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EFL/ESL/EAP Lecturer Positions

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
 
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EFL/ESL/EAP Lecturer Positions

KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS
College of Applied & Supporting Studies
BOX 5026, KFUPM, DHAHRAN 31261
SAUDI ARABIA

EFL/ESL/EAP Lecturer Positions: 2-year renewable contracts

APPLICANTS MUST BE MALE, BORN IN A COUNTRY WHERE ENGLISH IS THE FIRST LANGUAGE (US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand), NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH AND HAVE A DEGREE FROM AN ANGLOPHONE UNIVERSITY AND AN INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED TESOL QUALIFICATION

Higher education in Saudi Arabia is segregated by sex and, since KFUPM is a male- only university, all candidates for teaching positions must be male.
We are interested in recruiting for Sept 2012 well-qualified, committed and experienced teachers of EFL/ESL/EAP – Age limit 55 or below - for our preparatory year program.

The PEP is part of the Preparatory Year Program (PYP), preparing male students for English-medium studies leading to a B.S. degree in science, engineering or industrial management. The PEP consists of two 20-hour-per-week pre-university intensive integrated courses in general and academic English. The courses take a communicative approach to language learning and focus on the development of functional English in the four areas of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.

The PEP currently employs a total faculty of 96 native (first language) speakers of English (USA, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand) and the ELD has 26 lecturers.

Instructors/lecturers are hired for the beginning of the academic year in September and for the second semester beginning in February.

QUALIFICATIONS:
A basic degree in any discipline, plus
MA/MEd in TEFL/TESOL or Applied Linguistics including a practicum; a one-year postgraduate diploma in TEFL/TESL from an accredited university, or an RSA/UCLES DELTA. These qualifications must be full-time courses.
More basic post graduate qualifications in TESOL (CELTA, Cert TEFLA or equivalent – full-time 120 hours with a practicum)) can also be considered for candidates with particularly appropriate experience (5+ years).

EXPERIENCE:
With an MA in TEFL/TESOL or Applied Linguistics, at least two years’ full-time teaching of EFL/EAP overseas is required. With more basic postgraduate qualifications, further experience is expected. With a CELTA, a minimum of five years EFL/EAP following the qualification is required.

Those interested in teaching in the ELD must have prior experience in teaching at university level.

COMPENSATION:
SALARIES are competitive depending on qualifications and experience and range from a yearly salary of SR124, 600 to SR173, 500 (US $33,500 to $48,100) per annum (inclusive of SR6000 transport).
All compensation is tax-free.

SERVICE INCREMENT:
Contracts are for two years renewable. When renewing the contract, instructors get an annual increase in base salary depending on their performance.

END-OF-SERVICE GRATUITY:
After between two and five years of employment, the employee will be paid an amount equal to half a month's salary for each year of service. With five or more years of service, the gratuity is calculated on the basis of a month's salary for each year of service.

ADDITIONAL REMUNERATION:
KFUPM also offers an Evening Language Program and short courses to various ministries and private concerns. These courses are taught by PEP and ELD faculty members who are interested in augmenting their salary. Instructors/lecturers who wish to teach the PEP or ELD course during the summer session (which is eight weeks long) are paid two months’ additional salary. There are also opportunities to earn additional income on short courses (four to six weeks) during the summer.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
WORKING HOURS: The working week (40 hours) is from Saturday to Wednesday. PEP instructors and lecturers have to teach 20 contact hours a week, attend 5 office hours a week and participate in some administrative duties. OEP instructors teach either early shift (08:00 – 09:50 and 13:10 – 15:00) or late shift (10:00 – 11:50 and 15:20 – 17:10). Occasionally, they may have to substitute, on a rota basis, for an absent colleague.

UNIVERSITY YEAR: The academic calendar, as set by the Ministry of Higher Education, consists of two semesters: Fall and Spring. Each consists of 15 weeks of teaching followed by 2 weeks allocated for final examinations.

