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Shantou University invites well-qualified applications and nominations for the positions of Dean of Liberal Arts and Director of the English Language Centre commencing in August 2008, or mutually agreed date.
Dean of Liberal Arts College
All the applicants must have a PhD in humanities and social sciences. The successful candidate should be a senior scholar with administrative experiences in an international institution. He or she should be familiar with international liberal arts education and research, and be capable of interacting with international educational institutions and professional organizations. the Dean will be expected to lead rapid development of the College including establishing a strategic plan, staff recruiting and curricular reform of the existing programs.
Director, English Language Centre
All the applicants must have a PhD degree in Applied Linguistics, TESOL or the closely related fields. The successful candidate should demonstrate experiences in successfully leading and managing an English language centre/department, be experienced with English as foreign language education at universities and be capable of interacting with international educational institutions and professional organizations such as TESOL. More detailed information on the Centre is available on our website at: http://elc.stu.edu.cn/.
Shantou University, founded in 1981 by Mr. Li Ka-Shing, is the only privately funded public university in China. It is the only comprehensive university in Eastern Guangdong region with a population of over 15 million people. Li Ka-Shing Foundation in Hong Kong has donated over HK$2.8 billion to the development of Shantou University. Shantou University has graduated over 30,000 alumni and currently offers comprehensive education to over 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The University consists of 8 colleges in Art and Design, Business, Engineering, Journalism, Law, Liberal Arts, Medicine and Science with over 1,200 staff.
Shantou University has been carrying out the institution reform that includes academic governance, education programs and curriculum, resources management, personnel and salary, and financial management reforms. The direct results of the institution reform are that 1) the University received “Excellence” rating from the Ministry of Education on a nationwide assessment of undergraduate education programs in November 2006, and 2) the Science Net ranked the Shantou University the 53rd place of the top 100 Chinese Universities in Competitiveness in Science and Technology in China in 2007. For more detailed information, please visit the university web site: www.stu.edu.cn.
Shantou University offers very competitive salaries and compensation will commensurate with the qualifications and experiences of the candidates. We will continue accepting applications until the position is filled. All applications and inquiries will be treated in confidence. A complete C.V. with three names of references should be emailed to:
Mr. Fenqiang Sun
Director, Human Resources Department
Shantou University
243 Da Xue Road, Shantou, Guangdong, P.R. China 515063
fqsun@stu.edu.cn
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