Introduction
GPSLI, founded in 1956, is a provincial higher learning institution. Thanks to fifty years' construction and development,especially the rapid growth in the recent years,GPSLI has become one of the key political and science and law institutions of the nation.
The institute is located in Anning District of Lanzhou,the capital and political,economic and logistic centre of Gansu province. The district is the centre of science education in Lanzhou. The campus is surrounded by friendly environment and cultural aura, can be easy to accessed by public. The institute covers total building area of 230,000 square meters. The library has a collection of books more than 970,000 and has over 2,000 Chinese and foreign journals and magazines. Now, altogether there are 10 departments under the institute, namely, Law Department, Public Security Department,Management Department,Humanity Department,Information Science and Technology Department,Administration Department, Art Department, Continuing Education Department, People's Armed Force Department, East Modern Management Department. There are also 5 other teaching and researching departments,namely, Legal Science Research Institute, Political Science Research Institute, Western and Chinese Culture Research Institute, Civil and Commercial Law Research Institute and Procedure Law Research Institute. There are several laboratories and auxiliary departments on teaching and researching, which are Modern Educational Technology Centre, Material Evidence Technology Laboratory, Crime Psychological Testing Technology Centre, and Computer Laboratory. The institute also established Legal consultation service organizations such as Local Legislation Researching Centre for Gansu Province and Judicial Appraisal Centre for Gansu province.
At present, GPSLI has 40 undergraduate majors,which include law,reconnaissance,frontier defense management,social work,politics and administration, business administration, administration, criminal activity science and technology, English, information science and technology, journalism, artistic design. The institute is authorized to grant bachelor degrees in legal science,management, arts, and economics as well as master degrees in civil and commercial Law, economic jurisprudence, criminal jurisprudence,constitutional jurisprudence and administrative jurisprudence, as well as,procedural law. Among them, civil and commercial law and criminal activity science and technology are provincial key disciplines.
There are about 626 faculty members,among whom 378 are full-time teachers and 135 are professors and associate professors. 124 of those teachers have master's degree or bachelor degree, 3 teachers enjoy the State Council special allowance, 12 teachers attend Gansu provincial "555 initiative talents program". The institute invited more than 80 famous experts and scholars serve as visiting professors.
The institute currently enrolls new students from 28 provinces and autonomous regions,which comes to about 10,000 students. By now,it has supplied the society with more than 8499 undergraduate students and junior institute graduates,more than 3147 adult graduates. It is estimated that,in the entire province politics and law system,10400 in-service cadres received training in GPSLI. The institute has abundant teaching staff and scientific research achievements. In the recent 5 years,the institute undertakes 97 provincial and state research programs. Teachers published 1722 pieces of dissertation,among of which 167 achieve the national rank,64 monographs and textbooks. At the same time,teachers attained 75 items of provincial and state achievement prize regard to scientific and teaching. The institute has 3 nationally published periodicals,namely, GPSLI Journal, Continuing Education School of GPSLI Journal, and GPSLI Magazine.
Courses to teach
Courses to teach here are Spoken English for graduate students of law or bachelor students of business administration / English language, American Literature / Western Culture / English linguistics for bachelor students of the English language, Extensive Reading for graduate students of sciences, etc. Teaching hours will be 14 hours per week and class sizes average 30 students.
Location
Lanzhou, Gansu Province Lanzhou, capital of Gansu Province, is a major stop on the ancient "Silk Road" west of Xi'an.
Situated on the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Lanzhou has been important for thousands of years because of the Hexi Corridor, or "Corridor West of the Yellow River," in which early Chinese civilization began. About 3,000 years ago,in the Zhou Dynasty,agriculture began to take shape in the basins of the Jin and Wei Rivers that formed the corridor,marking the beginning of the great Yellow River basin civilization. Starting in the Qin Dynasty,merchants and traders traveling from Xi'an to central Asia and then on to the Roman Empire, or the other way round,broke their long journey at Lanzhou. To protect this corridor and important communications hub,the Great Wall was extended under the Han as far as Yumen,in the far northwest of present-day Gansu Province. Lanzhou became capital of a succession of tribal states during the turbulent ventures that followed the decline of the Han Dynasty. During this time of turmoil,people began to turn to ideologies that satisfied their need for hope. Taoism developed into a religion,and Buddhism became the official religion in some of the northern states. Buddhist art also flourished,and shrines were built in temples,caves,and on cliffs. From the fifth to the 11th centuries,Dunhuang,beyond the Yumen Pass of the Great Wall,became a center for Buddhist study,drawing scholars and pilgrims from afar. It was a period in which magnificent works of art were created.
Requirement
- Two native English speakers came from US/CA/AU/NZ/E.U. without strong accent
- Have some TESOL/ TEFL experience are particularly welcome.
- College Graduates or equivalent education with BA or BS degree
- In excellent physical and mental health.
Contract duration
- Working contract: one school year;start from September 1st,2008 to June 30, 2009
- Working hours per week: 16-18;
Offerings
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RMB3,500-4,000 per month for one year contact
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RMB2,000 Tourist bonus for one year contract
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Free well furnished apartment on the campus.
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Reimbursed for an international round-trip tickets.
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Free medical care at the school's clinic.
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Work visa and work permit organized by the college
The ways of application
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Interested applicant please send your full resume, a recent photo to gpsli[at]mdseek.net
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The copies of the latest academic certificate, passport and recommendation letters etc. will be requested after preliminary acceptance.
