"English Teacher (Fall ’24)"

Foreign English Teacher Recruitment

Fuzhou University of International Studies and Trade is (website) a full-time undergraduate university approved by the Ministry of Education. It is the sponsor unit and vice-chairman unit of non-profit private universities, standing vice chairman unit of Higher Education Committee of China Association for Non-Government Education, and a master’s degree joint training unit. The school was founded in 2004 as Fuzhou College of Foreign Studies and Trade, and approved by the Ministry of Education in 2011 to be a regular full-time undergraduate university. In 2018, it passed the teaching quality evaluation on full-time undergraduate universities by Ministry of Education. The Monitoring Report on the Development Potential of Colleges and Universities in Fujian Province in 2018 which was released by Fujian Provincial Education Evaluation and Research Center, points out that the development potential of our school in 2017 ranked first among private undergraduate colleges and universities in Fujian Province and some of its aspects, such as resources integration, personnel training, scientific research, social services, comprehensive reputation and others ranked first among private universities.

Situated in Changle District which is known as a coastal birthplace for famous people and literature, a gateway to Fujian Province’s capital city Fuzhou, the university covers an area of about 1300 mu, including about370,000square meters for buildings. It has teaching and scientific research instruments worth about RMB 110 million yuan, a total library collection of around 3 million printed books and electronic documents, more than 100 laboratories and 200 training bases.

The university has established a pattern of coordinated development in literature, economics, management, arts, engineering and teaching, and it has two provincial key specialties: Foreign Language and Literature and Business Administration. At present, it has7 secondary teaching units, including School of Foreign Languages, School of Finance and Economics, School of Economic Management, School of Science and Technology, School of Art and Design, Public Teaching Department and School of Marxism, as well as School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Currently, it has more than 16,700 full-time undergraduates. Read More

FUIST Advantage

• Free food (3 meals a day) and free accommodation
• Close to the sea, quiet environment and beautiful scenery
• Close to ChangLe high speed railway station (2.3km), close to Fuzhou Changle International airport (20km)
• Supportive and convenient workplace
• Comparatively low price level and high salary, affordable prices.

English Lecturer Tasks:

• No less than 256 teaching hours per semester (16 teaching hours per week for 16 weeks), each teaching hour for 45 minutes.
• 2 teaching periods’ English corner per week.
• Contract period: in accordance with the actual commencement day. And the contract term lasts for 1 year.

Job Qualifications for Foreign English Teachers:

• Have a TESOL or TEFL or CELTA.
• Less than 60 years old.
• Can respect and observe Chinese laws and regulations.
• Good Personality.

Remuneration and Benefits:

1. Annual Salary (before tax): RMB 110,000 (BA degree), 130,000 (MA degree) over 11 months.
2. Meals: free 3 meals a day at the teachers’ canteen.
3. Apartment: free private apartment about 50 square meters with furniture, TV, air-conditioning in the bedroom, telephone, bathroom with heater, washing machine and refrigerator in the kitchen etc., with free electricity (200 KWH per month), water (8 tons per month) and Internet access.
4. Airfare: reimbursement of flight allowance upon the contract fulfillment for 10,000 RMB.
5. Holiday: full paid 11 days Chinese public holidays and festival bonus on some important traditional festivals. Free access to Gym
6. Various types of holiday benefits, about RMB 2,000 per year;
7. Renewal incentives are calculated from the second appointment period (one appointment period is one year) at 400 RMB per month, capped at 10 years;
8. The school will purchase commercial insurance for foreign teachers according to regulations.

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Location: 28 Yuhuan Rd., Fuzhou, Fujian Province