Job ID: M-CN-2822 - University Literature/EFL Instructor

The (BEIJING) is looking for four new instructors for the 2026-27 academic year, to fill positions in its Department (officially: School) of Foreign Languages in both our Beijing and Hainan campuses:
Beijing campus (Wudaokou):
(1) One literature instructor (with suitable MA or MFA) also able to handle EFL and culture-oriented courses.

(2) One EFL instructor also interested in teaching culture-oriented courses.

Hainan campus (Sanya, Linghsui district):
(1) Two EFL instructors also interested in teaching culture-oriented courses.

We are looking for responsible, well-educated and resourceful native speakers of English .

Given current work permit rules in Beijing, they should hold a passport from the UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or RSA.

We welcome applications from qualified candidates within China and currently abroad.

Candidates need, at a minimum, solid undergraduate training.

In the case of the instructor for courses in English literature at the BA and MA levels, appropriate postgraduate training is necessary, or equivalent experience.

Some experience of teaching, tutoring or training is also desirable.

The EFL instructors we hire should hold a good BA in English literature or related field in the humanities or in the social sciences (e.g.

creative writing, classics, history, anthropology, linguistics, sociology, political economy, communication, area studies with literary content).

Candidates with a BS/BSc or MS/MSc in the earth or environmental sciences are also welcome to apply.

Important: CELTA or reputable TEFL certification (120 hours) is needed to obtain a Chinese work permit unless the candidate has three years of teaching experience.

An MA is helpful but definitely not required for the EFL posts.

SALARY.

The base salary for teachers is currently 8500 yuan per month for BA holders.

Staff will receive 9000 yuan per month if they have a relevant master’s degree.

Teachers who stay on after the first year receive a 10% hike in salary for the first four renewals, using the newest base salary.

HOUSING.

All foreign instructors, based in both Beijing and Sanya.

are housed in individual furnished flats on or just off campus, provided without charge by the university; utilities are also covered.

Walking time to all classrooms is 10-15 minutes.

TIMETABLE.

The teaching load for foreign instructors in the Beijing campus is a maximum of 14 classroom hours or less per week, in keeping with guidelines issued by the Beijing Foreign Experts Bureau.

The average teaching load is currently 10-12 hours per week in the Autumn semester and 6-8 hours in the Spring semester.

The teaching load for instructors in the Hainan campus is a maximum of 14-16 hours per week.

OUR PROGRAM.

The EFL teaching program emphasizes educated colloquial English, academic English, and Western culture; in several EFL courses attention is paid to the English of scientific discussion, though not of a highly technical sort.

Our literature and culture courses are lecture-based at the undergraduate level, but at the MA level these give way, where possible, to seminars emphasizing close reading and more active student participation.