School Introduction

Jiangxi Chinese Medical University founded in 1959 and located in the capital city of Jiangxi province (for more information about Jiangx, please visit http://www.visit-china-97.com/jiangxi/) is a higher learning university of TCM science and pharmacology in Jiangxi. There are altogether four campuses, covering a total area of 1.54 square km. The university has a gross asset of 951 million Yuan (RMB), 7.5 million Yuan (RMB) worth of teaching and researching apparatus, 520,000 volumes of books. It also boasts the National Pharmaceutical Engineering Center for Solid Preparation in Chinese Herbal Medicine, the Laboratory for the Modern Preparation of Chinese Herbal Medicine as the key ministry level laboratory, one Postdoctoral Working Station, several key TCM disciplines and specialties accredited by the State Administration of TCM， one ministry level research base for the TCM clinical pharmacology, several key provincial level disciplines and one garden of medicinal plant and animals, etc. In September 2003, the university established in Hongkong SAR a Teaching Center, in which the first batch of the students have begun their studies.

The university comprises departments in TCM, Pharmacy, Orthopedics, Traumatology, Acupuncture, and Moxibustion to name a few and 15 institutes engaged in the research of TCM basics, TCM clinics, TCM respiratory, dermatology and so on. It offers bachelor programs in 24 majors, covering the fields of medicine, science, engineering, humanity, economics and law and 19 master programs in nearly all areas of TCM and pharmacology. The university has also been granted to accept doctorate degree students in association with other universities and institutes within the country. More than 10,000 students are currently studying under different disciplines. There are four affiliated hospitals having more than 2000 beds and one affiliated pharmaceutical manufacturer with an annual sale of over 1 billion yuan (RMB). These affiliated units have become an important part of our ongoing research in medical & educational practices.

The university boasts strong teaching force with over 300 staff holding senior professional titles, among whom, 9 are doctorate degree mentors and 152 are master degree mentors. There is a large group of TCM experts from our university who have been invited to teach and deliver medical skills abroad and enjoy international reputations both at home and abroad. Our distinguished experts include: Respiratory and Allergic Disease Expert Hong Guang Xiang, Digestive System Disease Expert Yang Fu Guo, Nephrologist Pi Chi Heng, Febrile Disease Expert Chen Ruichun, and Internal Medicine Expert Wu Bing Chai and Pharmaceutical Experts Fan Cuisheng & Chen Qi. The university enjoys an excellent reputation for its research and treatment of the following diseases: Bronchial Asthma, Hyperlipedemia, Hepatitis B, Chronic Glomerulonephritis, Chronic Renal Failure, Diabetes, Apoplexy, Hemiparalysis, Rheumatic Arthritis, Dermatosis, Adiposis Simplex, Baldness, Throat Disease, and Sexual Disorders.

The university is designated by the State Education Ministry as one of the first 200 higher learning institutes eligible for the recruitment of international students. It is also authorized by the State Health Ministry as the International Education Base for TCM in Jiangxi Province. Since the foundation, the university has already accepted more than 300 long-term and short-term students from more than 20 countries and regions including Sweden, Korea, Japan, USA, Canada, Syria, Hongkong, Taiwan and Macao. It has also established long-term cooperative relationships with medical organizations and colleges from France, Belgium, the United States, Sweden, Korea, Australia, Tunisia and Taiwan. Through years of practice, the university is experienced in teaching the international students in different foreign languages including English, French, Japanese and Korean. Advanced Tele-education combined with multimedia has also been adopted in teaching.

The university offers a rich educational experience for both students and visiting scholars. Students and visiting scholars from abroad are always welcome to study and carry out scientific research at the university.

Position Description

Requirements: Native English speaker with a neutral accent (such as American, British, Canadian or Australian); and having a university degree. The degree determines the teachers’ level of pay.

Age: below the age of 65.

Contract term: one year

Courses you will teach: Oral English, conversation, writing, Listening English, and for those qualified teachers, medical subjects.

Workload: Will not exceed 16 teaching hours (each teaching hour is 40~50 minutes) per week, in addition to approximately 2-5 hours of extra curricular activities per week such as staff meetings and English corners etc.

Classes commence: September 01, 2005

Salary & benefits
Monthly salary (RMB): 4000-5000
Annual travel allowance (RMB): 2800
Air fare (RMB): Round-trip

Boarding: New first class apartments on campus, which are fully furnished with new furniture, washing machine, hot water heater, microwave, gas stove, regenerator with freezer, Bottled water dispenser, cable television and cooking utensils. Each apartment has climate control (heating and cooling) that is under the control of the teacher. Utilities such as water and electricity are paid for by the University.

Place of position: Nanchang (city), Jiangxi province

If you are interested or have any question, please Contact

Ms. Yang (Tracy) or Mr.Chen(Clarence)

Tel: 086-791-7118636/7118639 Fax: 086-791-7118636 E-mail: jzied@163.com