About IREX 

IREX is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to building a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world by empowering youth, cultivating leaders, strengthening institutions, and extending access to quality education and information. 

Position Summary 

The Global Solutions program a virtual exchange initiative that supports workforce development in the U.S., Iraq, and Jordan. Community college and university students from the U.S. and technical college and university students from Iraq and Jordan come together to solve global challenges in their communities. The program improves global citizenship, strengthens problem-solving skills, and develops enduring connections, while enhancing students’ job skills through online collaboration. Global Solutions is implemented by IREX and is supported by the J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative (JCSVEI). JCSVEI is a U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs program administered by the Aspen Institute. Community College and university faculty apply to participate in the program on behalf of students and receive training before implementing the virtual exchange.  

IREX seeks current faculty members to facilitate the Global Solutions Sustainability Challenge or the Global Solutions Conversations program in Spring 2025. The anticipated duration of facilitation is from February 2025 to April 2025. Expected time commitment per week is 1-3 hours for the Challenge program and up to 1.5 hours for the Conversations program.  

PROGRAM INFORMATION 

Community college and university students from the U.S. and technical college and university students from Iraq and Jordan come together to solve global challenges in their communities. The programs improve global citizenship, strengthen problem-solving skills, and develop enduring connections while enhancing students’ job skills through online collaboration. 

 
Global Solutions Sustainability Challenge Project Activities 

•Binational Virtual Competition: Facilitators put together gender-balanced teams to pair up with their binational partner over an eight-week period to create a sustainable solution inspired by the UN Sustainable Development Goals.  

•Global Solutions Curriculum: Using IREX-provided curriculum, teams work together to research, brainstorm, design, test, and pitch their innovative solution. The curriculum includes both synchronous and asynchronous activities that prompt regular sharing and ideation between students. 

•Virtual Business Expo: Students create innovative solutions and present at the Virtual Global Business Expo to experts in the field.  

Global Solutions Conversations Program Activities 
 

Through a six-week virtual exchange series consisting of six binational calls, US-MENA students will practice cross cultural collaboration and learn about each other’s cultures as they engage in the process of design thinking and discuss global issues in their community. Individual teams will brainstorm a community project idea to support increased sustainability in their local communities. Scripts are provided to guide facilitators and students through each binational call. No additional work is required outside the binational calls.    

IREX will offer an honorarium upon completion of each program:  

350 USD for Sustainability Challenge and 200 USD for Conversations. 

Skills and Experience 

Required Abilities and Experience 

• Current faculty member in a US academic institution with two or more years of teaching experience and a demonstrated commitment to teaching and education.  

• Faculty member at a US Community College/University or College who is willing to implement the program within a course 

Application submission instructions: interested candidates should submit the following for consideration. 

1. For the Challenge Program, please click HERE for the application.  

2. For the Conversations Program, please click HERE for the application.  

IREX will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008.  

We conduct background checks on all successful candidates.  

This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship  
 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities 

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)