Director of Studies

Location

Panyu Campus, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China

Type

Full Time, October 2026

Candidates should

• Hold a Master degree or above in English language teaching or applied linguistics, with extensive experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in English language and/or linguistics and/or education.
• Have proven record of teaching excellence, and relevant experience in teaching EAP, ESP and content-based courses at tertiary level.
• Have excellent management, communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities DOS

• In conjunction with Board of Directors (BoD) recruit qualified teachers who fit the ethos of J-BJI;
• In conjunction with Administration staff, schedule teaching and Clinic (student consultation) hours for each teacher;
• Observe each teacher’s class once every semester; prepare reports on these observations for BoD;
• Oversee student evaluation of teachers; prepare reports on these for BoD;
• Chair ELC semestral Exam Boards; present results to university-wide Exam Board;
• Monitor students’ official IELTS results; produce a report on these for teachers and BoD on a semestral basis;
• Attend BoD meetings as required;
• Attend JNU, UoB, and J-BJI meetings as required;
• Develop and modify as required long-term plans for the improvement of English language provision at J-BJI.

Salary and Fringe Benefits 

Competitive salary and benefits corresponding to the position will be provided based on the applicant's academic and teaching level. 

Application Procedure

• Please send your full curriculum vitae together with copies of your highest academic degree/diploma certificate, Employment/work experience verification letter issued by your most recent employer, recent teaching-related information such as teaching evaluations, and at least 3 references by email to orecruitment_jbji@jnu.edu.cn. At least one of your references should be from your current/last place of work.
• This recruitment is valid for a long period of time and interviews will be held from October 2026 on.

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