The College of Foreign Studies at Nanjing Agricultural University acquired its name in 2001. It was developed from the Department of Foreign Languages in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences established in 1996. It offers programs in English and Japanese respectively, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as a professional Master’s program in Translation. Besides, the College is responsible for providing language instructions – English as required in the curriculum - to all students other than English and Japanese majors, undergraduate up to PhD level. Other languages such as French, German, Russian, and Korean are also available.
It admitted its first cohort of undergraduates of English majors in 1993, followed by that of Japanese majors in 1996. It witnessed the first intake of postgraduates of Japanese and English in 2002 and 2004 respectively. Current enrolments in BA and MA programs add up to 800. There are altogether 87 faculty, including 28 professors and associate professors.
The college hosts three research institutes, namely, the Institute of Research on English Language and Culture, the Institute of Japanese Language and Culture, and the Institute of Contrastive Studies on Chinese and Foreign Languages. It is also home to the Provincial Lab Centre of Foreign Language Teaching. Teachers of CFS are encouraged to do research apart from teaching, in general linguistics, applied linguistics, literature, translation studies and other fields of the humanities and social sciences. In the past five years, they have undertaken six provincial and national research programs, published more than 300 research papers as well as over 40 academic monographs, textbooks, and dictionaries, and received six provincial and national awards; all of which leads the college among all institutions of higher agricultural educational in China.
The College welcomes interested candidates from home and abroad specialised in English or Japanese linguistics, literature, translation studies, and cultural studies.
Responsibilities and Requirements:
- Lecturing key subjects in the university during the period of employment.
- Conducting research in areas of specialty.
- A consecutive 5-year first employment contract signed.
- A PhD degree from an internationally-renowned university. A master degree is acceptable for applicants for the interpreting teaching position, but professional training and working experience in interpreting preferred.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Salary
A salary of 80,000 RMB per year (housing fund and allowance included) will be offered to PhD degree holders to fill lecturer positions. Salary for associate and full professors is negotiable.
- Accommodation
PhD degree holders will be provided with an apartment.
A monthly rental allowance of 1,500 RMB will be offered, before the apartment is available for occupancy.
A monthly rental allowance of 2,000 RMB will be offered to PhD degree holders from world-renowned universities and research institutes overseas or awardees of “Dissertations of National Excellence” in China.
- Special support
Outstanding new faculty will be supported by the “Zhongshan Early-career Researcher” Program and enjoy an additional yearly bonus of 30,000 RMB as well as other preferential policies for the duration of the program.
How to apply:
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Applicants should clearly state the specific position you apply for, submit a softcopy of updated CV and provide supporting materials about academic achievements.
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