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Appalachian State University, in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

The Office of International Programs (OIP), previously referred to as the Office of International Education and Development, is responsible for facilitating global engagement efforts at Appalachian State University (App State). App State combines a strong liberal arts foundation with a comprehensive, pervasive, and integrated commitment to global engagement. App State's global engagement efforts aim to develop awareness, knowledge, appreciation, and respect of cultural differences in domestic and international contexts in its students, faculty, and staff. The University is also dedicated to creating a campus environment that builds the theoretical and practical skills needed to interact effectively in a global society. Through curriculum, co-curricular activities, relationships with scholars and students from around the world, education abroad programs, grants and scholarships for collaborative research abroad, and numerous cross-cultural programs, App State creates opportunities for students to understand the world and be active participants in it. App State's ability to fulfill its commitment to global engagement is the result of bright and curious students working with an inspired and diverse faculty and staff, a demanding and interdisciplinary curriculum, and thriving international programs.

Reporting to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, the Assistant Vice Provost for International Programs plays a key leadership role in the University's global engagement efforts and implementing programs that further University-wide academic initiatives for undergraduate and graduate, international education programs that provide opportunities for students to become globally competent critical thinkers. The Assistant Vice Provost for International Programs interacts with many campus partners including, vice-chancellors, associate and assistant vice-chancellors, vice provosts, deans, academic department chairs/academic program directors, and non-academic department leaders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include:

Typical physical demands of a professional position within the university office area. All duties are to be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

For a complete application, please apply and submit all below-required documents electronically through Appalachian State University's Job Board: