Qualifications
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens and Non-US Citizens with valid US Work Authorization.
This position is a TERM time limited position; tenure track. The initial appointment is not to exceed (NTE) 24 months, and may be extended upon mission, funding and management discretion.
Applicants who do not possess a current, valid U.S. work authorization may not be appointed for 24 months, but will receive an appointment aligned to their work authorization status, to include those who may only be appointed for less than one year, who will receive a TEMPORARY Tenure 0 (Adjunct) appointment.
Adjunct temporary tenure 0 appointments may also be offered due to budget or hiring restraints.
Employees on Temporary (Adjunct) appointments are not eligible to participate in Federal Employees Retirement (FERS), Thrift Saving Plan (TSP) and life insurance benefits.
POSITION WILL BE FILLED AT ONE RANK: AD-1701-03 Senior Instructor
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience. If you meet this requirement based on education; official transcripts/foreign transcript evaluation will be requested upon selection. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Must be able to speak, read and write in Korean fluently.
Must be able to speak, read and write in English fluently.
Senior Instructor:
Master's degree in any discipline.
OR
Bachelor's degree in any discipline and one year of directly related work.
Directly Related Work: Formal classroom instruction of a language foreign to the students at high school level or above. Formal classroom instruction normally includes such activities as class preparation, course preparation/modification, testing, tutoring, and counseling in a structured, education environment.
If selected, applicant must pass a language proficiency test (OPI).
LANGUAGE EVALUATION: The minimum English proficiency is a Level 2 in speaking. The minimum proficiency for the language to be taught is a Level 3 in speaking. If a dialect is required, the minimum proficiency is also Level 3. The proficiency levels are defined by the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) level descriptions and can be viewed at http://www.govtilr.org. Failure of any portion of the language tests will disqualify applicants for a period of 6 months. Applicants may re-apply against an open vacancy announcement after 6 months if they wish to be considered again. If selected again, retesting is allowed only once.
You must submit a 300-word HANDWRITTEN essay in Korean. You must also include a 300-word HANDWRITTEN English translation of the essay. Essay topic is how your background, education and training has prepared you to be a foreign language teacher. NOTE: Typed essays are NOT acceptable. The essay is not used to evaluate work experience, only for the purpose of evaluating the language writing proficiency.
You must also provide, at a minimum, three professional references with your application packet. Please note: Letters of recommendation will not be forwarded to management, you must provide three professional references; to include name, title, email address and/or phone number.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Computer Skills
Foreign Language
Oral Communication
Teaching Others
Writing