Duke Kunshan University invites applications for EAP faculty positions (Instructor/Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in its Language and Culture Center. DKU offers an innovative, integrated and interdisciplinary liberal arts undergraduate program leading to both Duke and DKU degrees, and in this program Language and Culture Center faculty teach EAP courses to EFL students. These EAP courses, which emphasize academic writing and critical thinking skills, are designed around issues relating to language and culture. DKU also offers graduate programs in which LCC faculty teach EAP courses focusing on advanced oral and written communication skills. Positions start in July 2019.

 All candidates must have a graduate degree in a relevant field such as language teaching, applied linguistics, or academic writing. Candidates should have foreign language teaching experience, strong oral and written communication skills, and personal experience with and commitment to foreign language learning. Preference will be given to candidates who:

• speak additional languages;
• have studied intercultural communication and have experience working in multi-cultural settings;
• have experience presenting at workshops and conferences and/or writing for publication. 

Previous experience living and/or working in China/Asia is also an asset.

 Applicants should provide a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a teaching/research statement, and arrange to have three letters of reference submitted. All materials should be submitted through Academic Jobs Online  https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/12170 . The search committee also invites and encourages letters of nomination for potential candidates. Nominations and questions about the positions may be sent to [email protected]  using “Language and Culture Search” as the subject line. Priority will be given to applications received by November 1, 2018; applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

 DKU is a partnership of Duke University, Wuhan University and the Municipality of Kunshan, China (https://dukekunshan.edu.cn/).* The DKU campus is 37 miles west of Shanghai in Kunshan, and is connected to Shanghai via an 18-minute high-speed train and a subway-light rail train system. DKU provides competitive compensation, benefits and start-up packages. As an international intellectual community that encourages diversity, openness and creative learning, DKU welcomes outstanding faculty from around the world who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to a global learning and research environment. DKU particularly welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and minorities.

 * Duke Kunshan University (DKU) is accredited by the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the People’s Republic of China. Duke University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in the United States to award baccalaureate, master’s and doctorate degrees. Duke Kunshan University is not accredited by SACSCOC and the accreditation of Duke University does not extend to or include Duke Kunshan University or its students. Note that DKU undergraduate students successfully completing the course of study required by Duke Kunshan University will be conferred both a DKU graduation certificate and diploma officially approved by the MOE as well as a diploma from Duke University (Duke University and its degrees are accredited by SACSCOC). Further, although Duke University agrees to accept certain course work from Duke Kunshan University to be applied toward an award from Duke University, that course work may not be accepted by other colleges or universities in transfer, even if it appears on a transcript from Duke University. The decision to accept course work in transfer from any institution is made by the institution considering the acceptance of credits or course work.