English Teacher, Tsinghua Middle School, Chaoyang, Beijing (Sept 2014-present)
  Act as full-time English Communication teacher for Grades 7 and 8 middle school students
  Design lessons that complement both curriculum textbook and Chinese teachers’ lessons
Senior Academic Tutor, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (Sept 2013-April 2014)
  Oversaw tutors’ scheduling along with arranging course resources for first and second year Sociology
courses (including online reading materials and course handbooks)
  Organized and ran marking and moderation meetings for tutors in preparation for marking students’
midterm essays
  Facilitated vital communication between students and tutors on course; and the course conveners
Academic Podcast Developer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (Jan 2013-present)
  Participated in four 45-minute long podcasts alongside course lecturers, which answer questions posed by
students about course content
  Produced twelve 45-minute long podcasts on course-related themes, involving pairings of first-year and
Honours Sociology students; alongside course lecturers
  Presented my work with podcast projects to the wider scholarly community during the Teaching with
Technology: Communication, Evaluation and Assessment Workshop
  Managed the Sociology YouTube channel and Facebook page for the University of Edinburgh
Academic Tutor, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK (Sept 2012-present)
  Designed and delivered weekly tutorials that complemented lectures for first-, second-, and third-year
Social and Political Science courses
  Marked midterm essays and final exams
Senior Instructor, Kanagawa Prefecture University (in conjunction with Westgate Corporation), Yokohama, Japan
(April 2011- July 2011)
  Observed instructors and gave feedback on improvement
  Conducted sample teaching lessons and team teaching demos for training purposes
  Gathered necessary data and feedback from campuses for curriculum development
Academy Instructor, TOPLUS Institute, Ulsan, South Korea (Feb 2010-Dec 2010)
  Taught elementary, middle, high school communication and writing classes
  Was responsible for teaching speaking section of TOEFL examination and general preparation for the
other sections
  Prepared students for nation-wide debating competition
University Instructor, Tamagawa University (April 2009-July 2009), Azabu University (Sept 2009-Dec 2009),
Kanagawa University and Tokyo University of Science (Mar 2012-July 2012) (in conjunction with Westgate
Corporation), Tokyo, Japan
  Taught an extra-curricular course designed to enhance university students’ spoken and written English
  Taught an accredited English course at Kanagawa University
  Was responsible for all the pertinent tasks of university instructorship including classroom management,
lesson development and student feedback (including day-to-day assessment and final grading and
subsequent course placement)
Senior Academic Teacher’s Assistant, McGill University, Montreal, QC (Sept 2007-March 2009)
  Graded midterm essays and final exams
  Organized and monitored class discussions and conferences
  Gave periodic class lectures
English as a Second Language Teacher, International Language School of Canada (ILSC), Montreal, Quebec
(Feb 2006- Jan 2007)
  Taught beginner to advanced English including Writing, Communications, Conversation, Listening,
Grammar, Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Business English and TOEFL Preparation courses
  Designed an email writing workshop for corporate employees to enhance effectiveness of communication
with clients
Workplace English Conversation Teacher / Textbook Writer and Editor, VB Plus (Career Skills and
Development Agency), Montreal, Quebec (Jan 2005- Dec 2008)
  Taught beginner and intermediate conversational English in hospital and corporate settings
  Wrote and edited vocation-orientated English textbooks for beginner to advanced language learners
EARLY CAREER
Assistant Language Teacher (ALT), JET Program, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan (Aug 2002- July 2004)

Ph.D., The University of Edinburgh, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, Edinburgh, UK,
DISSERTATION: “Scientist Sade” and Discovery in the High Enlightenment (Sept 2011-Feb 2015)
M.A., McGill University, Department of Art History and Communication Studies, Montreal, QC, (Sept 2007-April
2009)
B.A., McGill University, Montreal, QC (Sept 2004-June 2007)
B.A., University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC (Sept 1998-April 2002)