Sungshin University – English Writing and Conversation Instructors Fall Semester 2013 – Seoul, Korea

The Department of General Education at Sungshin University is looking for friendly, experienced, committed and qualified non-tenure track full time instructors. We currently have 20 native instructors from 6 different countries and we are looking to add valuable members to our team.
1. Position
- full-time instructor
2. Qualifications 
- Must be native English speakers from a visa compliant country.
- Must have an MA with at least 2 years of university teaching experience (or 4 years in a middle school or a high school)
- Successful applicants will be expected to develop and teach a topic-based English class.

3. Duties
- Teach a minimum of 12 credit hours per week of our department’s two mandatory freshmen courses – English 1 (Speaking & Listening) and English 2 (Reading & Writing) – and up to 15 maximum hours depending on semester demand and scheduling (hours taught over 12 are paid as overtime at a rate of 41,000 won/hour for classes ).
- Participate in course & materials development (particularly textbook evaluation) and maintain a minimum of 9 office hours each week (for consulting with students, class preparation, marking, grading and meetings) which are set on Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00-5:30 pm.
- Be responsible for your assigned administration duty/duties during the semester
- Participate in all faculty meetings, seminars, school festivals, school ceremonies, and workshops including the planning meeting 1 week prior to the start of the semester 
- Conduct mentoring sessions with enrolled students during office hours
- Serve 2 hours/week in our Global Lounge interacting with students in English in an informal, relaxed atmosphere
4. Terms of Contract
- 1 year contract which can be renewed based on student evaluation results and other performance criteria deemed important by the Dean and department management 
- Annual salary will be approximately 35 million KRW or higher (pre-overtime) depending on educational background and university-level teaching experience (fixed pay brackets have been established)
- No on- or off- campus housing or housing allowance is offered
- Paid vacation – 8 weeks in summer and 8 weeks in winter 
- Health insurance coverage
- Korea Teachers’ Pension Fund (KTPF) enrollment
- Shared office with 5 other professors. Every instructor is provided with a desk and computer.
5. How to Apply 
I. Please send the following 12 documents BY MAIL: 
A. Resumé 
B. Cover letter 
C. Copy of diploma(s) for undergraduate/graduate degree(s) and apostilles* 
– If not already done and applying for an E-2 visa, notarized copies of all diplomas should be apostilled* (or verified by the Korean Consulate in the country of your nationality or verified by the Korean Council for University Education) and ready to submit to immigration. PLEASE STATE THE STATUS OF THIS PROCESS IN YOUR RESUME/COVER LETTER.
*D. Copy of national criminal background check apostilled or verified after September 1, 2012 if applying for an E-2 visa. PLEASE STATE THE STATUS OF THIS PROCESS IN YOUR RESUME/COVER LETTER.
E. Copy of transcripts for undergraduate and graduate degree(s) 
F. Copy of any TEFL/TESOL or other relevant certificates 
G. At least two letters of recommendations including referees’ contact information (can be in English or Korean)
H. Copy of official documentation of previous employment (경력증명서)
I. Copy of passport photo page
J. Copy of foreigner registration card (both front and back)
K. A 15-week sample syllabus for a content-based course for students with over 700 TOEIC score (3 hours of class time per week meeting either once or twice a week) – this should include a course title, recommended textbooks/materials, basic class content and assessment methods. The class content can be anything that you think is suitable.  

*E1/F2/F4/F5 visa holders do NOT need to submit (c) apostilled diploma copies or (d) a national criminal background check. All other documents are required.
Applicants who pass the initial screening process will be invited for a short demonstration lesson and interview.
N.B. Email applications will NOT be accepted and Skype interviews are NOT possible. If you are not living in Korea and will not be able to do either a demo lesson or an interview in person, please do not apply.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 30, 2013
Successful candidates should expect to be invited to give a demo lesson in the first week of June.
Mail all documents to:
Office of General Education
Re: English Instructor Position
Room 319, Sujeong Building 
Sungshin University 
249-1, Dongsun-dong-3ga, Sungbuk-gu 
Seoul, Korea 136-742
Please call (02) 920-7227 on weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm or email the chair, Prof. Chun (yhchun@sungshin.ac.kr), or the head foreign teacher, Richard Thomas(richardthomas78@hotmail.com), for more information.