Graduate school, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing

Applications are invited for the position of teaching English in the Foreign
Languages Department, Graduate school, the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

REQUIREMENTS
Native-speaker of English with Bachelor's or Master's Degree in any field of
knowledge, and experience in teaching English to speakers of other languages

TEACHING COMMITMENTS
Fourteen to sixteen class-hours per week, teaching oral and written English
to non-English major Ph. D students of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

BENEFITS
Covered medical care of 5000 RMB at a  maximum. Free guest-house
accommodations. One-way or round trip international travel to be covered pending the approved applicant's status. Paid winter vacation (3-4 weeks). Salary is beginning with 2800 and 3500 RMB yuan per month depending on the teaching status.

Teaching Applied Linguistics at

GSCAS, Beijing , China

Applications are invited for the position of a foreign expert teaching 7-8 graduate students working for an M.A. degree in Applied Linguistics with Foreign Languages Department, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (GSCAS), at Beijing , People’s Republic of China . Position available September of 2003 through July of 2004 (a minimum 1-year contract).

TEACHING COMMITMENTS:

—Teach 8-10 class-hours in an 8-hour, 5-day week in two (the minimum) of the following courses:

• History of Linguistics or Schools of Linguistics

• Introduction to Applied Linguistics or ESP

• Computational Linguistics or Corpus Linguistics

• Discourse Analysis

• Pragmatics

• Psycholinguistics

• Sociolinguistics

• Syllabus Design and Material Development

• Teaching Methodology

—Work together with the Chinese faculty in overseeing and monitoring the progress of first-year M.A. candidates toward their degrees, informing and counseling students about thesis writing, coordinating the Faculty Advising Program and serving on Academic Board whose decisions affect students in question. S/he reports to the Department Chair.

REQURIEEMENTS

—Master’s degree in Linguistics or Applied Linguistics required; Professors in the field preferred;

—At least 2-3 years experience in graduate-level teaching in the mentioned fields;

—Possessing maturity, good work ethics and confidence required for teaching at the graduate level;

—In good physical condition and easy to fit in well with the Chinese community.

BENEFITS

—A covered medical care for an annual amount of 5000 RMB Yuan;

—Free guest-house accommodations;

—Round trip international air travel;

—Paid winter vacation (3-4);

—4000 RMB Yuan per month at a minimum

To apply for this position, the interested candidates should submit:

—An application letter which indicates job interest, purpose of working overseas, telephone/fax number, and email address and a completed application form with a recent passport photo (the forms provided upon request);

—Resume and two reference letters;

—Photocopy of degree credentials together with the latest official transcript;

—Health certificate attached with the blood-test lab report (forms provided upon request).