Economics Instructor

Full-Time Economics Faculty Position:

Full-Time Economics Faculty Institution:

ParamiUniversity Type:

Full-time Base:

Ideally in Southeast Asia, but can be anywhere virtually

Start Date:

1 July, 2026 BACKGROUND Parami University is an undergraduate higher educationinstitution licensed in Washington, DC. and a partner institution of Bard College, New York. Parami is also a member of the Global HigherEducation Alliance for the 21st Century (GHEA21) Parami offers an Associate of Arts (AA) degree as well as Bachelor of Arts (BA)degrees in four interdisciplinary majors: Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), Environmental and Sustainability Studies (ESS), PublicHealth (PH), and Statistics and Data Science (SDS). Parami University is now seeking candidates for a full-time faculty position inEconomics. This Faculty member will be asked to deliver social science and humanities courses, strengthen the academic programming andscholarly activities, and to support the academic expansion of the university in its founding years as an online degree-granting institutionproviding undergraduate studies.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Faculty at Parami are dedicated teachers in theirrespective disciplines, eager to share knowledge in a student-centered way. Teaching currently takes place online using the state-of-the-artCanvas 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 Paramimust actively apply empathy in their teaching. Full-time faculty have the following responsibilities: 1. Aregular 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 ofthe following responsibilities: Develop course syllabi following Parami's guidelines and in consultation with the respectiveChair; 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 andpeers, for instance in Faculty town hall meetings, staying up-to-date with state-of-art knowledge and research in online teaching andstudent-centered learning of second language learners, et cetera; and Work with the Student Affairs team to maximize studentretention. A regular core faculty member is expected to participate in improving their respective academic administration forthe 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 DivisionChair; Support student initiatives, for instance by mentoring student clubs or guiding development and submission of student grantapplications; 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 Economics 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 teachingexperience 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 SearchCommittee at ssh-hr@parami.edu.mm ,with the subject line 'Application for Faculty Position in

Economics':

Single-page cover letter CV Asample syllabus Contact information of two professional references (phone numbers and emails). Please apply by 1May, 2026. Job interviews are expected to be held in May and June 2026.