English Literature Instructor

Position: English Literature Instructor
- Location: Shanghai, China
- Student Age: 14-18 (US G9-12)
- Teaching Hours: 20*45-minute classes per week
- Curricula: Common Core & AP
- Class Size (CCC): 20-24 students
- Start Date: August 2026

Representative Subject Assignment (all subjects are 5*45-minute classes each):
1. 4*G9 English Literature
OR
2. 4*G11 US Literature
OR
3. 4*G12 College Prep Composition

Requirements:
- Native speaker of English or to have obtained a university degree in which the instructional language was English.
- Bachelor’s degree with a major or minor in English Literature.
- Two or more years of high school English Literature and/or Composition teaching experience
- Teaching License/Qualification (e.g. US Teaching Certification, UK QTS, etc.)
- Certificate of non-criminal record
- Must provide two references (both phone number & institutional email address)
- Must be able to lead a student-centered, project-based curriculum of inquiry and reflection.
- (Preferred) Experience teaching AP English Language and/or AP English Literature.
- (Preferred) Master’s degree in Education or in a field relevant to this discipline.

Renumeration and Benefits:
- Total renumeration for the first contracted year: 24,000-32,000 before tax, inclusive of housing allowance.
- Fully paid vacation including summer, winter, and all national holidays.
- Annual flight reimbursement.
- Health insurance.
- Departmental Professional Development
- (If teaching an AP Subject) College Board Professional Development

Notes:
- Please prepare examples of student classwork or homework for the interview (both the prompt and samples of student work that was produced, with any identifying information removed). Instructors who are unable to produce evidence of their experience and expertise need not apply.
- English Literature instructors are expected to have extensive experience teaching short fiction, novels, modern drama, Shakespeare, essay writing, poetry, and to a lesser extent literary non-fiction and Epic. Those with limited experience and proficiency in these genres need not apply.
- This is not an ESL/TESOL/TOEFL/IELTS role; such experience is not relevant for this application, nor is experience in tutoring, nor instructing at a training center.
- Initial-stage interviews are conducted online. The final stage interview may include an in-person interview at the school.