Dear Members and Friends of the NM Chapter of the Fulbright Association,
Please see below an email announcing faculty positions in Somaliland. If you are interested please contact Brendan Coyne at bcoyne@abaarsoschool.org. Also, if you know of someone else who may be interested in this opportunity, please forward this message or refer them directly to Brendan.
Thank you for your attention to this faculty opportunity.
Linney Wix, Secretary, NM Chapter of the Fulbright Association
The Abaarso School and Bawaaqo University, two American-founded, USAID-funded schools in Somaliland, are currently hiring faculty for the 23-24 school year. They’re seeking entry level or mid-career professionals who are excited about their mission to train and develop Somaliland’s next generation of democratic leaders, and who are hard-working self-starters. Teaching experience is preferred but not required–these are high-impact, jumpstart opportunities for anyone in your network who’s looking to pivot into or begin their career in education, NGO/non-profits, or international development. Past faculty exits have also included finance, consulting, and top-tier grad schools. If you or anyone in your network is interested, you can find them on the Fulbright jobs board; reach their recruiter, Brendan Coyne, at bcoyne@abaarsoschool.org; or apply directly via this form.
- Abaarso is a co-ed, NEASC-accredited boarding school that educates the next generation of ethical, principled leaders in Somaliland, a fledgling democracy in the Horn of Africa. Abaarso has achieved outsize impact since its 2009 founding: students routinely matriculate to top-tier universities abroad. You can find more about Abaarso’s story and successes at their website, this NYT piece, or this episode of 60 Minutes.
- Bawaaqo University is Somaliland’s first women’s college, established by the Abaarso founding team as the next pillar of our mission to drive Somaliland’s sustainable, quality education development. Its founding program, a teaching degree, drives gender equality and youth education across Somaliland, and last year graduated Somaliland’s first class of all female graduates in the country’s history.