English Language Studies Lead Instructor (Tianjin, China based)

This position will report directly to the Director of English Language Studies (Director) and will also have a dotted line reporting relationship with the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs. We only accept applications in English, including the cover letter, CV, letters of reference, and any other relevant documents.

Responsibilities:
Teaching, Assessment and Curriculum Materials Development
1.    Teaching
    Contribute to teaching on a range of graduate student-oriented EAP courses and modules, including IEFP (summer), EPM, EAP short courses and workshops, etc.
    Be able to plan and deliver engaging EAP lessons in a variety of teaching modes (classroom, online or blended learning), as required
    Plan and prepare lessons to meet learning outcomes indicated in the syllabus
    Teach EAP while governed by the syllabus and students' needs
    Conduct scheduled individual or small group coaching to EAP-enrolled graduate students on a regular basis
    Provide appointment-based EAP-related consultations to graduate student across the School
    Be familiar with and flexibly use provided teaching materials for an EAP course or module; occasionally create and share supplementary materials with the team to support the course or module
    Take on other English teaching duties within the School, as assigned by the Director 
    Take on other classroom teaching duties within the Graduate School, as necessary

2.    Assessment
    Provide timely and high-quality developmental feedback to graduate students
    Provide student progress reports to the Director and contribute to EAP pass/not pass decisions regarding EAP-enrolled students, as required
    Be familiar with Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) global descriptors relating to language proficiency levels, and the CEFR-based Global Scale of English (GSE) learning outcomes
    Lead on conducting the English Language Proficiency interviews (ELP) during the Admissions cycle; training, observation and/or coaching will be provided as necessary
    Contribute to the design and writing of summative assessments for EAP courses and modules, if required
    Assist in the implementation of summative assessments for EAP courses and modules (including standardization, proctoring and grading), if required

3.    Curriculum Materials Development
    Contribute to the development of existing EAP courses and modules; identify and propose areas for improvement to ensure courses and modules continue to student-focused, innovative, of high quality and are based on up-to-date and relevant research and scholarship in EAP
    Work independently or collaboratively (as directed) to produce new materials for use in an EAP course or module, including new EAP courses or modules
    Contribute to the development of Public Education curriculum with English as focus, as necessary
    Be confident in using web or IT tools to design and implement materials to enhance graduate students' self-directed learning or classroom learning experiences

Coordination and Supervision
    Be the point of contact for ACESS Center student workers
    Assist the Director in scheduling student workers during the academic year

Non-Teaching Duties
    Undertake all mandatory and advised training and development, as required
    Be open to formative classroom observation and appraisal from the Director
    Attend regular teacher meetings 
    Other duties relevant to the post, which may be assigned by the Director

Education, Qualifications and Experience:

Essential
    Ability to communicate accurately and fluently at a very high level of spoken and written English 
    Master's degree in TESOL, Applied Linguistics or other relevant area
    Recognized English teaching certificate e.g., Cambridge CELTA or Trinity CerTESOL
    Experience of teaching and assessing EAP (this excludes experience only with IELTS or TOEFL preparation)
    Experience of planning and delivering engaging EAP lessons
    Ability to teach EAP students with varying English levels, of different nationalities and backgrounds
    Awareness of, and commitment to, inclusive practices in the classroom
    Ability to work flexibly and as part of a team
      Applicants must be eligible for full-time work in China

Preferred
    Familiarity with CEFR and GSE
    Experience of developing EAP curriculum and assessments
    Experience of teaching EAP online using online video conferencing platforms e.g., Microsoft Teams, as from time to time we offer online only programs (e.g., IEFP)
    Familiarity with teaching EAP to Chinese university students
    Experience of teaching on an EAP program in a China-foreign joint venture university or English medium of instruction (EMI) Chinese university