seeking English instructors - Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Prince Sultan College, a part of the King Fahad Military Medical Complex, is seeking English instructors. We hire throughout the year whenever there is a need, not just for the start of an academic year.

(The next Academic Year will start October 11, 2008.)

Required

• Master’s Degree in English, ESL or Linguistics. Or a BA with an ESL teaching certificate if no MA.
• minimum of 3 years teaching experience overseas. Saudi experience is a plus.
• Curriculum development/ materials writing experience.
• Valid Saudi Letter of No Objection if last job in Saudi Arabia was less than 2 years ago.
• Flexibility in the job place.
• Instructors must be native speakers of English. The College will not hire those who are not.
• Single or single status. No married housing is allocated to the English Department. These are hard and fast rules.
• Male teachers only right now.

The English Department employs 15 instructors. There is a plan to add two or three more as the College continues to grow. Our Pre Clinical (1st year) English is a structured 15/16 hour-a-week intensive course for all students, male and female. Pre Clinical is preparation for students to enter our Clinical Studies programs where students study specific health science professions.

Benefits

• Salary for instructors starts at 10,000 SR a month (US$ 33,000 per annum) with yearly increases of 400 SR a month currently being reviewed. All salary is tax free. There is now a 5% per month inflation raise with 5% more in January 2009, and another 5% in Jan 2010.
• End of service bonus of 2 weeks salary for every year up to five; 4 weeks salary for every year after five, calculated on final salary.
• Annual round trip airplane tickets to point of hire; college, of course, provides free initial airplane ticket and final ticket.
• Free health care at KFMMC hospital and College Employee Health Clinic.
• Single occupancy studio/bed sit apartment rent-free with free utilities. Telephone provided. You pay only for long distance calls. (DSL Internet and Satellite TV are available for a monthly fee paid directly to private companies).
• Staff cafeteria at the hospital, open to all College employees. Breakfast, lunch and limited dinner menu.
• Vacation leave of 49 days a year. Vacation leave is counted every time you leave the country (except weekends in Bahrain).
• Multiple exit/ re entry visas now issued-6 month unrestricted exits/re entries. Weekend visits to Bahrain are possible.

PLEASE REMEMBER:

1. ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH AND NO MARRIED APPLICANTS (UNLESS SINGLE STATUS) CAN BE CONSIDERED. NO EXCEPTIONS

2. ALL APPLICANTS MUST GO THROUGH THE HIRING PROCESS IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY. NO HIRING FROM A THIRD COUNTRY CAN BE CONSIDERED.

Only candidates of interest to us will be contacted.

English instructors, please email your CV and relevant documents (degree copies, ESL certificate copy, photo page of passport, no letters of recommendations needed at this time) to the KFMMC English Department for forwarding to Personnel Department.

Email: esl_kfmmc@yahoo.com