IEC (Intensive English Center) Faculty Positions at SUNY Korea
SUNY Korea
Located near the coast of Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ), SUNY Korea is the frontrunner of global education and the first American university established in Korea. Since its establishment in 2012, SUNY Korea has made tremendous progress both in its quantity and quality of education. SUNY Korea, as an extension campus of the State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University, SBU) and Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York, provides select degree programs that are identical to those at SBU and FIT. SUNY Korea currently offers Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Technological Systems Management, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, and Business Management programs through SBU, and Fashion Design and Fashion Business Management programs through FIT. In addition to the major courses in these programs, SUNY Korea also offers various General Education courses such as Biology, Physics, Geology, History, Social Science, Political Science, etc. In order to strengthen our educational capacity further, SUNY Korea is constantly expanding its programs and recruiting prominent faculty from all over the world.
INTENSIVE ENGLISH CENTER (IEC)
The Intensive English Center (IEC) at SUNY Korea has been offering a program of courses and activities, identical to its sister program at Stony Brook University in New York, providing educational and cultural opportunities while promoting English proficiency for academic purposes. Our main priority is to support our students’ language and cultural needs in acquiring the knowledge and language skills necessary to prepare them for intercultural communication. With exposure to the intensive English courses offered in the SUNY Korea IEC, students can become not only fluent in the English language but also mentally prepared for the challenges of being international students.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Teaching Assistant Professors in the IEC will:
• Teach a variety of academic courses according to the curriculum and standards of the SUNY Stonybrook campus. The courses, designed to prepare English learners for study in an American context, will total 19 hours per week.
• Have additional responsibilities that include counseling students, service in the IEC program, and other assignments designated by the director.
• Begin Spring 2021
QUALIFICATIONS
• A qualified English instructor (for English as a second language) with strong proficiency in English speaking.
• Preferred candidates will have an earned master’s degree from an accredited university in TESOL, English, Applied Linguistics, or a related field, with a minimum of three years teaching experience at the college level.
•Applicants with experience teaching writing are preferred.
• Applicants with experience teaching in both ESL and EFL contexts will also be preferred.
CONTRACT PERIOD
One-year contract starting in mid-February and renewable with satisfactory performance.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
-A cover letter
-A Curriculum Vitae
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS ONLY FOR SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS