A COMPETITIVE JOB OFFER

Hebei Foreign Studies University is seeking new dynamic and experienced foreign teachers
for 2021-2022 academic year. All requirements and benefits are as follows:
Job Title: Serbian Language Teacher
Location: Hebei Foreign Studies University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China.
Reports to: Malia, 2395497719@qq.com , Teacher for foreign affairs, English Department
General Purpose: Enthusiastic, optimistic and outgoing teachers needed to teach Swahili
language and culture to students.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
• Meet with colleagues to coordinate class information
• Teach applied Swahili language courses such as oral speaking, listening, literature,
reading and so on
• Plan and correct homework assignments
• Supervise students during in-class and out-of-class projects
• Communicate problem areas and possible solutions to students
Knowledge and Experience:
• (Student) Teaching experience preferred
• Understanding of different and modern teaching methodologies
• Computer literate for classroom computers and print labs
• Basic social media skills helpful to communicate more easily with students and
colleagues as well as pass along documents
• Under 60 years old, Master Degree
Core Competencies:
• Excellent communication skills
• Good time management and organizational skills to manage workload
• Adaptable, flexible, resourceful and have good problem solving skills in and out of the
classroom since things do not always go as planned
• Cultural sensitivity as said differences can cause friction
• Creativity, judgment and initiative to develop appropriate and interesting lessons

Additional Information about Life in Shijiazhuang

Pronunciation of Shijiazhuang: sher-(j-ah)-(j-wong)

The city
Shijiazhuang is the capital of Hebei Province. Hebei is the province that surrounds
Beijing. We are only about 275 km southwest of the Beijing which is about a 1.5 hour
train ride on the bullet trains (G Train). This city has an airport that does go to some
international (Asian) places. You can connect through Shanghai to arrive in our city via
plane or you can arrive in the Beijing Capital Airport which is the 10 th best airport in the
world (according to Sky Trax World Airport Awards, 2015) and is the second busiest in
the world.

As a capital city, it’s more of a business city than a tourist attraction. It is a great place
to learn Chinese and the locals are all quite friendly. Even people with only a few words
to their English vocabulary will try to help you if you have a problem. English in China
is compulsory so all students have some level of proficiency. The surrounding area has
some places of note to visit or you can hop on a train to anywhere in the country as this
city is the country’s transportation hub.

Wikipedia will tell you that this city is the most polluted city in the world; this is FALSE.
I will not lie to you, weeks/months around Chinese New Year are bad for air quality as
Chinese factories increase shifts and production to account for the week to month-long
holiday their workforce will enjoy. However, the city continues to get better and there
are more blue sky days now than “gray, foggy” ones. The government continues to crack
down on polluters. It is not something that can be changed overnight but it is changing.

Shijiazhuang is a great place to live, especially if you like shopping. There are loads of street
markets, indoor markets and malls. Plus you can buy things online for delivery as well as the
commencement of phone apps that allow restaurants to have food delivered to your door!
Negotiating and bargaining is a way of life, even for buying fruit from the local street vendor
so learning your Chinese numbers and food names goes a long way in helping your quality
of life. Public buses run from about 6 am – 11 pm (route dependent) and the city is currently
building a metro system. Bus fare is $0.17 or $0.35 depending on if the bus has (and is
using) air conditioning/ heat. Bus rides to the nearby ancient town of ZhengDing is $0.35
and about a half hour long. Most supermarkets have a foreign section or you can head to
Beijing to load up on cheese and other goodies. Taxis are cheap, starting at $1.30 for a ride.
A ride to school, should you need it, is just under $2 each way. The school’s shuttle bus is
free for us though or you can buy a bike, e-bike or Vespa knockoff. A bike can set you back
about $25-35, an e-bike about $300 or a Vespa knockoff for about $350.

The university
Approved and accredited by the Ministry of Education of China, Hebei Foreign Studies
University (hereafter referred to as HFSU) is the only foreign language studies
university with independent system in Hebei Province. Located in Shijiazhuang city, the
capital of Hebei Province (close to Beijing, only 80 minutes by bullet train) and founded
in 1998, HFSU is a five-star private university which has gained sufficient support from
the central government of China and is one of the 10 key application-oriented
undergraduate universities in Hebei Province.
HFSU has approximately 17,000 full-time students, and it offers 126 programs which
cover 51 foreign languages. Apart from the language programs, it offers a wide range of
other eight discipline programs such as Nursing, Finance, Architecture, Computer
science, Business, Education, Arts.

HFSU has 19 colleges: College of English and International Studies, College of

Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, College of German and French Languages, College of
International Language Education, College of Finance, College of Business, College of
Nursing, College of Oriental Languages, College of European and Asian Languages,
College of Japanese, College of Architecture Engineering, College of Computer,
College of Architecture Design , College of Aviation and Tourism, College of Music,
College of Media, International College, School of Continuing Education, and School
of Vocational Education.

HFSU has established cooperation relationships with several foreign embassies in

China, and also signed cooperation agreement with around 100 universities from over
50 countries, such as United Kingdom, United States, Spain, Germany, Italy, Korea,
Russia, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Czech, Lithuania, Serbia, etc. Our partner
universities scatter in five continents including Asia, Europe, North America, South
America and Oceania. Each year around 170 students may enjoy the opportunities to
study abroad by winning different kinds of scholarships, including full scholarships,
half scholarship, achievement scholarship or in-state tuition fee, etc. Meanwhile, our
university offers diversified courses, such as Chinese calligraphy, tea ceremony, Taichi,
for international students, and make full use of the Language Natural Learning Method
initiated by our university and Vocabulary building method to create an
internationalized Chinese language education base.

Being the first Sino-USA joint program approved by the Ministry of Education of China
in Hebei Province, our university’s Sino-USA joint Pre-school Education program
ushers in a new era of our university’s international cooperation. With the development
of the national strategy of “One Belt, One Road”, our university attaches great
importance to and put great efforts into the instructions of East-central European
Languages and languages of some Latin-America countries, as our country is in large
demand of these language talents. This initiative of our university wins great support of
the Government of Hebei Province, and our university is therefore identified as the first
“One Belt, One Road” East-central European Language Talents Cultivation Base in
Hebei Province in 2015. Our university is identified as Talent and Intelligence
Introduction Demonstration Bases by Hebei Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs.

HFSU is dedicated to inviting internationally renowned scholars to conduct various

academic exchange activities as exchange scholar, visiting or honorary scholar.
Currently, 117 foreign experts from 57 countries have been employed to teach in our
university, and they have made full play in the fields of research projects, teaching
methods, cultural exchange, self-compiled teaching materials, curriculum development,
and faculty development, and thus promoted the overall development of our university’s
teaching and scientific research.

HFSU will continue to expand international exchanges and cooperation, and increase
the introduction of advanced foreign teaching resources. HFSU is making unremitting
efforts to become an internationalized university with the help of universities at home
and abroad and other social resources.