Senior Lecturer in EAP

HBU-UCLan School of Media, Communication and Creative Industries is a partnership between Hebei University in China and the University of Central Lancashire. It was established in 2014 and now has 800 students studying for UCLan validated degrees.

We are now looking for a highly experienced EAP professional to take the lead in developing our Foundation provision which is designed to enable Chinese students to develop the skills necessary to succeed on a UK degree programme in the Creative Industries.

The candidate will be fully EAP qualified, have a great deal of overseas teaching experience, have a track record of Course Development, as well as extensive experience of facilitating and designing training programmes for EAP/EFL/TESOL tutors. The candidate must be an innovative f2f classroom teacher and need to demonstrate a proven track record of online teaching along with extensive experience of online and f2f materials development.  A team player, the post holder will also need to be able to work independently and take the academic lead on modules or short courses.

The successful candidate will build and extend the English Language provision at HBU. The post holder will need to be east and west facing with the aim of further building good academic relationships between the two universities and to create new opportunities.

The post holder will be based at Hebei University but will also spend a small proportion of their time in the UK working within the School of Humanities, Language and Global Studies.

This is an outstanding and quite unique opportunity to work as part of a team, to develop a high-quality creative industries facility on a large modern campus at Hebei University.

The role is subject to references, DBS Check and obtaining a China work Z visa (restrictions apply).

The benefits package includes free accommodation in China, health insurance and economy flights UK-China-UK in addition to 35 days paid annual leave.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact David Leeming, DELeeming1@uclan.ac.uk, Deputy Head for Business Developments and Partnerships (HLGS)

Applicants need to meet all essential criteria on the person specification to be considered for interview.

Please apply online via www.uclan.ac.uk/jobs; if you cannot apply online, please contact People Team on 01772 892324 and quoting the reference number. CVs will not be considered unless accompanied by a completed application form.

School/Service: School of Humanities, Language and Global Studies

Grade: I (£44,706 - £51,799)

Hours: Full time (37 hours per week - 1.0 FTE)

Contract Type: Fixed term contract for 3 years

Closing Date: 29 May 2022

Interview Date: 16 June 2022

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