Non-tenure Track Assistant Professor Positions

Location: Seoul
Job Term: Full-Time
Salary: 3.3 million won per month
Hours: Not Specified
Student Age: University
Qualifications: Masters, no work experience necessary 

Job Description

Non-tenure Track Assistant Professor Positions for 2012 Fall Semester

Hongik University invites applicants for non-tenure track assistant professor positions to teach English, beginning September 1, 2012. 

1. Department: Liberal Arts at Seoul campus

2. Position: Non-tenure track Assistant Professor

3. Specialty Area: English

4. Job Type: A two-year contract with a possible extension according to evaluation

5. Qualifications 

A. Applicants must be foreigners who are native speakers of English and had to be educated at high schools and colleges in the countries of their native language.
B. Applicants must have a master’s or higher degree from an accredited four-year university by the application deadline, August 9, 2012.
1) Preferred are English, Linguistics, or Education majors.

6. Responsibilities 

A. Teaching English
B. Developing innovative instructional methods
C. Teaching at the Hongik English Camp during vacations, if requested 

7. Working Conditions 

A. Minimum of 12 credit hours per week during semesters
B. Fully paid vacations
C. Subsidized medical insurance
D. Subsidized teachers pension
E. Shared office equipped with basic communication facilities
F. Salary depends on the applicant’s degree, starting from 3.3 million Won(before Tax) per month for Seoul campus positions.
G. Professors are required to appear on campus for classes and office hours at least 4 working days a week.
H. On-campus faculty residence can be provided, if available, at the monthly rent of 0.4~0.5 million Won.

8. Application: Please note that 

• All the documents should be either in English or in Korean. (If the documents are written in languages other than English or Korean, they should be translated into English or Korean and be attached to the original copies.) 
• Applicants should both apply online and submit their application with relevant documents by postal mail or in person in time. 
• A scanned copy of the documents sent by e-mail will NOT be accepted. Submitted documents will NOT be returned by any means.
• Applicants who fail to provide all the documents listed below will be considered disqualified. 

A. Online Application
Please visit us online at http://en.hongik.ac.kr/ to apply for the position. Please click on “Online Application for Assistant Professor Positions” on the website to start filling in your information. The application website will be open only for 15 days in between 9:00AM, July 26 and 5:00PM, August 9, 2012. 

B. Submission of Documents
After the completion of online application, applicants should submit the following documents by postal mail or in person no later than August 9, 2012. In case of submitting the following documents in person, applicants should visit us(Office of Academic Affairs) on August 9, 2012 (1 day only from 9:00AM to 5:00PM) : 

(1) A hard copy of the completed application
(2) A letter of interest
(3) Resume
(4) A statement of teaching philosophy
(5) A hard copy of the Reference Request Form (Please visit online application website and download it) completed by the applicant’s supervisor at the current employer 

(a) In principle, the Reference Request Form should be completed by the applicant’s supervisor at the current employer. However, those who are not currently employed or do not want to disclose their job seeking opportunity can ask their supervisor at the immediately previous employer to complete it.
(b) The completed form should be sent directly to Hongik University by the referee in a sealed and signed letter. 

* Please refer to the addressee below. 

(6) A letter of recommendation 

(a) Letters of recommendation should be enclosed in a sealed and signed envelope and should be sent directly to Hongik University by the referees or be submitted by the applicant in person.
(b) Letters of recommendation written by the person who is working for the Hongik University will not be accepted. 

(7) A copy of diploma(s) for each degree earned
(8) A copy of official transcript(s) for each degree earned
(9) A copy of certificate of employment for all the jobs stated in the application form
(10) A copy of the first two pages of the applicant’s current passport
(11) A copy of both front and back sides of Alien Registration Card (if available) 

C. Addressee
The documents should be addressed to:
Ms. SooJung Lee
Office of Academic Affairs
5th floor of Munheon-Gwan
Hongik University
94 Wausan-ro, Mapo-gu
Seoul 121-791, Korea
Tel: (02) 320-1034
Fax: (02) 320-1036

9. Interview Process 

A. On August 13, selected candidates for 1st round interview can see the time and venue of interview on the application website.
B. Two or three rounds of interviews will be held at Seoul campus for selected candidates in between August 14 and August 17. Please note that we do not have either phone or video interview.

10. Visa-Related Requirements for successful candidates
Successful candidates must comply with current Korean immigration laws. Particularly, those who have an E2 visa or want to apply for an E2 visa must provide the following documents: 

A. A certificate of degree
The Immigration Law requires applicants for an E2 visa to submit a copy of applicant’s diploma or graduation certificate or certificate of degree which has an Apostille stamp or verification from the Korean Embassy in applicant’s own country. Please have them ready so that you could earn your E2 visa before September 1, 2012.
B. Apostilled Criminal Record Check 

(1) The Immigration Law requires applicants for an E2 visa to submit an apostilled Criminal Record Check which covers the whole country’s information (or notarized by the Korean Consulate, depending on the applicant’s nationality) to the Immigration Office. The applicants who have never submitted one to the Immigration Office, are strongly recommended to submit one to the Immigration Office at their earliest convenience. The applicants who currently have a tourist visa, should submit an apostilled Criminal Record Check to the Immigration Office to apply for an E2 visa, even though they have submitted one to the Immigration Office before.
(2) A Criminal Record Check must be properly issued by the applicant’s federal government and then apostilled. Please consult with the embassy of the applicant’s country about how to obtain an apostilled Criminal Record Check.
(3) Canadian or Chinese citizens must have their Criminal Record Check notarized, not apostilled, by either the Korean Consulate in their country or the embassy of their country to Korea in Seoul, because Canada and China have not joined the Apostille (1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents).
(4) Applicants must submit an apostilled (or notarized) Criminal Record Check issued within six months of the date of submission to the Immigration Office.

It is imperative that successful candidates who have an E2 visa currently or want to apply for an E2 visa should have the documents listed above ready in advance so that the visa application can be made in time and eventually be able to earn an E2 visa by the date of September 1, 2012. Particularly, those who have an E2 visa currently or want to apply for an E2 visa are strongly recommended to apply for an apostilled (or notarized) Criminal Record Check early in advance as it may take longer than expected to get one issued.

Please be aware that the decision on the applicant’s employment will be revoked if he or she fails to obtain a properly issued visa by September 1, 2012.

11. Should you have any questions, please call Ms. SooJung Lee at (02) 320-1034 or email at msleesj@hongik.ac.kr.

12. Application Homepage: http://en.hongik.ac.kr