ESL Instructor

The KGU-UNT Super IES Program (KGU-UNT Program) is under the supervision of the Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton, Texas, U.S.A. The KGU-UNT Program is located at Kansai Gaidai University (KGU) in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. ESL Instructors will participate in teaching, administrative assignments, planning, grading, office hours, and other required activities as part of the KGU-UNT Program. For academic assignments and duties, the ESL Instructor position is under the supervision of the UNT Japan Program Director. For non-academic matters, the rules of KGU may apply, as agreed upon by the UNT Vice Provost of International Affairs and appropriate officials at KGU.

The ESL Instructor position is a full-time, one-semester appointment that requires a minimum workweek of forty (40) hours per week to include, but not limited to the following duties:
a. Teaching assigned classes according to IELI established curriculum, policies, procedures, and schedule of fifteen to eighteen contact hours weekly classes in the College of International Professional Development (CIPD) program
b. Lesson preparation, coordination with other ESL instructors, and grading for assigned classes
c. Office hours of at least three hours weekly
d. Curriculum work such as course development, syllabus-writing, materials development, file development, book evaluation and selection, test development, attendance at curriculum meetings, and other appropriate curriculum activities
e. Ad hoc committee work.
f. Attendance at all regularly scheduled and special IELI meetings, training sessions, course conferences at the end of the semester, and any required pre-term assignments and meetings
g. Participation in a variety of KGU activities
h. Administrative work such as assistance with IELI entrance, placement, and exit testing, class assignment activities, record keeping, mid-term and final marking and grade report production, student absence reporting, and other required paperwork
i. Participation in appropriate training and activities for continued professional growth and development
j. Participation in KGU study abroad screening activities and mini lessons/information sessions about the program for high school students and during KGU Open Campus events
k. Timely completion of required UNT and/or International Affairs training modules

Minimum Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in TESOL or closely related field
• Minimum of 2 years of experience teaching English for Academic Purposes at a university-based IEP
• Fluency and mastery in English
• Experience teaching all language skills
• Successful experience adapting classroom content to better serve students’ needs

Preferred Qualifications:
• Taught in a U.S.-based Intensive English Program based at a university

Special Note - Must currently live in Japan with an active work visa and must hold an active U.S. passport.

UNT Salary, KGU Monthly Stipend, and your own campus-based, rent-free apartment (no pets allowed).

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Instructions
Appy at http://careers.untsystem.edu/cw/en-us/job/511854?lApplicationSubSourceID=