Teaching Fellow

Asian University for Women, dedicated to the education, empowerment, and leadership development of highly talented women from across Asia and the Middle East, announces a new Teaching Fellows Program. Because preferential selection of students is given to underserved populations, such as garment workers, Rohingya refugees, tea plantation workers, Afghans permitted by the Taliban to leave, et al., almost of whom do not have the needed skills for the rigor of undergraduate work, Pre-Undergraduate Programs have been established at AUW. Approximately half of the students at AUW are in these preparatory programs. Fellows will teach English, math, or computer science for one year in the Pre-Undergraduate Programs and will supervise one extra-curricular activity each term.  AUW seeks recent graduates of liberal arts institutions with strong academic and extracurricular records who share an unmitigated passion for women’s education to apply. The year-long programs begin in late July, currently for a late July 2024 arrival.

PATRONS and BOARD MEMBERS

AUW’s unique mission has support from a group of distinguished Patrons and Board members, including

·       Chief Patron, Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh

·       Board Chair Dipu Mini, Minister of Education of Bangladesh

·       Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, former President of Sri Lanka, Patron

·       Laura Bush, former First Lady of the United States, Patron

·       Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Patron

·       Chancellor of AUW, Cherie Blair, human rights lawyer, UK

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

·       Teach one year, beginning the end of July each year

·       Teach 15 contact hours per week from either: 

·       English (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking)

·       Mathematics

·       Computer Science

·       Oversee one extracurricular activity each term

·       Other duties as assigned by the Director of Pre-Undergraduate Programs

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

·       Stipend of $1,000, paid monthly, for 12 months

·       Round trip airfare to and from Chittagong

·       Visa fees reimbursed upon arrival

·       Health insurance/services 

·       A shared furnished faculty apartment

·       Free access to dining halls

·       Orientation of ~ 4 weeks prior to the start of classes 

·       In addition, AUW is exploring the option for 3-week Internship between fall and spring terms with a governmental or prominent nonprofit organization.

DESIRED SKILLS:

·       Recent college graduate with strong academic and extracurricular records

·       Have an unmitigated passion for women’s education and equity, and an interest in other cultures

·       Native-like English speaker

APPLICATION DEADLINE:   April 20, 2024

QUESTIONS:  Contact Hannah Taylor:  hannah.taylor@asian-university.org

FOR MORE INFORMATION and TO APPLY:  

https://asian-university.org/academic-programs/pre-undergraduate-programs/teaching-fellowship/