Job Announcement Center Director: Palermo, Italy **Location**: Palermo, Italy **Reports To**: Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Academic Affairs **Start Date**: January 2026 **Salary Range**: €60,000.00- €65,000.00 (gross) **Application Deadline**: March 30, 2025 (Rolling review) School for International Training (SIT) is seeking a center director in Italy in the area of environmental science, marine biology, conservation biology, earth sciences or related disciplines. SIT is an accredited US higher education institution and a global leader in experiential education, offering undergraduate and graduate programs focused on critical global issues. Our immersive learning model connects students with local communities, fostering intercultural understanding and social justice. **Position Description**:
The Center Director (CD) leads SIT Italy's Palermo-based programs, overseeing academic quality, operations, and student services. The CD will manage the semester _Island Ecosystems in the Mediterranean_ program and a diverse portfolio of experiential learning programs, ensuring alignment with SIT's mission of academic excellence and community engagement. For compliance with local labor and employment laws and when circumstance warrant, the center director will have a local employment contract through an affiliated local entity or as determined by SIT. **Responsibilities include**: - ** Academic Program Management**: Oversee curriculum design, teach one course per semester, and guide student research projects and internships. Ensure academic rigor and experiential learning components align with SIT standards.
- **Student Services**: Provide academic advising, cross-cultural guidance, and student well-being support in collaboration with SIT's Office of Student Health, Safety, and Well-Being.




- **Operations & Compliance**: Manage center operations, finances, and local partnerships. Ensure compliance with local laws and SIT policies.
- **Human Resources**: Recruit, supervise, and support faculty and staff, fostering an inclusive and collaborative work environment.
- **Health, Safety & Security**: Implement SIT health and safety protocols, act as the primary contact for student emergencies, and maintain contingency plans.
- **Community Engagement**: Build partnerships with local organizations, promote SIT's mission, and integrate community-based learning into the curriculum.
- **Marketing**: Support the production of SIT promotional materials by providing updates, content, and other information as requested
- **Other**: Participate as needed and possibly present at the conferences or at other professional meetings; other duties as assigned The nature of the center director job is such that they may be called upon during irregular hours to deal with emergencies. Responding to urgent program or student needs off-hours is a regular part of the duties of a center director. For the duration of the program, the center director must remain in-country and physically at the program site or with the student group and will be reachable by mobile phone on an emergency basis. SIT programs are situated in urban as well as remote locations where accommodation may be rudimentary, and accessibility limited.



Some aspects of the program may require physical exertion such as, but not limited to, occasionally driving, walking, as well as remaining stationary for long periods. Depending on the theme of the program there may be excursions in rugged terrain which may require, but are not limited to, activities such as hiking, climbing and/or water-based sports. **Qualifications**: - Terminal degree in environmental science, marine biology, conservation biology, earth sciences, sustainability, or related field
- Minimum 3 years of experience in academic program management, program administration, experiential education, or international higher education
- Fluency in English and proficiency in Italian
- Demonstrated commitment to inclusive education and student well-being
- Legal right to work and reside in Italy
- Do you have academic and practical knowledge of Italy? Knowledge of Sicily and Sardinia ecosystems preferred **Benefits** World Learning/SIT provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, FSA/HRA, Life/AD&D;, Short Term/Long Term Disability, EAP, Parking and Transit, 403(b) retirement plan, where applicable, for eligible full-time and tempo parziale employees. **The World Learning Inc. Family** For more than 90 years, World Learning Inc. has been a thriving global organization made up of The Experiment in International Living, the nation's most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students; School for International Training, offering accredited undergraduate programs through SIT Study Abroad and internationally focused master's degrees through SIT Graduate Institute; and World Learning, a global development and exc

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