Candidates chosen by the committee will be required, before accepting their appointments, to attend a series of meetings discussing the teaching program in greater detail. Period of Appointment. Appointments are for two years, beginning July 1, 2000. Yale-China also encourages program participants to attend an intensive Chinese language program during the summer before they leave for Hong Kong or China. Compensation and Benefits.
Instructors receive a salary from their host institutions which covers living expenses.
Yale-China also provides health, life and emergency evacuation insurance, and reimbursement up to a designated amount for the cost of Cantonese or Mandarin language instruction. The selection committee will nominate a set of principal candidates for the programs in China and Hong Kong as well as a number of alternate candidates. If for any reason one or more of the principal candidates should decline his or her appointment, it may be offered to an alternate candidate at the discretion of the selection committee. Yale-China is frequently asked to nominate candidates for other teaching positions in Hong Kong and mainland China. When this occurs, nominations will be made from among alternate candidates.