Tag: Executive Director of China Programs

Executive Director of China Programs, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI and Hubei, China. Deadline: 16 March 2025.

The Executive Director of China Programs oversees the University of Detroit Mercy’s academic programs with partner institutions in China. The director also negotiates and implements agreements with partner institutions and works to expand programs in those and other Chinese universities. The position reports to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Vice President of Joint Programs and Initiatives will direct this individual.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, among others:

• Serve as an academic Vice-Dean of the Hubei University of Technology/UDM joint institute, also known as Detroit Green Technology Institute (DGTI).
• Travel to China regularly, depending on need, for a minimum of 1-2 months, once or twice a year, with opportunities to teach in China.
• Manage recruitment, hiring, and orientation of instructors for the China programs and work with the Colleges to coordinate teaching assignments.
• Work closely with the University’s Vice President for Joint Programs and Initiatives.
• Work with the University’s Vice President for Joint Programs and Initiatives on negotiating and implementing agreements with Chinese universities.
• Support the success of courses taught for China programs through regular review, support of instructors, and addressing concerns.
• Develop and distribute a faculty handbook for faculty teaching in the China programs.