Department Assistant

University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (Vietnam-French University)
Address: Education and Service Building, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Str, Cau Giay Distr., Hanoi, Vietnam

With the aim of building an advanced model in the higher education system in Vietnam, promoting innovation and bringing the quality of higher education in Vietnam to a high level in the region and the world, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH) was established in 2010 in Vietnam. USTH is operated under the Intergovernmental Agreement between Vietnam and France, signed on December 11 2009 and the Decision No. 2067/QD-TTg dated December 9 in 2009 of the Prime Minister.
As an international public university with a new model of organization and operation, USTH is offering a teaching program in association with plenty of practical exercises and internships at the USTH and at our partners’ laboratories, such as research centres, enterprises in Vietnam and abroad. USTH is strongly supported on the academic field through a French consortium of over fifty higher education and research institutions and by the French government. USTH plans to increase its student number to 5000 within ten years and to develop strong interactions between education, research and industry.

TERMS OF REFERENCE: Department Assistant

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MANY DUTIES

• Receive directions and mobilization of the Rectorate Board and the Director of the Department under job requirements;
• Organize all teaching activities aimed at graduate students;
• Coordinate with Student Affairs Coordinator in assisting graduate students with daily study activities at USTH;
• Organize missions for foreign lecturers/researchers to Vietnam and Vietnamese lectures/researchers to go abroad;
• Assist with accommodation and visas issues in Vietnam for foreign lectures/researchers;
• Assist in the organization of course schedules, timetables and facilitate management within the Department;
• Assist with the organization of trips for Vietnamese and foreign visiting lecturers;
• Campaign organization and communication around the curriculum of the Department concerned;
• Work closely with other Department Assistants within USTH;
• Actively participate in USTH activities and events;
• Perform others tasks assigned or required by the Rectorate Board or the Director of Department;
• Strictly abide by all the terms and commitments in the labor; contract together with other provisions by the Employer and Vietnamese Labor Law.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

-  Bachelor degree from an accredited college/university;
- Basic knowledge in the scientific field of the department will be an advantage;
- Campaign organization and communication around the curriculum of the Department concerned;
- Fluency in both Vietnamese, French and English (oral and written);
- Strong oral and written communication skills.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Experience in education field

If you are interested in the position, please send your CV, cover letter starting the motivation for the job and relevant degrees in soft copy with title “ Department Assistant application” to: Ms. Nguyen Hong Ly at [email protected]. Deadline: 3 July, 2015. Only shot-listed candidates will be contacted for interview