Saudi
INTERLINK
Al
Yamamah College
ESL
Faculty Positions for Men and Women
Starting
Oct 08, Dec 08 and March 09
Please read this announcement in its
entirety before sending in your resume
Background: Soon to become a university, Al Yamamah
College, with state-of the-art facilities and excellent support services, offers
a North American-style education and curriculum in English for men and women in
two separate colleges. In partnership with Al Yamamah, Saudi INTERLINK Language Center (SILC) provides intensive
English and academic preparation programs during the “Foundation Year” and business
English throughout the students’ stay at the College. The SILC program is
based on the same humanistic and holistic theories and principles of education
as those used at the INTERLINK centers in the
General Qualifications: SILC is seeking creative, flexible
and committed educators who are comfortable with and able to adapt to an experiential,
project- and needs-based program. Our curriculum is informed by a wide range
of research in education and language learning, held together by a number of distinct
yet interrelated linguistic and pedagogical principles. Teachers with a preference
for a system of instruction that promotes inductive learning and critical thinking
are most comfortable and successful in our program.
Specific
Position Requirements
(Non-native speakers
of English: must have near-native proficiency in English; at least one of their
higher education degrees must be from an English-speaking country; must have earned
the degree in residence in an English-speaking country)
Responsibilities: The teacher's primary responsibility
is to help students achieve English proficiency and academic readiness in preparation
for academic study at the College or for professional and personal purposes. Teachers
may also be required to teach classes offered to outside institutions and to members
of the business community or general public as part of the teaching load. Specific
responsibilities include:
Because
of the program’s continual growth and the fact that SILC offers an eight-level
curriculum at eight-week intervals during the year, faculty recruitment is on-going.
Employment start dates are October, December and March.
To
apply, please send your resume and a cover letter to yamamah@mines.edu.
In your application letter, please:
a.
In
the SUBJECT area of your e-mail response, indicate “SILC Position Application”.
b.
Indicate
that you have fully read this notice, fulfill the credential requirements, have
the requisite experience with ESL/EFL adult students, and have done some research
on us.
c.
Indicate
the dates of your availability (Oct or Dec 08 or March 09).
d.
Provide
a brief summary of your educational philosophy and your reasons for wanting to
join SILC.
After
we have received the above, we will send you specific questions for your comments
and reaction, followed by written exchanges (“dialoguing”) and an eventual telephone
interview. We strongly recommend that you send us a video of your classes and
have a computer camera available when interviewing.
NB: Applicants either not meeting the qualifications listed
above or not following the application procedures as outlined above will not be
acknowledged. All qualified applicants will receive an acknowledgment and further
information on the program and the selection process in 1-2 days. Also, please
note that if you meet the qualifications but do not hear from us, chances are
that your correspondence has not reached us. We encourage you to double check
with us by resending your letters and resumes.
Updated January 10,
2008