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