Academic Liaison Position Description

The Academic Liaison in the President’s office gives the President, the Systemwide Academic Council, and the Faculty Alliance a faculty voice in academic and administrative decision making.

LENGTH OF APPOINTMENT: Up to one year beginning July 1.

DUTIES

1) To serve as an academic advisor to the President and other statewide administrators; this includes providing a view of academic issues and traditions. The Academic Liaison will have no supervisory authority.

2) To facilitate and improve inter-MAU communication with faculty on systemwide academic issues.

3) To serve as an ex-officio member of the Faculty Alliance.

4) To serve as liaison to the Systemwide Academic Council.

5) To serve as an ex-officio member of the Distance Education Council.

6) To take on special projects as agreed to by both the Alliance and the President. Such projects should be in line with the primary nature of this position.

COMPENSATION and REIMBURSEMENT

The Liaison will retain his or her current position with the University of Alaska while on this special assignment. The President’s Office will assume the responsibility of paying the Liaison's contract, with any necessary contract extensions from a nine month base.

If the Liaison lives outside of the Fairbanks area, moving expenses to and from Fairbanks will be reimbursed in accordance with University Regulation 05.02.06.

Reasonable housing and local telephone costs will be reimbursed if the Liaison comes from outside the area. When feasible, the Liaison will live in UAF Faculty housing.

Authorized travel related to Liaison duties will be reimbursed.

An equipped office in the Butrovich Building will be provided for the Liaison's use, including a computer, a fax, and a telephone.

SELECTION PROCESS

1) The Faculty Alliance, serving as the selection committee, will honor the diverse characteristics of the faculty in recommending to the President a minimum of two and not more than four faculty whom they fully support for the position.

2) To the extent possible, an effort will be made to rotate the position among the MAUs and to have it reflect the diverse characteristics of the faculty. Whenever practical, the Academic Liaison and the Chair of the Alliance will be from different MAUs.

3) The President, in consultation with the Systemwide Academic Council (SAC), will select the candidate and offer the appointment and, if the appointment is accepted, will buy out the successful candidate's contract for up to one year.

If you have any further questions about the position, contact the current Academic Liaison, Eva Kopacz, at 907-474-6928 in Fairbanks, e-mail eva.kopacz@alaska.edu