The Department of Language Education at HANDONG GLOBAL UNIVERSITY, located in Pohang, South Korea, invites applications for professors of English at contractual positions beginning spring semester of 2012. We are looking for candidates who have a strong commitment to life-long learning in language education and demonstrate a firm commitment to Christ.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Native-speaking professors of English with a Master¡¯s degree and at
least 1.5 years of university teaching experience OR with a Bachelor¡¯s degree and at least 4.5 years of university teaching experience. Preference will be given to candidates whose degrees are in TESOL or Applied Linguistics.
Professors are hired for one- or two-year renewable contracts.
DUTIES:
Teach 16 class hours per semester. Maintain office hours. Actively
participate in committee and department meetings. Assist in placement
testing of students if needed.
Spring and fall semesters are each 16 weeks long. Teachers need to be on
campus approximately 2 weeks before the semester begins and must attend
the HGU Faculty Retreat. Teachers must teach a 3-week class, during either
winter or summer break, if called upon to do so and will be paid overtime
for this class.
Those in DLE teach primarily undergraduate academic English classes during the daytime. In addition, DLE professors may teach in the Industrial Education program (IE) which primarily consists of adult students seeking university degrees. The IE classes require some night teaching.
BENEFITS:
a. Salary: MA candidates with 1.5 years of post-degree university teaching
experience will begin with a yearly salary of 36,127,000 won with incremental increases for each additional year of teaching experience. BA
candidates with 4.5 years of post-degree university teaching experience
will begin at 21,600,000 won per year with incremental increases for each
additional year of teaching experience.
b. Semi-furnished, apartment-style housing provided on campus. For single units, you pay a monthly maintenance fee of 60,000 won and also basic utilities.
c. Paid vacation
d. Subsidized medical insurance.
e. Pension program.
f. Airfare reimbursement up to 1,200,000 won for initial relocation costs if coming from abroad.
It is preferable if candidates apply by December 10th, 2012.
HOW TO APPLY:
The following should be sent by email attachment Daniel Park at dpark327@handong.edu.
a. Cover Letter
b. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
c. One page statement of faith/religious beliefs
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