Department
The Department of Language and Linguistics has 30 full-time academic members of staff and provides a broad spectrum of expertise in the study of language and in the practical teaching of modern foreign languages. Its core ambition is to offer students a transformative educational experience in these areas underpinned by high quality research. The majority of research conducted in the department is rated ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’, placing us 1st in the UK for research impact and 3rd in the UK for research quality overall (REF 2021).
Our linguistics expertise covers Theoretical and Descriptive linguistics, Applied linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, TEFL and Translation, Interpreting and Subtitling. We offer a wide range of languages including French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish that can be taken at degree level from beginners to advanced levels following the Common European Languages Framework.
The Department is now seeking to appoint a fixed term, full-time ASE Lecturer in Linguistics from 22nd September 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.
The successful candidate will work closely with colleagues in Applied linguistics, TEFL/TESOL, and Sociolinguistics.
Duties of the Role
The appointed candidate will be responsible for delivering modules within the broad field of linguistics at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including Applied linguistics, TEFL/TESOL, and Sociolinguistics. You will also supervise BA and MA projects and contribute to the successful administration of the department.
A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found within the job pack.
Qualifications and Skills required
The successful candidate will have a relevant postgraduate degree or equivalent professional experience or practice, and will have fellowship of the Higher Education Academy or the ability to gain professional recognition at this or a higher level.
You will have proven experience in teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels, or demonstrable potential to engage in teaching and learning support in Higher Education in imaginative, engaging, and innovative ways.
Strong communication skills, both written and oral, are essential for this post, along with proven ability to collaborate with colleagues on course development, curriculum changes and module delivery.
Knowledge of and interest in research methods would be beneficial.
This is a fixed-term, full-time teaching post until 21 September 2026.
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