[KS] Job Announcement: Lector in Korean (SOAS, University of London)

[Grace Koh]

Dear All,

Please find a job announcement for a Lectorship in Korean opening at
SOAS, University of London. The position will commence on 1 September
2006. 
 
Candidates seeking further information, or wishing to visit the School,
should contact the Head of the Department, Dr Jaehoon Yeon, Department
of Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea, School of Oriental and
African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG (e-mail
jy1 at soas.ac.uk; telephone +44-(0)20-7898 4232; fax +44-(0)20-7898-4699).
They may also wish to consult the Department’s web site
(http://www.soas.ac.uk)
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SOAS, University of London
Lector in Korean
Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea and Language
Centre
£22,178 - £27,699 p.a inclusive of London Allowance
Vacancy No: 100111

The School of Oriental and African Studies, part of the University of
London, has a world-wide reputation for its courses, teaching and
research in a highly diverse range of subjects concerned with Asia,
Africa and the Middle East.

Applications are invited for a Lectorship in Korean. The successful
candidate will be expected to provide training in Korean language to
both degree and non-degree students, and to the highest level. Native
speaker competence in Korean is essential and prior experience of
teaching Korean at university level is preferred. The position will
commence on 1 September 2006.

Application forms and further information can be downloaded from
www.soas.ac.uk/jobs.  Alternatively, write to the Human Resources
Department, School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street,
Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, fax 020 7074 5129 or email
humanresources at soas.ac.uk, stating your name, address and the vacancy
reference number.  CVs will only be accepted when accompanied by an
application form.  No agencies.

Closing date: 18 April 2006

SOAS values diversity and aims to be an equal opportunities employer
 

Further Particulars

Introduction

SOAS is one of the colleges of the University of London.  Its Royal
Charter of Incorporation dates from 1916. There are approximately 200
academic staff and more than 3,000 students registered on degree
programmes.  SOAS is unique, in that it is the only higher education
institution specialising in the study of Asia and Africa.  The academic
structure of the School consists of three faculties: Arts and
Humanities; Law and Social Sciences; and Languages and Cultures.  The
faculty of Languages and Cultures contains 6 regional departments
concerned with the languages and cultures of Africa, the Near and Middle
East, South Asia, South East Asia, China and Inner Asia and Japan and
Korea, plus a department of Linguistics.  SOAS as a whole has a strong
commitment to the study of a wide range of languages, literatures and
cultures, many of which are taught nowhere else in the UK.   The
School’s library is the national resource for the study of Asia and
Africa. With over 850,000 volumes, 4,500 periodicals plus an enormous
collection of audio-visual materials and special collections, the
library caters for many different teaching and research needs.   The
School is fortunate in having the award-winning Brunei Gallery, built in
1995, which contains both a teaching block and art gallery. The latter
hosts visiting exhibitions throughout the year. It also houses a small
permanent collection. The Percival David Foundation nearby offers
another invaluable resource for SOAS students as it contains the world’s
most significant collection of Chinese ceramics outside Asia.  

Department Background

The person appointed to this position will be working within the
Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea and the SOAS
Language Centre.  The Department is part of the Faculty of Languages and
Cultures and aims through teaching and research to cover a broad
spectrum of the cultures of Japan and Korea.  The inculcation and
practice of the languages of these cultures are the essential foundation
for study at any level, and all students and staff of the Department are
required to develop and maintain a language competence (inclusive of
literacy) in the culture of their specialisation. The literatures of
Japan and Korea are studied both extensively and intensively, and they
form the natural next step after basic language learning, being both a
means to and an aim of higher linguistic competence.  The range of
modern and pre-modern styles and genres available for study is extremely
wide and covers in some cases a thousand or more years of history.

The SOAS School of Languages

The SOAS School of Languages will be set up in 2006/7, drawing together
all language competence acquisition teaching across the Faculty from
both departments and the SOAS Language Centre.  It will teach:

• BA and MA degree courses in the languages of Asia and Africa as
required by the six language and culture departments in the faculty of
Languages and Cultures, taught during the university terms;
• A wide range of non-degree part-time as well as full-time intensive
courses in the languages of Asia and Africa, aimed at the general
public, business and government communities at home and abroad.  These
include regular daytime, evening or Saturday morning classes, specially
designed group courses, and one-to-one and small group tuition classes,
which are taught throughout the year;
• Starting each September, year-long, full-time Diploma courses are
available in Arabic, Chinese and Japanese. 

