Teaching Opportunities at Woosong University and Colleges in Daejeon, Korea

Woosong Educational Foundation is seeking experienced, qualified candidates
to fill several positions as non-tenure track EFL professors. The Woosong
Educational Foundation includes Woosong University, Woosong Information
College and Woosong Language Institute, and Solbridge International Business
School.
REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Native English speaker from Australia, Canada, Ireland, N.Z, South Africa, U.K, or the USA
- Master's degree in either Education, English, or Linguistics and 3 years of verifiable English
teaching experience (accrued outside of time spent pursuing degree)
or
- PhD in either Education, English, or Linguistics and 2 years of verifiable English teaching
experience (accrued outside of time spent pursuing degrees)
or
- Master's degree in any subject, Bachelors in Education, English, or Linguistics and 5 years of
verifiable English teaching experience (accrued outside of time spent pursuing degrees)
English/Korean bilingual teachers are encouraged to apply.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Non-tenure Track General English Language Professor (GEL)
- Teach a variety of credit and noncredit English as a Foreign Language classes
- Maximum teaching 20 hours per week plus 4 office hours.
STARTING SALARY
- 2,600,000 to 2,900,000 Won per month
BENEFITS
- Relocation allowance of W40,000 per diem for up to seven days (payable with
first pay check)
- Air fare allowance (an additional W300,000 with your first pay check and W700,000
upon contract completion) for first year teachers
- One month's additional salary is paid as a bonus upon the completion of a second year’s
contract and every year contract thereafter
- Housing: Rent-free partially furnished apartment close to the campus (single or family
accommodation is available) or a housing stipend of 300,000 Won per month.
- Vacation – 6 weeks paid
- Medical / Dental: National Health Insurance plan approximately W45,000 per month
- Private Pension Fund approximately W100,000 – 125,000 per month
- Mentoring program for those new to Korea
- Free Korean language classes
CONTRACT PERIOD
- One year contract starting around the beginning of March, depending on the availability of
the teacher. (Renewable with satisfactory performance)
GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM OFFERINGS
Woosong offers staff discounts for study in the Masters of Teaching English to Speakers
of Other Languages Multimedia-Assisted Language Learning (M.A. TESOL-MALL)
Graduate Degree program at Woosong University (http://tesolmall.wsu.ac.kr/) and
the Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at our international business school,
Solbridge (http://www.solbridge.ac.kr/). Both courses are taught solely in English.
ABOUT US:
- Woosong is one of the largest employers of foreign English teachers in Daejeon.
We currently have over 120 foreign faculty working in our English program
alone.
- The Woosong campus is centrally located between the bus terminal, train station and
down town area (10 min by taxi, 30 min walk), 5 min from the Daejeon I.C.
- The Woosong subway station is a 15 min walk from campus, 5 min bus ride.
- Daejeon city is 1 hour from Seoul by KTX, 2.5 hours from Busan and 3 hrs from
Incheon. (http://www.metro.daejeon.kr/english/)
- Daejeon is the 5th largest city in South Korea. It is a major urban city with a country
feel. The cost of living is cheaper than in Seoul or Busan.
- Woosong employees enjoy staff discounts at Woosong affiliated businesses such
as restaurants, car care, gym memberships and indoor swimming pools.
- Woosong has a condo at Daecheon beach (2 hrs west of Daejeon) that is
available for Woosong staff by reservation.
- Our web site is at http://www.woosong.org/wli/
APPLICATION PROCESS
First screening--Submit a cover letter, resume, and proof of experience to the Woosong
Hiring Committee at: woosonghiring@gmail.com
Indicate in the subject line the following information:
Name, Highest Degree held, years of teaching experience
(E.G Smith, MA Linguistics, 5 years exp)
* Woosong University requires a federal criminal background check, and a copy of
diploma, and health report. Note that in some countries a federal background check can
take up to twelve weeks. If this is your first visa, you must do an interview at an embassy
in your home country. Visa transfers require a letter of release must be obtained from
one’s current Korean employer. Failure to provide the relevant paperwork in a timely
manner may be grounds to cease the application process.
Applications will be reviewed and interviews will be conducted until all positions
are filled.
Due to the volume of applicants, we may not be able to respond to everyone.
For More Information, go to http//www.woosong.org/wli
Contact Information
Email: woosonghiring@gmail.com

Mailing Address:
Human Resource Coordinator
Woosong University Language Institute
196-5 Jayang Dong, Dong Gu
Daejon, South Korea 300-831