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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree that OP should get over themselves. It can be hard to transition fields, especially if you think you're entitled to a higher up slot than you really are in your new profession.

I work for a highly-sought after employer in the area. Always in the top if Best Places to Work, etc. you wouldn't believe how many friends of friends think they can waltz in at really high titles. I would say, even if they have top credentials, MBAs from top schools, McKinsey consulting, etc, there are highly qualified applicants for each opening, and the outside people don't always understand the nuances or details of the industry of company.

Job hunting is always hard. Just check your attitude before you get angry about not even getting an interview for something you are "highly" qualified for. [/quote]

I'm not angry.  I've not even applied because I saw the Ph.D. requirement.  Here are the basic functions of the position:

- expand the University’s international engagement and provide leadership for global international initiatives

In my current position, I lead a variety initiatives aimed at expanding markets for American exporters, including educational organizations seeking international partners.

• oversee the recruitment of international students, setting and meeting specific recruitment targets at the undergraduate
and graduate level

- have successfully worked with U.S. universities to reach out to foreign students, including leading education focused trade missions and fairs as well as providing customized services for U.S. universities and colleges seeking partnerships with foreign universities for study abroad, faculty exchange and student recruitment.

- managed recruitment efforts for prestigious U.S. graduate fellowship program, conducting outreach and marketing to foreign students in a very large foreign market. 
- established international alumni programming to maintain university connections with their foreign student alumni.

• oversee the articulation of international resources on campus and to coordinate the international functions and resources
of the University (including the Office of International Affairs and the Office of Study Abroad) under a single Office of
International Relations and Programs

• keep a database of all joint degree programs and international partners, and to match students with opportunities for
international study

• assist with international admissions, recruitment, advertising, advising, scholarships, financial aid, transcript analysis,
articulation agreements, dual degree programs, and credit transfer

• lead efforts to develop, maintain, and enhance international partnerships; to assist Colleges and Departments in
managing and creating international programs and reciprocal Memoranda of Understanding with international partners,
including universities, corporate entities, grant funding agencies, and consortium programs

- have worked with universities, corporations, government, grant funding agencies and others at the executive level, negotiating international partnership agreements for funding, student exchange, etc.

• assist with the international branding and reputation of the University

- have built branding programs for U.S. regional consortia programs.

• familiarity with Visa regulations

- via Osmosis

• host and engage with campus visitors and dignitaries from foreign institutions seeking to establish partnerships with UL
Lafayette.

- managed faculty exchange programs for a leading U.S. university with partner institutions in Europe and former Soviet states.

QUALIFICATIONS:
appropriate academic training and professional experience in global education and international relations;

M.A., international affairs, published author in the field and 20 plus years experience in the field.

experience in university administration at the Department Head level or higher;

OK, no, but was Assistant Executive Director in a previous life of the Global Studies Center at USNWR top 30 ranked university.

foreign language competency and intercultural sensitivity;

-Fluent in four languages and experience managing multi-cultural teams and staff.

experience in academic leadership and budget oversight; Terminal degree in the field or Ph.D. required

No Ph.D or academic leadership experience, but experience with oversight of multi-million dollar budgets

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