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American University of Beirut
Provost
Beirut - Lebanon, International

The American University of Beirut (AUB) seeks a Provost to serve as the Chief Academic Officer for the pre-eminent institution of higher learning in the Arab Middle East and the only private STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine) university in the region.

AUB, founded in 1866 as a private, not-for-profit, coeducational, independent, non-sectarian institution of higher learning, is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. AUB has grown into a major university with over 7,000 students, including over 900 graduate students and 300 medical students. They come to AUB, considered one of the premier universities in the Middle East, from 68 countries. AUB is located on a beautiful 73-acre campus on the Mediterranean in Beirut. AUB also manages an internationally-recognized 330 bed teaching and research hospital, ranked first in Lebanon, and a 247-acre agriculture research and training facility in the Bekaa Valley.

The University has six faculties: Arts and Sciences, Medicine (including the School of Nursing), Engineering and Architecture, Agricultural and Food Sciences, Health Sciences, and the Olayan School of Business. AUB offers programs leading to bachelor's, master's, Ph.D., and M.D. degrees. AUB has been coeducational since 1922; its student body is 49 percent male and 51 percent female. AUB has 652 full-time equivalent faculty; 83 percent of its faculty members are full-time. English is the language of instruction in all programs, except for coursework in the Department of Arabic and in foreign language courses. AUB's endowment is approximately $470 million.

More information about AUB is available at www.aub.edu. For a detailed description of the position, please visit www.aub.edu.lb/activities/public/2008/provost_search/. Candidates are encouraged to review this information before preparing their materials.

Inquiries, nominations and applications are invited. For fullest consideration, materials should be received by September 15, but recruitment will continue until the position is filled. Candidates should send a curriculum vitae, and a letter describing interest in the position to AUBprovost@wittkieffer.com. The names and contact information for five references should also be provided; candidates will be notified before references are contacted. Material that cannot be emailed may be sent to Jean Dowdall, Ph.D., Alexander (Sandy) Williams, and Jane Courson, Witt/Kieffer, 2015 Spring Road, Suite 510, Oak Brook IL, 60523. Confidential inquiries and questions concerning this search may be directed to the consultants at 630-575-6131. The position is available in January 2009 or as soon thereafter as possible.

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