Teaching

Normally, the courses in which the Lector in Korean will participate
are, in the first instance:
Elementary and Intermediate Korean
Introduction to Mixed script Korean 
Korean conversation and composition in Korean
Korean-English-Korean translation
Readings in modern Korean society / Advanced Reading in modern Korean

Additional teaching of credit and non-credit rated courses in the
Language Centre and the department, and subsequently in the new School
of Languages, as and when required. 

In addition to class-contact hours, the person appointed will be
expected to prepare materials, mark course work and examinations,
provide feedback to students, and discuss teaching and the curriculum
with colleagues in the Department and the Language Centre, and
subsequently in the School of Languages.

Japan and Korea Department Staff List
 
Dr Jaehoon Yeon (Chair of Department)
Professor Andrew Gerstle
Dr John Breen
Dr Stephen Dodd
Mr Alan Cummings
Dr Anders Karlsson
Dr. Mika Kizu
Ms Grace Koh
Dr Barbara Pizziconi
Ms Kazumi Tanaka
Ms Misako Kanehisa
Ms Miwako Kashiwagi
 
Candidates seeking further information, or wishing to visit the School,
should contact the Head of the Department, Dr Jaehoon Yeon, Department
of Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea, School of Oriental and
African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG (e-mail
jy1 at soas.ac.uk; telephone +44-(0)20-7898 4232; fax +44-(0)20-7898-4699):
They may also wish to consult the Department’s web site
(http://www.soas.ac.uk)

Closing date:  18 April 2006
Interviews are scheduled week commencing: 30 May 2006

Job applicants who have been shortlisted would normally be notified
within six weeks of the closing date.  If you have not heard from the
Human Resources Department by this date, please assume that your
application for employment has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

SOAS values diversity and aims to be an equal opportunities employer.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Lector in Korean

Department: Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea
& Language Centre

Responsible to: Dean of Faculty, through the Head of Department

Salary Scale: Lector scale 1 (Other Related Grade 1) plus £2,134 p.a
London Allowance

Purpose of Job: To provide training in Korean language of the highest
standard, including the preparation of materials and assessment of
students at all levels.

Main activities and duties:

1. To undertake teaching of language courses and other credit-bearing
courses as required by the Department.
2. To undertake teaching of degree and non-degree, group, individual and
in-company language courses as required by the relevant principal
lector.
3. To prepare course plans and materials and to deliver courses as
required.
4. To keep course records and to monitor student attendance and absence.
5. To prepare materials for and to administer and mark examinations,
both written and oral, and to allocate continuous assessment grades
where required in accordance with School regulations.
6. To deal with student queries and refer these to the appropriate
person  as necessary.
7. To write regular reports on student performance and potential as
appropriate.
8. To provide pedagogic advice to students as appropriate.
9. To support the relevant principal lector in monitoring student
applications, interviewing and testing applicants and advising on
suitability for programmes.
10. To attend relevant meetings, seminars, conferences and teaching
forums.
11. Other duties as may be required by the Head of the School of
Languages.
12. Lectors are normally required to deliver 18 hours per week of
classroom-based teaching.

The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post
holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be
expected within the scope and grading of the post.   Job descriptions
should be regularly reviewed to ensure they are an accurate
representation of the post.


PERSON SPECIFICATION

Job Title: Lector in Korean
 
Department: Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea
& Language Centre

Responsible to: Dean of Faculty, through the Chair of Department 

Salary Scale: Lector scale 1 (Other Related Grade 1) plus £2,134 p.a
London Allowance
 
ESSENTIAL skills, knowledge, qualifications, experience.

1. Speaker of Korean with native speaker competence.

2. Aptitude for teaching standard Korean language in all the appropriate
registers effectively to students.

3. Ability to produce suitable course materials, covering all four
language skills.   

4. Well developed written communication skills in Korean and English.

5. Ability to meet to deadlines.

6. Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.

DESIRABLE skills, knowledge, qualifications, experience.

1. Experience of teaching Korean as a foreign language.

2. A university degree or equivalent.

3. IT competence.

4. A qualification in teaching Korean as a foreign language.



School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Thornhaugh
Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Tel: +44 (0)20 7637 2388 Fax: +44 (0)20 7436 3844