Teaching Assistant/Teaching Associate in Applied Linguistics (part-time, fixed term)

The School of English is seeking to appoint either a part-time Teaching Assistant OR a part-time Teaching Associate in Applied Linguistics for 18 hours per week. 

Preference will be given to candidates who specialise in Psycholinguistics and Language Development, with expertise in two or more of the following areas: Psycholinguistics, Language Acquisition, Language Development. Candidates are asked to confirm for which role(s) they wish to be considered as part of their application. 

Teaching Assistant
The Teaching Assistant’s role will be to deliver undergraduate teaching in established modules, with assistance.  They will manage their own teaching activity and reflect on practice and development of skills with guidance.  Candidates for the role at Teaching Assistant level should have a Masters degree in Applied Linguistics or in a closely related area.  Evidence of the ability to teach at undergraduate level is essential, covering (preferably more than one of) the above areas.  

Teaching Associate
The Teaching Associate’s role will be to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, pursue high quality teaching-related scholarship with the purpose of contributing to the research-led teaching in the School and carry out a full administrative role in the School including moderation.  Candidates for the role at Teaching Associate level should have a PhD in Applied Linguistics or in a closely related area, as well as having teaching experience.  Evidence of the ability to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels is essential, covering (preferably more than one of) the above areas.  

The post is offered on a part time, (18 hours per week), fixed term contract from 03 January 2023 until 30 June 2023. 

Full role profiles for both posts are available. 

Mentoring towards further career progression will be offered throughout the period of the post. 

Further information about the School is available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/english 

The interview process will include a presentation and a formal interview. These will be held online using MS-Teams.   

The University of Nottingham strongly endorses?Athena SWAN principles, with commitment from all levels of the organisation to address gender equality.  It is our mission to ensure equal opportunity, best working practices and fair policies for all. 

Our staff body is currently under-represented in terms of Black, Asian and minority ethnic members, and so we would particularly welcome applicants from these backgrounds.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Violeta Sotirova, violeta.sotirova@nottingham.ac.uk

Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. For more information on the support we offer our international colleagues, see our Moving to Nottingham pages.

For successful international applicants, we provide financial support for your visa and the immigration health surcharge, plus an interest-free loan to help cover the cost of immigration-related expenses for any dependants accompanying you to the UK. For more information please see the our webpage on Financial support for visas and the immigration health surcharge.

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