2025-2026 Wenzhou-Kean University Recruitment for Faculty (Position List)

About Wenzhou-Kean University

Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU), located in Wenzhou, China, one of three Sino-American universities along with NYU Shanghai and Duke Kunshan University, is approved by the Ministry of Education of China. Launched in 2012, WKU offers a unique model of higher education in partnership with Kean University, a comprehensive, public university in the state of New Jersey that is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Wenzhou is one of the most vibrant and economically advanced developed cities on China’s East Coast, located one hour by plane and three hours by high-speed train from Shanghai.

WKU sits on approximately 500 beautiful acres and currently enrolls about 5,100 undergraduate students, and it is now in the midst of a rapid growth that will bring enrollment to 7,000 students within the next three years. All instruction is in English and all curriculum is provided by Kean University.

In addition to its current 18 undergraduate programs, WKU has been approved by the Ministry of Education for offering 8 Master’s and 3 doctorate programs. WKU highly values research-powered teaching and learning, and the average number of faculty publications and the Field-weighted Citation Impact are among the best of leading Chinese academic institutions.

Positions Introduction:

All faculty positions are full-time assignments, effective for the year 2025. These positions are full-time assignments appointed on a 3-year contract at the first instance.

A tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor is a full-time, 10-month employee who teaches 24 credits per academic year (a 6-credit course release per academic year is available in the first three years of appointment for grant proposal development and other substantial research initiatives). Start-up grant will be provided to launch student-engaging research programs. The candidate will be expected to participate in the full range of faculty responsibilities, including high-quality teaching, research, advising, student learning support, and service to the university and/or professional community. The tenure-track appointment requires publications in internationally recognized and vigorously peer-reviewed journals.

A Lecturer is a full-time, 10-month employee who teaches 30 credits per year. Or a Lecturer is a full-time, 11-month employee who teaches 36 credits per year. A lecturer provides student and learning support services during the assigned period. Lecturers will be expected to provide high-quality teaching, student advisement, learning support services, and service to the university/college/school/program and/or professional community and perform related work as required. Lecturer positions are non-tenure track.

Candidates with doctorate degrees from reputable universities (Carnegie R1 institutions or comparable research institutions with strong academic reputations in the fields) are encouraged to apply.

Teaching assignments and related responsibilities may include day, evening, weekend and online courses. Interest or experience in using advanced instructional technologies to improve the teaching/learning process is highly desirable. All faculty may be required to teach General Education courses as needed. Opportunities are also available to teach disciplinary support courses. Candidates with an interest in teaching across disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Position List:

Qualifications:

A doctorate degree is required for tenure-track positions. ABD will be considered with a completion date prior to the effective date of employment. A Master's degree is required for some Lecturer positions, but a Ph.D. is preferred.

English fluency is required for all positions.

Required Documents:

Different positions require different documents, so the documents listed below are for reference.

1. Cover letter
2. Unofficial transcripts
3. CV
4. Teaching statement and list of courses taught
5. Research statement (tenure-track application required)
6. Job market papers/recent representative publications/writing samples
7. contact information of three professional references

Official transcripts for all degrees and three current letters of recommendation are required before appointment.

Faculty positions at WKU offer:

1. Annual salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The salary of extraordinary candidates shall be determined on a case-by-case basis.
2. The University will provide start-up grants to support the tenure track faculty to start their research programs. After joining WKU, faculty have the opportunity to apply for a variety of internal research funding including international research collaboration grants as well as external funding opportunities at the municipal, provincial, and national levels.
3. A well-rounded healthcare coverage, academic travel up to $2,000, housing options and subsidy up to $3,000, home travelling up to $6,000 (2 international round-trip airfares), a reimbursement to cover relocation expenses up to $1,000, shuttle bus to campus for work, and up to 8% front-load retirement benefits within accordance with completion of years of service with the University.
4. WKU tuition waiver up to 50% for spouse/dependent children of faculty for undergraduate programs. Tuition discount of private/international kindergarten, elementary, middle and high schools for children of faculty.
5. The opportunity to teach high-quality students, with more than 60% of graduates being admitted to the graduate schools at the Top 100 Universities in the world.

Background Screening:

Wenzhou-Kean University conducts background screenings on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third-party administrator to conduct background Screenings.=

How to apply:

Interfolio is the system that we use for faculty hiring. All Faculty positions (Lecturer/tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor positions) are posted in Interfolio (click to direct).

• To make an online application, you should click Apply Now on the right side of a specific position page.
• You can log in to your Interfolio account, or you can apply for the job position without an Interfolio account.
• Follow the instructions to upload the required documents and fill out the application form to complete the application.
• For applicants currently in Chinese mainland, please view and apply for positions with VPN to get a fully functional experience. If you cannot use VPN, please send an Email to the HR Recruitment Team at recruitment@wku.edu.cn