Director of Studies for English Learning Centre

Jinan University - University of Birmingham Joint Institute (J-BJI) invites applications for the position of Director of Studies for English Learning Centre.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.

Salary and benefits

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

How to apply

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.