[Department of English Education] Full-Time Visiting Professor for EFL Speaking and Writing Courses

The Department of English Education at Kyungpook National University (KNU) invites applications for a visiting professor position (full-time, non-tenure track) beginning March 1, 2020. Located in Daegu, KNU is one of the nine flagship national universities in South Korea.

Qualifications

Native English-speaker

M.A. or Ph.D. in English Language Education or relevant field

2+ years teaching experience at the university level

Responsibilities

Teach at least three undergraduate and/or graduate courses (9 credits) per semester, including “English Conversation” and “English Composition”

Design undergraduate courses that will efficiently prepare students for the Public Secondary School Teachers Exam

Supervise undergraduate students’ drama practice by teaching “Using British and American Drama to Teach English” (summer session with extra pay)

Contract

March 1, 2020 ~ February 28, 2021 (1 year). Renewable pending successful review.

Salary

Commensurate with education and experience (2,920,000 ~ 3,054,000 KRW / month)

Benefits

Private office (furnished)

Free on-campus housing (contingent on vacancies)

National Health Insurance (paid 50/50)

National Pension Plan

The equivalent of 1 month’s pay/year as severance paid upon the end of employment with KNU

Paid Vacations: Minimum of 8 weeks (during breaks: 4 in summer and 4 in winter)

Required Documents (PDF files)

Cover letter with a photo (taken within the last 3 months)

Resumé (include thesis/dissertation title, advisor name and contact info, and academic field in which degree was awarded)

Copies of all degrees & transcripts

Additional needed documents upon job acceptance

Degree Apostille

Copy of passport information and photo pages

Copy of alien registration card (back and front)

Certificate of Criminal Records from your home country (issued within 6 months of job start date) with Apostille. If your country is not a member of the Apostille Conventions, your embassy must certify the document. You also need Certificate of Criminal Records from every country in which you have lived for more than a year. Notarized translation is required for non-English documents.

Other documents required by KNU (format will be provided)

How to Apply

Email the required documents (cover letter, resumé, degrees & transcripts) to dom@knu.ac.kr by 6pm, January 22, 2020 (Korea time).

Email submission is preferred, but should you choose snail mail, send all materials to the following address by 6pm, January 22, 2020 (Korea time):

English Education Department Office (Teachers College Bldg. #507)

Kyungpook National University

80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu 41566

Republic of Korea

Only complete applications will be considered. Hardcopy application materials will be returned upon request (COD).

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview on Jan. 23. The interview will be held on Jan. 29. Skype option is available for those who can’t attend in person.

For further inquiries, please contact Dr. Om: dom@knu.ac.kr