Teacher of English for Academic Purposes

Job Title

Four full-time Teachers of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at NUIST-Reading Academy / College of Liberal Arts

Description

Applications are invited for four full time posts of Teacher of English for Academic Purposes at NUIST-Reading Academy, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China. The expected start date is August 2021.

NUIST-Reading Academy is a leading joint education institute in China, a partnership between the University of Reading (UK) and NUIST (China). The Academy provides high quality education to students in China and currently offers eight undergraduate programmes: Applied Chemistry, International Economics and Trade, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Environmental Engineering, Atmospheric Science,Geographic Information Science, and Data Science and Big Data Technology.

The post is based in the modern city of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, with easy access to public transportation, convenient stores, hospitals etc.

The post holder’s main duties will be to teach students EAP during their foundation year at the Academy. The students are required to achieve the equivalent of an IELTS 6.0 by the end of the academic year.

Main Responsibilities:

• Teach EAP to foundation level students and/or ESAP to undergraduates
• Assess students’ developing competence in EAP
• Develop students’ ability to learn independently and monitor their independent work
• Provide support to students’ language learning outside class

Person Specification:

Essential

• Advanced level of proficiency and communicative competence in English
• Relevant TEFL/TESOL qualification (eg. teaching diploma such as DELTA certified by Cambridge English Language Assessment or Trinity College London, or PGCE with TESOL)
• Good class of degree in a relevant discipline
• At least 2 years’ experience of teaching and assessing EAP
• Experience of the administration of courses and modules in British/Western universities
• Excellent organization, communication and inter-personal skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• An excellent team player
• A willingness to work flexibly as required
• Keen to develop professionally

Desirable

• Experience of teaching and assessment of undergraduate students in a Chinese university environment

Salary

Annual salary of RMB 180,000+ (before tax), depending on qualifications and experience.

International travel allowance: 10,000 RMB per year.

Free Lodging and medical insurance provided.

How to apply

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter which details how they satisfy the outlined requirements, a current CV, a statement of teaching philosophy, a scanned passport image copy, and a list of at least three (3) professional references.

Application materials should be sent to Dr Yamin Wang at yaminw@nuist.edu.cn, copying to: Mr Hugh Xu Wang at hugh-wangxu@qq.com and be in Word or PDF format.

Closing date: 30 June 2021