Full-time Faculty in General Education

The American University of Kurdistan (AUK) is located in the city of Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, near the border with Turkey. The University was founded in 2014, and as stated in its

Mission:

AUK is dedicated to preparing future generations of leaders through curricular and co-curricular excellence in an American-style education focusing on transformative knowledge, innovative research, ethical community service, respect for inclusion and diversity, global connectedness, and life-long learning, all aiming to ensure economic, environmental, social, and political advancement- regionally, nationally, and globally. For the past years, AUK has been focused on developing its infrastructure and building the capacity of its employees as it proceeds through the accreditation process with the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). AUK was granted Candidate for Accreditation status in September 2024. AUK's progress is also evident in a doubling of enrollment since 2021, the introduction of its first master's program (M.Sc. in AI) in fall 2025, and delivery of its community education programming across Kurdistan. ​We are seeking to appoint a motivated and suitably qualified academic/practitioner with expertise in teaching academic writing, public speaking, and critical thinking skills. The successful applicant will join a vibrant team and help shape the development of our educational and professional course provision in this exciting area. The normal student class size is 25-30 students per section. The following are the main responsibilities: Lecture undergraduate courses. Facilitate student learning, provide effective instruction, and perform evaluations of student learning for all assigned classes, using each course's standard course outline as a guide. Create, post, and articulate course syllabi, course learning outcomes or objectives in order to ensure student understanding of course learning objectives and expectations. Create course curricula, course handouts, lectures, workshops, presentations, and other course materials required to deliver course content in an understandable and interesting manner to ensure students are engaged with the course material to achieve the course learning outcomes. Participate in program-level learning assessment. Participation includes helping articulate learning outcomes, choosing and administering measures, evaluating student performance, and suggesting changes to improve student learning. Be responsible for delivering in a student-receptive manner the knowledge, skills, and experiences each student needs to successfully achieve course learning outcomes as outlined in the course syllabus. Create course rubrics in order to assess each student's performance related to the course's learning objective and to identify areas for student improvement. Be available to students via email or in-person office hours. The method of contact and hours of availability should be clearly communicated to supervisors and to students through the course syllabus each semester. Assign grades and maintain course/student records in accordance with educational rights and privacy requirements, and submit grades and records by established deadlines. Serve on standing and ad hoc committees, advisory boards, hiring committees, faculty senate, and/or as a student organization advisor. Take on caretaker administrative duties if required by the Provost and mentor and/or assist in orienting new faculty either formally or informally. Attend local, regional, state, or national meetings where required or necessary for the discipline as well as departmental, divisional, and college-wide meetings. Perform other appropriate and reasonable required duties as assigned by the supervisor. ​ Qualifications and Experience A MA or PhD in Social Sciences or Humanities from an established university. Three to five years of teaching experience. Demonstrated ability to teach relevant courses. Strong communication skills required to transfer the knowledge to the student body.