President - RIT Dubai

RIT Dubai seeks an exceptional leader to become its second President. Established in 2008, RIT Dubai provides world-class university programs in the United Arab Emirates for students and professionals from the Middle East, North Africa, South East Asia and beyond. Undergraduate and graduate degree programs in such disciplines as engineering, computing, business and leadership have been initially selected to support the needs for personal and professional development, economic growth, and human capital development in Dubai and throughout the Gulf region. For more information on RIT Dubai, please visithttp://rit.edu/dubai.

The RIT Dubai campus is strategically located in the heart of Dubai Silicon Oasis, one of the world’s leading centers of advanced electronic innovation and design. Students, faculty, and staff are engaged in a vibrant academic environment, integrated with corporate research and development, local community activities, and campus life events. For more information on Dubai Silicon Oasis, please visithttp://www.dsoa.ae.

RIT Dubai is one of three global campuses affiliated with the main Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) campus in Rochester, NY, USA. RIT is an international leader in professional and career-oriented education. Founded in 1829, RIT is a privately endowed, coeducational university with nine colleges and institutes emphasizing career-oriented education and applied research. With approximately 15,000 undergraduates and 3,000 graduate students, RIT is one of the largest private universities in the United States. It has been ranked first or second in academic reputation among regional universities in the North for more than 20 years by U.S. News & World Report.

The President of RIT Dubai is the campus’s senior administrative officer responsible for strategic planning, academic affairs, research enterprise, financial and administrative operations, and external relations and outreach. He or she is the principal representative for RIT Dubai and its constituent programs and units and works in collaboration with RIT faculty, staff, deans, and other senior leaders of the university, with the RIT Dubai Board of Directors, and with business leaders in the region. The President will be a visionary and entrepreneurial leader, experienced in higher education or the private sector, who will be ready to address the challenges of articulating a vision, building programs of the highest quality that are responsive to the needs of the region, growing enrollment, and maintaining full and active communication with RIT’s main campus.

Inquiries, nominations, and applications are invited; those interested should review the Leadership Statement, available athttp://www.wittkieffer.com/position/rit-dubai/president/8166. Review of applications will begin on June 25, and will continue until the position is filled; for fullest consideration, applicant materials should be received by that date. Candidates should provide a curriculum vitae, a letter of application that addresses the responsibilities and requirements described in the Leadership Statement, and the names and contact information of five references. References will not be contacted without prior knowledge and approval of candidates. These materials should be sent electronically via e-mail to RIT’s consultants, Jean Dowdall and Jane Courson at RITDubaiPresident@wittkieffer.com.

Documents that must be mailed may be sent to Witt/Kieffer; Attn: Ms. Donna Janulis, 2015 Spring Road, Suite 510, Oak Brook IL 60523. The consultants can be reached by telephone through Donna Janulis at (630) 575-6131.

RIT and RIT Dubai value diversity and are committed to equal opportunity for all persons regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by law.