Apply for Vacancy for ESL Instructor at University of North Texas in the USA. The category for this job is Liberal Arts.

 Overview

Welcome to the University of North Texas System, or UNT World as we like to call ourselves. UNT World includes the University of North Texas in Denton, the University of North Texas at Dallas and the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region and we are committed to transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. However, over the past decade, combined UNTS enrollment has grown by more than 25 percent to nearly 44,000 students.

Position Summary

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. Furthermore for non-academic matters, the rules of KGU may apply, as agreed upon by the UNT Vice Provost and Dean of International Affairs and appropriate officials at KGU.

Duties:

• 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
• Also, lesson preparation, coordination with other ESL instructors, and grading for assigned classes
• Likewise, office hours of at least three hours weekly
• Moreover, 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
• Also, ad hoc committee work.
• 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

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in TESOL or closely related field
• Moreover, minimum of 4 years of experience teaching English for Academic Purposes at a university-governed IEP
• Native or near-native speaker of English
• Also, experience teaching all language skills
• Successful experience using technology in both remote teaching and in-classroom environments
• Similarly, successful experience adapting classroom content to better serve students’ needs
• Willingness and ability to relocate to Japan including an active passport
• Proven ability to adjust to different cultures and work environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Some familiarity with Japanese culture and language
• Overseas teaching or living experience
• Likewise, knowledge of a second language.