Instructor of English Full-time Job

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: The teaching load is eight courses per year (4/4 load) at the undergraduate level. Candidates are expected to demonstrate excellence in student-centered teaching and have experience in promoting active learning using high-impact educational practices. Candidates must be prepared to teach academic writing classes to both native and non-native speakers of English. Service expectations include participating in school and university committees and contributing to the discipline through involvement with professional associations. A balance between high-quality instruction and service will be required for continued professional advancement.

Minimum Qualifications: an earned master’s degree in English or closely related field and relevant tertiary teaching experience, which demonstrates use of high-impact educational practices. Candidates should have a minimum of three years’ experience teaching composition or academic writing at the university level. Experience teaching first-year academic writing at a US university or North American-style university/college in an international context is an advantage.

The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) is a public non-profit, independent, coeducation institution of higher education which delivers an integrated American-style, undergraduate and graduate education with a strong focus on the local indigenous culture.
UAE Institutional Licensure
The American University of Ras Al Khaimah, located at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah Road, Ras al Khaimah, UAE, PO Box: 10021, is officially Licensed from 1 August 2009 to 10 January 2023 by the Ministry of Education of the United Arab Emirates to award qualifications in higher education.
International Institutional Accreditation
AURAK is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate and masters degrees (Level III). Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of AURAK.
Program Accreditation
AURAK located at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah Road, Ras al Khaimah, UAE, PO Box: 10021, has earned Accreditation through the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the Ministry of Education for all degrees offered at the institution.
All our current Engineering Programs are accredited by the American Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). In addition, our School of Business has received a letter from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accepting its initial self-evaluation report.