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Program Director - Women in Internation Development
Office of International Research, Education, and Development
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
 
 
DESCRIPTION
The Office of International Research, Education, and Development (OIRED) at Virginia Tech is seeking a Program Director for Women in International Development (WID).  This permanent, state-funded position will support the overall international mission of OIRED.
 
Duties and Responsibilities of the WID Program Director include:

  • Providing leadership within the office to ensure that all programs and projects are gender sensitive and have a positive impact on the most disadvantaged beneficiaries, many of whom are women.
  • The WID Program Director will seek additional donor-funded projects that focus on women and involve Virginia Tech faculty and students in collaborative activities with host country counterparts.
  • Contribute to on-campus activities concerning women in international development.
  • Travel extensively internationally in support of office programs.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Ph.D. in anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, agricultural economics, or human geography along with a broad analytical background with respect to gender and international development, including scholarly expertise in development theory;
  • Extensive international development and management experience with donor-funded activities related to issues of gender and WID;
  • Proven success in writing proposals for grants and contracts;
  • Ability to initiate activities related to international, multidisciplinary research and development on and off campus and the capacity to do collaborative research in gender equity analysis throughout the world,
  • Ability to speak and read one or more foreign languages, especially French and/or Spanish at a FSI level 3 or higher;
  • Legally authorized to work in the U.S.

TO APPLY
Please apply ONLINE at: http://jobs.vt.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=181777
 
REVIEW OF APPLICANTS IS ONGOING AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A SUITABLE CANDIDATE IS FOUND    .