Location: | Shantou - China |
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Salary: | Competitive employment packages including accommodation, medical insurances, schooling support, and annual travel allowance |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 16th May 2023 |
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Expires: | 15th July 2023 |
SUMC's Foreign Languages Department is looking for oversea English teachers with high level of English proficiency for the upcoming academic year. Candidates should be strongly dedicated to their work both inside and outside the classroom. The candidates must hold a Master of Education in TESOL/Applied Linguistics (or similar postgraduate equivalent teaching qualification) with English as a first language (or equivalent competence). We prefer candidates who have previous experience as an EFL teacher in a Chinese college or university.
The successful candidates will be offered a fixed-term contract which may be extended by mutual agreement. We are committed to providing competitive employment packages including accommodation, medical insurances, schooling support, and annual travel allowance.
Interested candidates are invited to send their application to Prof. Yang at myang12@stu.edu.cn. With your application please include a brief biography, a curriculum vitae and a personal statement (outlining teaching expertise, availability and a list of three references). All applications will be handled with strict confidentiality. Only limited number of successful candidates will get our reply.
About SUMC
Shantou University Medical College (SUMC) is an important part of Shantou University, a public university that receives long-term support from the Li Ka Shing Foundation, located in Shantou, Guangdong, China. Guided by the core values of innovation, dedication and exemplary professionalism, SUMC continually strengthens education, research and healthcare services that meet international standards and has established intercollegiate relationships with many renowned domestic and overseas medical institutions, including those in the USA, UK, Canada, Japan, France, Australia, The Netherlands, Hong Kong, etc.
For more information, please visit: https://www.med.stu.edu.cn/eng/.
About Foreign Languages Department
The Foreign Languages Department is committed to the teaching and research of English for both general and academic purposes. Against the backdrop of curriculum reform in SUMC over the years, the department has launched a series of English curriculum reforms in line with the National College English Curriculum Requirements and the learning needs of medical students. The current English curriculum is composed of three levels of courses: General English (for the first academic year) – English for General Academic Purposes (for the second academic year) – English for Specific Academic Purposes (for the third academic year).
In these English courses, the training of critical thinking is consistently underscored, while team-based learning and project-based learning are encouraged. The students’ academic language skills, information management skills and critical thinking skills are sharpened through an array of inside and outside class activities such as academic oral presentation and poster presentation. In particular, Academic English course adopts blended teaching approach by effectively combining established MOOC resources, online learning and classroom interaction. It has been selected as National Top-notch Online-and-Offline Blended Undergraduate Course by the Ministry of Education of People’s Republic of China.
Multidisciplinary teaching and research is highly encouraged and boosted in the Foreign Languages Department at SUMC. The cooperation between the English and medical teaching teams is successfully carried out in course design and research in academic literacy, medical humanistic development, EMI (English as Medium of Instruction) medical education, etc.
To learn more about working & living in China, please visit: www.jobs.ac.uk/careers-advice/country-profiles/china
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