诚聘英才

JOIN US

Jinan University - University of Birmingham Joint Institute (J-BJI)

Recruitment Information

for English Learning Centre (ELC)

Position 1：Director of Studies (DOS) for English Learning Centre

Location

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

Type

Full Time

Candidates should

-Hold a post-graduate degree (PhD preferable) in English language teaching or applied linguistics, with extensive experience at undergraduate and/or 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 team building, 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 BoE;

-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.

-Support ELC team member’s professional development

-Create a dedicated and unified ELC team

Position 2: Lecturer/Assistant/Associate Professor/Professor of English Learning Centre

Location

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

Type

Full Time

Candidates should

-For the Professor and Associate Professor posts, hold a PhD degree in English language teaching or applied linguistics, with extensive experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in English language and/or linguistics and/or education.

-For the Assistant Professor, hold a PhD degree in English language teaching or applied linguistics, with some experience at least at undergraduate in English language and/or linguistics and/or education.

-For the Lecturer position, hold a Master degree in a Applied Linguistics or TESOL-related area.

-Have proven record of teaching excellence, and relevant experience in teaching IELTS, EAP, ESP and content-based courses at tertiary level.

-Have excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

(Lecturer-Professor, depending on level of appointment) include:

-teaching English for Academic Purposes courses (including IELTS)

-teaching language-related content courses

-designing language learning materials (curriculum development)

-hosting workshops and seminars on specific topics in English

-reviewing and revising administrative documents and publications

-tutoring and consultation

-administrative assignments

-completing other related work assigned by 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 qualification documents, 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 April 2025 on.