Business English Course Instruction - Hefei Institute of Technology/China - Clark University

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Posted: 11-Jan-24

Location: Worcester, Massachusetts

Salary: Open

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Academic/Faculty

Internal Number: 171609

Location: Worcester, MA Category: Faculty Posted On: Wed Jan 10 2024 Job Description:

American Language and Culture Institute at Clark University invites applications for an ESL Instructor position to begin Spring 2024 semester in-person at our partner institution in China, Hefei Institute of Technology. This is a part-time non-tenure line renewable position based upon satisfactory performance. We are looking for someone to teach the Business English course a total over 16 weeks with 12 contact hours a week, or 12 weeks with 18 contact hours a week.

As with other faculty appointments, teaching customarily includes course development, class time, class preparation, suitable office hours, grading, finals, classroom accounting, and other responsibilities commonly associated with university-level teaching. Teaching faculty are key contributors to the academic mission of the university, that is to prepare students to meet the challenges of a complex and rapidly changing society.

Job Requirements:

• Applicants must have a minimum Masters in Language Studies (MA TESOL, MA in Linguistics or a related field) with a minimum of 3 years of classroom teaching experience in Higher Education.
• Applicants must be willing to relocate to China for a minimum length of 12 weeks.
• Applicants must have experience in curriculum design, development of course objectives and outcomes and assessing student learning.
• The assignment is also subject to adhering to the policies and teaching requirements of our partner University, including the submission of a class syllabus using their template, two versions of the final exam, a detailed grading sheet, class by class teaching plans, and an analysis of the distribution of grades on the final exam and in the class.
   

Additional Information:

• International Health insurance provided by Clark for the duration of the time teaching in China.
• Accommodation in China
• Flights to and from China and transfer from airport to housing
• Visa application process supported, and any fees accrued in the process to be reimbursed.
• Appointment months: March 1 - July 14, 2024

 

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Clark University embraces equal opportunity as a core value: we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. This commitment applies to every aspect of education, services, and employment policies and practices at Clark. Our commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. All positions at Clark share in the responsibility for building a community that values diversity and the uniqueness of others by exhibiting integrity and respect in interacting with all members of the Clark community to create an atmosphere of fairness and belonging. We strongly encourage members from historically underrepresented communities, inclusive of all women, to apply.

Clark University offers a generous benefit package for full and, if applicable, part-time employees that include; paid time off, generous retirement plan, group health and dental insurance, life insurance, and tuition, along with use of many campus amenities. For a complete list of benefits for eligible employees visit here .

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Founded in 1887, Clark University is a liberal arts-based research university committed toscholarship and inquiry that addresses social and human imperatives on a global basis. It is the place where Robert Goddard invented the modern rocket, where Sigmund Freud delivered his only lectures in the United States, and where current students stake their claim to the Clark motto, “Challenge Convention, Change Our World,” which is the rallying cry that inspires our community every day. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Clark University educates its undergraduate and graduate students to be imaginative and contributing citizens of the world, and to advance the frontiers of knowledge and understanding through rigorous scholarship and creative effort. The University’s engages students in such areas as biology, chemistry, economics, geography, psychology, urban education, management, environmental science and policy, Holocaust and genocide studies, and international development and social change. Clark University’s pioneering model of higher education, LEEP (Liberation Education and Effective Practice) compels undergraduate students to thrive in authentic world and workplace settings, and prepares them for lives and careers of consequence.
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