Parami University

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Full-Time Environmental and Sustainability Studies Faculty Position: Environmental and Sustainability Studies Faculty Institution: Parami University Type: Full-time Base: Ideally in Southeast Asia, but it can be anywhere virtually Start Date: 1 July, 2026 BACKGROUND Parami University is an undergraduate higher education institution licensed in Washington, DC. and a partner institution of Bard College, New York. Parami is also a member of the Global Higher Education Alliance for the 21st Century (GHEA21) Parami offers an Associate of Arts (AA) degree as well as Bachelor of Arts (BA) degrees in three interdisciplinary majors: Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), Environmental and Sustainability Studies (ESS), and Statistics and Data Science (SDS). Parami University is now seeking candidates for two full-time faculty positions in environmental and sustainability studies. This position invites candidates with backgrounds in environmental science, environmental geography, environmental anthropology, environmental politics, environmental humanities, and adjacent fields. Faculty members will be asked to deliver social science and humanities courses, strengthen the academic programming and scholarly activities, and to support the academic expansion of the university in its founding years as an online degree-granting institution providing undergraduate studies. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES Faculty at Parami are dedicated teachers in their respective disciplines, eager to share knowledge in a student-centered way. Teaching currently takes place online using the state-of-the-art Canvas learning management system (LMS), and other educational technology tools, informed by Parami’s educational theory and practice. Because Parami University was created to educate students in protracted crises and developing countries such as Burma, faculty at Parami must actively apply empathy in their teaching. Full-time faculty have the following responsibilities: 1. A regular core faculty member is expected to teach three courses per semester (i.e. six courses a year). This key task of 0.75 FTE consists of the following responsibilities: • Develop course syllabi following Parami’s guidelines and in consultation with the respective Chair; • Prepare and teach courses using designated Parami software and tools, e.g. Canvas learning management system, Zoom, etc.; • Actively seek to improve their own teaching practice by soliciting student feedback, engaging in dialogue with faculty and peers, for instance in Faculty town hall meetings, staying up-to-date with state-of-art knowledge and research in online teaching and student-centered learning of second language learners, et cetera; and • Work with the Student Affairs team to maximize student retention. A regular core faculty member is expected to participate in improving their respective academic administration for the Division and academic governance of the University as a whole. This task of 0.25 FTE consists of the following responsibilities: • Conduct and publish academic research; • Serve on academic committees (e.g. Course and Curriculum Review Committee, Internal Quality Assurance Committee); • Contribute to academic planning and programming in collaboration with the Division Chair; • Support student initiatives, for instance by mentoring student clubs or guiding development and submission of student grant applications; and • Support the Academic Department in enhancing the overall quality of education at Parami. DURATION 1 July, 2026 – 30 June, 2028 (with the possibility of extension) POSITION REQUIREMENTS • Ph.D. in Environmental Studies or adjacent field • At least 2 years of teaching experience • Fluency in English POSITION PREFERENCES • Teaching experience in Southeast Asia or other developing countries • Online teaching experience • Record of academic research output • Experience with collaborative projects in academic settings APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Please submit the following materials in a single PDF file, addressed to the Faculty Search Committee at ssh-hr@parami.edu.mm, with the subject line ‘Application for Faculty Position in Environmental and Sustainability Studies’: • Single-page cover letter • CV • A sample syllabus • Contact information of two professional references (phone numbers and emails). Please apply by 1 March, 2026. Job interviews are expected to be held in March and April 2026. Hiring process will be on a rolling basis until the position is filled.