Instructors Needed for Various University Courses in Gwangju, Spring 2025
🏫 The Language Education Center of Chonnam National University
📍Gwangju, South Korea
💰 Competitive Salary
Job Description:
University Positions in Gwangju for Spring, 2025
Instructors required for Credit, Elective, Post-grad, & Teacher Training Classes.
[Applicants will be required to have all pertinent documents currently in hand or imminently (for E-2 type applicants) or hold an F2/F6 visa]
The Language Education Center of Chonnam National University is currently recruiting instructors for the Spring semester of 2025 (To commence work on Tuesday, March 4th 2025. Candidates must be native speakers and should possess a Master’s degree (ideally in either TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Education, or another related field) or a Bachelor’s degree with more than 2 years ESL/EFL experience. All prior teaching experience at the university level will also be looked upon most favorably – especially those who have taught advanced conversation & writing classes at the tertiary level. Successful applicants will be expected to be available to move in by late February 2025 in order to settle in and for orientation.
This position is for CNU’s main Gwangju campus. The expansive, rather verdant campus is one of the largest in Korea while still expanding and has the amenities that you would expect of the province’s largest university. We are currently seeking dynamic, flexible, and dedicated applicants to teach on various University Credit Classes, Language Center Elective Courses (open to Students/Staff/Public) and some Specialty Courses for students, civil servants, CNU post-grads, and potentially other government programs. Applicants should also be confident and comfortable with participating in other types of classes such as Teacher Training which we regularly conduct for and in conjunction with the local Education Office, or tailored courses such as presentation skills in English for post-graduate students.
● Working Conditions for our lecturers are as follows:
1) Contract period: 12 months (first day of the contract, March 1st, 2025 - please see notes at the end of the posting.)
2) Teaching hours: 20 base teaching hours per week
3) Salary: base pay from 2,177,000KRW to 2,362,000KRW based on qualifications.
4) Overtime pay: 27,000 - 54,000 won per teaching hour depending on classes. (Some classes have higher rates of pay, e.g. Teacher Training, writing. Overtime is paid twice per annum.)
● Additional Benefits:
1) Modern semi-furnished single housing on campus may be provided, or alternatively, a monthly housing stipend of 400,000KRW is offered.
2) Severance pay is paid upon completion of the work period at CNU.
3) A renewal bonus is provided for contract extensions.
4) 8-10 weeks of paid vacation is provided.
5) Airfare reimbursement: up to one million won upon arrival after submission of receipts for those coming from overseas [-this is not possible for applicants within Korea.]
6) A settlement allowance of 300,000 won is provided within a month of arrival.
7) Medical Insurance 50%
Required Documents for Application:
Resume/CV (inc. refs) with a recent photograph + Basic cover letter
Scanned copies of university diplomas with transcripts (and teaching certificates)
Copy of current passport photo page & Alien Registration Card if currently residing in Korea.
Employment Certificate (Korean workplaces issue this to all workers)
Scans of Apostilled Degree(s) and Criminal Record Check. [If this is in progress to meet visa issuance requirements, they could be sent on at a later date].
N.B. As a government institution of the Republic of Korea, your personal details will be retained in the university’s records for up to five years; by applying, you hereby automatically consent to this collection and retention of data.
Applications only accepted by email. Just the applicants who are offered interviews will be contacted while the number of interviewees will not exceed eight times the amount of positions to be filled. All applications should be submitted by Sunday, January 5th, 2025 at the latest. Interviews will be conducted in Gwangju during mid-to-late January 2025, most likely on Fridays or Saturdays. Phone(or ‘Zoom’) interviews may be offered for outstanding candidates who reside abroad and will be conducted in the same period. Please be aware that criminal background checks and the apostille process will need to be in hand or near to completion for this application. If you have done these recently and are currently employed in Korea, a work visa transfer may be issued. Successful candidates will be expected to arrive in the last week of February 2025 at the latest to settle in and for orientation over the weekend prior to the start of the Spring Academic semester.
Please send all applications to:
Philip King (Hiring Manager) at : lec.cnu.hires@gmail.com
To apply, email lec.cnu.hires@gmail.com
👉 Apply Here: lec.cnu.hires@gmail.com
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