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[campussunlight]

Greetings. I'm currently the resident director of a study abroad center in Europe. I'm looking to transfer back to a directorship in study abroad at a u.s. school. While most resident director positions in study abroad are rather low level, my resident directorship encompasses responsibilities far beyond these regular resident directors.  (Just as an example, my salary is six figures while most resident directors on study abroad programs are making 30 or 40 grand.) I'm more like a Center Director, but for historical reasons the title hasn't been changed.

What is an appropriate way to explain the resident directorship on my c.v. so that that the position isn't disregarded as one of the lower-level rdships?

[notaprof]

I would just say "Director of XXX program, overseeing a staff of XX and XX programs for XXXX students."

Although good luck matching your current salary in a director position.  You need to be aiming for a VP level position (VP of International Education) if wanting to move to a position at a university or the CEO or presidential level if moving to a study abroad provider organization.  Any program that can pay you the salary you mention is likely to be well known to people in the study abroad world in the US so it will be obvious that you had a position of high repsonsiblity.  In fact, your name is most likely already well known in the study abroad world if you have ever been on SECUSS-L so most will likely understand your current job level.  Good luck.

[lakesideed]

Greetings. Chronicle lists the median salaries of an intl director as Director, international education
   
$107,862 doc
   
$75,201 ma
   
$71,255 ba
   
$74,875 2 year

do you believe these are accurate in your view? in my experience, directorships in this area have paid much less.

[sibyl]

Don't let your description of your current position rest on a single line on your CV.  Show details about your responsibilities on the CV, maybe with some bullet points, and then talk about the responsibilities in more detail in your cover letter.  If you want to aim at the better-paid, more responsible positions, you need to show that you already have those experiences even if you don't have the title.

Good luck.

[boggy]

campussunlight....check your PM's

[newworld]

I am currently looking into a transfer from a FT faculty member position (US) into a FT RD position in Europe.
campussunlight: May I ask why you want to return to the U.S. (and 'give up' your six-figure salary?... by the way, I have tried to find out accurate salary numbers for RD's abroad, but could not locate them). Do the numbers lakesideed cites (from chronicle.com) reflect accurate RD salaries abroad?
Also, could you please share some insights on the hiring process of RD's in Europe (i.e. timeline etc.)?

[notaprof]

Do the numbers lakesideed cites (from chronicle.com) reflect accurate RD salaries abroad?

No, not those I am familiar with but it varies widely depending on on the country where a program is located and the size of the program as well as the size of the US institution sponsoring the program.  A six figure salary would be a rare one, probably only at a program with hundreds of US students and as the director of a center with many programs as the OP mentioned. Many study abroad programs cater to groups of 30 - 80 students and could not afford such a salary and most I know of are in the range that the OP mentions as average.  Most schools I am familiar with would attempt to pay on the low end of the scale of salaries for a comparable position within that country so many would pay much less than the range that lakesideed mentioned.   

[newworld]

Since the title RD seems to be simultaneously used with "Study Center Director", as campussunlight suggests, I was surprised to find out about the rather larger range and discrepancy in pay (30-40K vs. 100+K). While ads from R1's and SLAC's offer compensation commensurate with what a tenured Asst. or Assoc. Prof. would make on campus (+15-20% for relocation etc., which varies however - based on the institution), the salary range given by non-academic/NFP org's seems to be quite a bit lower. If you have been hired as a RD through one (academic) or the other (non academic) what are the pros/cons?