Teach English and French in Culiacan, Mexico

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Teach English and French in Culiacan, Mexico

Posted By: Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Date: Tuesday, 2 June 2009, at 12:52 p.m.

The Sinaloa branch of the Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) is currently seeking a qualified teacher of English and French for a full-time position. Located in Culiac·n, Campus Sinaloa forms part of a 33-campus system of high school and university programs. Along with these programs, Campus Sinaloa also offers a language center open to the public. The campus currently has some 1,100 students.

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS. Successful applicants for the position will have an ESL/EFL certificate and/or the equivalent for French and will be able to teach both languages. An ability to work collaboratively is a must.

JOB REQUIREMENTS. Full-time teachers at ITESM are expected to work 40 hours a week. Twenty contact hours, student counseling, lesson-planning, and grading form a large part of the standard work week. Additionally, teachers may be asked to contribute to ongoing projects in materials and curriculum design and to participate in occasional departmental meetings and meetings of the faculty as a whole. Contact hours will be divided between the high school (French classes) and the language center (French and English). As high school classes are in the morning and language center classes in the evening, teachers will be required to work a split shift. Teachers are also expected to teach Saturday morning classes.

BENEFITS/REMUNERATION.

Salary is based on the following criteria:

*Teaching qualification, less than one year's experience: 16,000 pesos per month (gross)
*Teaching qualification, 1-2 years' experience: 18,000 pesos per month (gross)
*Teaching qualification, more than two years' experience: 20,000 pesos per month (gross)

Benefits include the following:

• Social security
• Bonuses equivalent to half a month's salary in July and December
• Five weeks' paid vacation (two weeks in July, two weeks in December, one week during Easter)
• One-way paid airfare to Mexico (with return airfare given on completion
of one-year contract)
• Paid accommodations for two weeks upon arrival
• Assistance in apartment-hunting

Contracts are for one year and may be renewed. Starting date for on-campus work is August 3, 2009. Starting date for classes is August 10, 2009.

Interested applicants should send updated resume and photo and scanned copies of all diplomas, certificates, and university transcripts to John Harper at [e-mail].

Queries may also be directed to the address given above.

For more information about ITESM, visit the website at wwwitesm.edu.
For more information about Culiac·n, visit the Culiac·n tourist website at wwwculiacan.com.mx.