About Global Carolina

The University of South Carolina has a deep commitment to international teaching and learning, research and scholarship, and collaborative activities with key governmental, professional, and educational organizations world-wide. Global Carolina develops initiatives with other institutions around the world, facilitates international collaboration and exchange agreements, and supports the international activities of colleges and departments across campus in the following offices and more:

 

Global Carolina builds partnerships housed in colleges and departments across campus including the Arnold School of Public Health’s global programs, the Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, the Global Fellows Living and Learning Community, and international programs in the Darla Moore School of Business. 

USC’s strategy of internationalization has provided increased opportunities for students to study abroad to expand their worldviews, acquire intercultural competence, and cultivate an understanding of the ways in which peoples, societies, and economies are interconnected. Additionally, the University has established more than 300 active international partnership agreements. These include 22 joint-degree and dual-degree programs with universities in China, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Peru, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Tunisia, and Turkey, as well as partnerships in places like Aruba, Denmark, Egypt, Galapagos Islands, Macau, Pakistan, Sweden, Switzerland, and Uruguay. 

About The Role of Associate Vice President and Vice Provost for Global Affairs

The Associate Vice President and Vice Provost for Global Affairs has dual reporting lines to the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and the President. The essential functions of the position include:

Academic affairs leadership

• Serve as the Senior International Officer (SIO) for the University.
• Provide strategic planning and direction for internationalization that supports USC’s research and teaching missions.
• Build and maintain international partnerships with key governmental, professional, and educational organizations.
• Supervise and manage Global Carolina and its divisions: International Student and Scholar Support, Education Abroad Office, International Accelerator Program, and English Programs for Internationals,
• Chair the International Programs Approval Committee, and the Student International Travel Oversight Committee.

Promoting internationalization at USC and beyond

• Provide faculty and students opportunities to engage in research and scholarship in international contexts.
• Develop programs for international students and scholars to visit and attend USC.
• Work with Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Deans of the colleges and schools to advance the development of curriculum with international content.
• Support the work of deans and faculty to elevate international programs that increase international study opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.
• Travel internationally to establish collaborations with foreign institutions which often result in international agreements and to recruit international students.
• Represent USC at higher education conferences/forums on internationalization.

Policy oversight and implementation

• Develop, revise, and provide guidance on university policies and practices regarding international affairs.
• Review and approve international academic agreements.
• Develop alliances with international universities and institutes.

Other Duties

• Provide assistance to the Provost and others with special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

This is an internal search. Applicants should possess:  

• Appointment as a tenured, full-time faculty member at USC with the rank of professor.
• A record of successful administrative experience at the level of the department chair or above. 
• Substantial academic expertise and experience in international affairs, education, or relations.

Preferred

In addition to the requirements above, the successful candidate will demonstrate many of the following skills, attributes or experiences:

• Extensive working knowledge across one or more of the following: International student and scholar support, education abroad, international student recruiting, international faculty recruiting, international partnerships, health/safety.
• Broad understanding of current global dynamics, including geopolitical challenges impacting internationalization
• Strong grasp of global regulatory/compliance factors affecting students, faculty, staff, and programming (including export controls, research security, and immigration laws) 
• A compelling record of successfully building and maintaining strong transnational partnerships 
• Extensive expertise in global higher education systems and trends in international education
• Experience with large scale research environments and the needs of associated personnel
• Understanding of the risks associated with global engagement for the institution, and its faculty, staff, and students.
• Familiarity with protocols for emergency, crisis response 
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to deliver subject matter expertise and/or represent an organization and its priorities in a global context;
• Ability to lead a complex organization with multiple and engaged stakeholders, including senior University administrators, academic deans, faculty, staff, and students by means of innovative and entrepreneurial management;
• A transparent, collaborative leadership style rooted in integrity that yields trusting relationships with all constituencies;

Salary Information

This is a twelve-month position. The University of South Carolina offers a comprehensive benefits package.