the COIL Center website and the development of pedagogical
best practices related to collaborative online international learning.

*Educational Background *- Baccalaureate or equivalent required.
Master's or other advanced degree is preferred.

*Required Qualifications:*

  * At least three years background working in education, preferably in
    supporting faculty and/or teaching and learning in a higher
    education context
  * Experience using instructional design concepts, Web 2.0
    applications, and learning management systems (e.g. Blackboard,
    Angel, Moodle, etc.) in an educational context
  * High level of competence in Microsoft Office applications, in
    particular Excel and Word
  * Direct knowledge of international education and cross-cultural exchange
  * Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with a
    variety of stakeholders
  * Demonstrated exceptional written, verbal, and presentational
    communication skills
  * Strong organizational and project-management skills and ability to
    balance multiple priorities
  * Willingness to travel both within New York and in the MENA region as
    assigned

*Preferred Qualifications:*

  * Teaching experience involving collaborative online international (or
    similar) courses, ideally at the higher education level
  * Moderate fluency in Arabic
  * Research and publications in the field of collaborative online
    international learning
  * Experience with leading and/or supporting language teaching in the
    online environment
  * Experience living, studying or working abroad, ideally in the MENA
    region
  * Past involvement in the organization and preparation of grant
    budgets and reports

Applications are currently being accepted for this position.  Interested
applicants can review the full job description details, and submit an
application at
https://systemrf.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=69467.

Please feel free to email (coilinfo /at/ suny.edu) <mailto:(coilinfo /at/ suny.edu)>
if you have any questions. Applications will be reviewed until the
position is filled. More details on careers at the Research Foundation
for SUNY can be found at http://www.rfsuny.org/About-Us/Careers/.  As an
Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, the Research Foundation
will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s
race, color, religion, sex, national origin and veteran or disability
status*.*



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