Director of Studies

About the Institute 

The Jinan University – University of Birmingham Joint Institute (J-BJI) was established in 2016 through a strategic partnership between Jinan University (China) and the University of Birmingham (UK). Approved by the Ministry of Education of China, J-BJI delivers English-medium programmes and promotes international collaboration in teaching and research. 

The Institute currently enrolls over 1,000 undergraduate students and will soon launch new postgraduate programmes in Statistical Data Science, Bioinformatics, and Healthcare Data Science in collaboration with the University of Birmingham. 

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 with subject "Director of Studies -Jobs.ac.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