BENEFITS:
HOUSING: Every employee, single or with family, is provided, rent-free, with his own fully-furnished (bachelor/family) housing unit on campus. Services, including air conditioning, gas, electricity, cable TV and water, are free, as is maintenance. Each apartment has its own telephone. Local phone calls are freecurrent

VACATION:
Faculty leave is determined by the academic calendar and instructors are generally free between semesters and during the Summer, unless they decide to teach the Summer session. In the n academic year, the Fall semester began on 10th Sept 2011 and ended on 18th January 2012.

The Spring semester commences on 28th January 2012 and ends on
30 th May 2012. The summer session, which is optional and paid for (a separate contract), begins on 9th June 2012 and ends on 4th August 2012.

The 2012/2013 academic year will begin on 1st September, 2012. There are also two holidays for the whole country: Eid Al-Fitr (in August 2012 – during Summer break) and Eid Al-Adha (1st – 10th November 2012) as well as an inter-semester break from 18th January to 27th January 2012 and a short mid-semester break in the second semester from 22nd to 30th March 2012. During all these paid holidays, those who want to leave the country may do so. It is possible, and with multiple visas, now easier, to take weekend breaks to neighboring countries. Bahrain is less than an hour away by road.
AIR TICKETS:
Annual round-trip air tickets to the point of origin will be provided for the employee, his wife, and up to two children up to the age of 18.

HEALTH CARE:
The employee and members of his family are provided with free medical and dental care at the KFUPM Clinic or, if referred by the clinic, at the King Faisal University teaching hospital.

CHILDREN’S EDUCATION:
The University pays a total sum of SR25000 per year per family towards local education expenses. There are a number of highly-rated international schools in the area including Dhahran Academy – with both American and British streams – and The British School (UK curriculum).

TRANSPORT:
Free on-campus buses for employees and their families; school buses to local international schools; regular thrice-weekly shopping buses to Dammam and Khobar.

E-MAIL AND INTERNET:
All employees and their families have free access to e-mail and internet facilities both at work and at home.

SHOPS ON CAMPUS:
Bank; Post office; Stationer’s; Dry cleaning; take-away restaurant; Supermarket; Petrol station; Vehicle workshop; Vehicle insurance broker; Hairdresser (male and female); Saudi Arabian Airlines.

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES:
The Community Center, which is for faculty members and their dependants, is the main area for recreation on-campus. It has two swimming pools (men’s and women’s), a snack bar, function rooms, a library, tennis courts, squash courts, a bowling alley, basketball and volleyball courts, a fully-equipped exercise room, etc. Employees can also use the university gymnasium, stadium, swimming pools and faculty restaurant.

OFF-CAMPUS, the university has its own beach (separate areas for students and university personnel) with changing facilities, shaded picnic shelters, barbecue facilities and a snack bar that is open at weekends.

KFUPM INFORMATION:
For information on the PEP, visit our website http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/pyp.
For further information on the University (such as History and Organization; Campus Life; Visitor Information; Location and Climate; Recreation), go to http://www.kfupm.edu.sa and browse under these headings.

APPLICATION:
Previous applicants should not re-apply.

If you are interested in applying to KFUPM and meet our requirements, send an e-mail to recruite@kfupm.edu.sa and under subject write APPLICATION FORM 2012/13- III. In your e-mail include your c.v. with details of date of birth, place of birth and nationality at birth.

Note: Applicants currently working (or who have worked in the past year) in Saudi Arabia may need an NOC before they can be employed at KFUPM.

When you receive the application form, download and fill in all the details by typing and include a scanned recent photograph. Return the form as an e-mail attachment (Word document), to the same address – at this juncture, no signature is required.

With the completed application form, we will also require a covering letter and a full c.v./resume, qualifications, and, relevant teaching experience with dates (months and years). Testimonials would also be appreciated. Send attachments of copies of your qualifications with transcripts of your courses and the information page of your passport.

Indicate when and where you might be available for on-line interview.

Interviews for September 2012 will be conducted via videoconference for applicants outside of Saudi Arabia.


Job Salary
SR124, 600 to SR173, 500 per annum


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