Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province

     

Shenzhen, also known as Pengcheng, is a city under separate state planning in Guangdong Province, the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four first-tier cities in China and one of the central cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Located on the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary, bordering Daya Bay and Dapeng Bay on the east, Lingdingyang on the west, Hong Kong on the south, Huizhou City and Dongguan City on the north, China's special economic zone and international city approved by the State Council is one of the megacities of the People's Republic of China. The municipal government is located in the Shenzhen Civic Center on Fuzhong 2nd Road.

In January 1979, Shenzhen was established on the basis of the former Baoan County. In August 1980, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress approved the establishment of China's first special economic zone, the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, in Shenzhen. Shenzhen has developed rapidly due to reform and opening up, and has jumped from a border agricultural county to a first-tier city in the country. In 2016, Shenzhen surpassed Guangzhou to become the third largest city in mainland China in terms of economic output. In the list of global cities released by GaWC in 2020, Shenzhen once again entered the Alpha-level, ranking 46th, and it is also one of the six world first-tier cities (Alpha-level) selected in Greater China. The Shenzhen Metropolitan Area, which consists of Shenzhen City (including the Shenzhen-Shantou Special Cooperation Zone), the entire area of Dongguan City, and parts of Huizhou City, is one of the metropolitan areas with the strongest economic strength in South China and even the whole country.

High-tech industry, financial industry, modern logistics industry, and cultural and creative industry are the four pillar industries of Shenzhen. Shenzhen is an important high-tech R&D and manufacturing base in southern China, often referred to as "China's Silicon Valley". The container throughput of Shenzhen Port ranks third in the world for many years in a row, and the total foreign trade export volume ranks first in mainland China for more than 20 consecutive years. Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport is the fifth largest civil aviation airport in China. The number of initial public offerings on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange ranked first in the world from 2009 to 2015, and it is an important financing platform for Chinese companies. Shenzhen is one of the national comprehensive supporting reform pilot areas. In 2019, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council supported Shenzhen in building a pilot demonstration area of socialism with Chinese characteristics, which undertakes the important mission of experimentation and demonstration in China's institutional innovation and expansion of opening up. 

Southern University of Science and Technology 

   

GENERAL INFORMATION 

Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) is an innovation-oriented public university founded by Shenzhen government in the background of China's higher education reform. It aspires to be a model and pioneer for promoting higher education reform. It is committed to serving the mission of promoting Shenzhen as a modern, international, and innovative city and China as a creative country.

SUSTech is widely regarded as a trailblazer and innovator in advancing China's higher education. It was officially approved by the Ministry of Education in April 2012. SUSTech bears the responsibility for exploring and developing a modern university system with Chinese characteristics to serve as a model for cultivating innovative talents. SUSTech aims at a globally renowned university that contributes to the advancement of science and technology. It nurtures promising and creative leaders who excel in interdisciplinary research and creating knowledge for the world.

SUSTech draws on the experience of world-class science and engineering universities for its disciplinary establishment and governance. It focuses on science, engineering, and medicine in conjunction with distinctive disciplines, including business, humanities, and social sciences. SUSTech offers undergraduate and postgraduate education while conducting research in a series of innovative disciplines. All of those practices shape SUSTech into a think tank for social progress and a generator of new knowledge and new technology.

SUSTech is building interdisciplinary research centers to generate new scientific and technological wisdom in cross-disciplinary fields such as artificial intelligence, life sciences, Internet of things, robotics, new energy, and intelligent manufacturing.

In the spirit of "For Truth, Innovation, Reform and Excellence with Diligence and Courage," SUSTech highlights "research, innovation, and entrepreneurship" and dedicates to facilitating innovative projects across China and turning Shenzhen into an innovative, modern, and international metropolis.

SUSTech also seeks to become an international high-level research university that gathers first-class faculty and nurtures top-notch innovative talents. It aims to produce internationally recognized academic achievements and advance scientific and technological applications.

English teaching position: 1

• Candidate must have a master's or doctorate degree in TESOL, TEFL, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics or a related field.

• Minimum 3 year's experience teaching English at the college/university level

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: curriculum development, EAP, ESP for STEM, assessment, teacher training, academic writing and communication, English medium instrction, educational technology

• Experience living/teaching aboroad is highly desirable

• For applicant with a doctorate degree, evidence of research publication in the field of English language education

contract period: 1st Sep, 2024 - 15th Jul, 2025

teaching hours: 18 per week

salary: 25K-30K including housing allowance

ariticket: 10K reimbursement on completion of the contract