English Instructors/Lecturers - Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS 
DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA

EFL/ESL/EAP Instructor/Lecturer Positions 
2-year Renewable Direct Hire Contracts 
(August 2018 start date)

About Us 
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals is an English-medium university in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It started as the College of Petroleum and Minerals in 1963, training workers for ARAMCO, the large Saudi oil company. Over time, it has grown to become a top 200 university according to international university rankings. Every year, some 1,800 - 2000 students join KFUPM from high school, hoping to study engineering and technical subjects in English. The university students and staff are exclusively male, in accordance with Saudi Arabia’s rules.

The Job 
Suitably qualified and experienced candidates are invited to apply for the post of instructor/lecturer in the KFUPM Preparatory English Program, a foundation course for technical disciplines. Faculty are contracted for 20 contact hours per week plus 5 hours administrative and tutorial duties.

Essential Requirements: 
• Male 
• Place of Birth: the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. 
• Native speakers of English 
• Graduate of an Anglophone university

Qualifications/Experience: 
• A full-time MA in TEFL/TESOL/Applied Linguistics or a related discipline plus two years’ post qualification overseas experience. 
OR 
• Either a one-year postgraduate diploma in TEFL/TESOL from an accredited university plus two years’ overseas experience, or a RSA/UCLES DELTA with two years’ overseas experience. 
OR 
• A BA/BSc degree with a full-time 120-hour postgraduate certificate in TEFL/TESOL including a practicum (e.g. CELTA, CTEFLA) plus five years’ experience.

COMPENSATION: 
• Competitive salary 
• Significant paid holidays 
• Plenty of overtime opportunities 
• Tax-free compensation 
• Rent-free fully furnished and maintained on-campus housing 
• Free utilities 
• Annual round-trip air tickets for faculty and up to 3 family members 
• Free medical and dental care 
• Education subsidy for faculty with school-age children 
• Monthly transportation allowance 
• Free bus services; on-campus and for shopping trips

KFUPM campus may be viewed online by clicking the following link to a You Tube Channel which showcases a recent KFUPM student video competition: https://www.youtube.com/user/kfupmendowment

Generous faculty leave with full pay includes; national and Islamic holidays, an inter-semester break, a mid-semester break and a long summer holiday.

Opportunities exist for separately contracted and paid employment on KFUPM daytime overtime, evening courses, short courses, and the KFUPM eight-week summer program.

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 12/2018/19-PEP. In your e-mail include your C.V. including details of date of birth, place of birth and nationality at birth.

Previous applicants should not re-apply.

Suitable applicants will be sent a KFUPM application form and request for supporting documents. Subject to successful initial screening, you will be invited to interview. Online interviews will be conducted for applicants outside Saudi Arabia.