Teaching Positions - Ministry of Education, King Khalid University, College of Languages and Translation

Teaching Positions - Ministry of Education, King Khalid University, College of Languages and Translation, Abha

The university is seeking to appoint the following:
Lecturers/Assistant/Associate/Full Professors.
We are actively looking for PhD holding (Male and Female from the native English speaking countries) in the areas of Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Translation, English as a First Language, English Literature or a related field. Candidates should be able to start from September 18th 2016.
The university also encourages new PhDs to consider making a career start in our institution. There are opportunities to teach, do research, have an interesting cultural experience AND earn and save money. The following are some positive points of working at KKU as a new PhD.

Professional Reasons:
• New MA Programs in Applied Linguistics and Translation;
• Opportunity to teach graduate level courses and be in on the ground level of a new program;
• Research opportunities with the Language Research Center
• University Journal accepting publications in English and Arabic: "King Khalid University Journal of Humanities";
• Active research population – topics range from eLearning and Computer Assisted; Learning to Teaching Methodology to Discourse Analysis;
• Yearly international symposia/conferences;

Economic and Cultural Reasons:
- Abha is known for its extremely low cost of living -- meaning a high earnings/savings ratio;
- 100% Tax Free earnings;
- Two month summer holiday as well as local and university holidays (all paid);
- Free medical;
- Cultural/Daily Life in a unique and traditional region of Saudi Arabia;
- Free Arabic courses;
- Friendly, relaxed atmosphere;
- Excellent weather year round – no temperature extremes.

Interested candidates are requested to send their interest through a cover letter (preferably by e-mail) providing information about their education, experience, and citizenship to Mr. Abdul Rauf at abdulrauf@ekku.edu.sa. The shortlisted candidates will receive a job application form and will be interviewed by our recruitment team via Skype.Closing date for applications is May 15th, 2016.

P.S. The university also seeks to fill few vacancies of English Language Lecturers and Instructors. Male and Female native speakers with MA in TESL/TEFL, Applied Linguistics, or any related equivalent from an accredited university are encouraged to apply. The selected teachers will teach either at our Main Campus or one of our colleges alongside Asir region.

Abdul Rauf
Head of Recruitment,
King Khalid University,
Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
abdulrauf@ekku.edu.sa
raoufcanada@gmail.com