Temporary Teaching Fellow - Hourly Paid (2023 Summer Pre-Sessional)

About the Role

The Language Centre, within the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film is looking to appoint experienced EAP Teaching Fellows to teach on the Pre-Sessional Programme over the summer for the following course(s), depending on student numbers and business needs:

Pre-Sessional Course B, Tuesday 11 July – 13 September 2023 (9 weeks, covers teaching for courses B and C including 4 days of induction). The post-holder will be required to undertake 18 contact hours per week. The salary will be around £7,997 (equivalent to £41,386 per annum, pro rata) and is inclusive of holiday pay, preparation time, induction, admin/office hours and marking. The contracts are hourly paid.

Pre-Sessional Course C, Tuesday 8 August – 13 September 2023 (5 weeks- including 4 days of induction). The post-holder will be required to undertake 18 contact hours per week. The salary will be around £4,747 (equivalent to £41,386 per annum, pro rata) and is inclusive of holiday pay, preparation time, induction, admin/office hours and marking. The contracts are hourly paid.

Each course and pay includes a mandatory induction over four days (18 hours) from Tuesday to Friday (inclusive).

About You

You will have a relevant postgraduate degree and/or relevant professional qualification (e.g. DELTA) and/or equivalent professional experience as well as prior experience of teaching Pre-Sessional or EAP courses in a Higher Education context. As a skilled communicator you will have the ability to present material in a logical, coherent and interesting manner, together with good IT and organisational skills.

There may be the possibility of further work at the end of the initial contract period.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK. The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all potential employees can provide documentary evidence of their legal right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment. Candidates shortlisted for interview will be ask to bring their passport or another acceptable form of evidence to verify their right to work.

About the School

Further details about the Language Centre can be found at https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sllf/language-centre/

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable. We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to the Programmes Coordinator, Dr Saima Sherazi via email at s.n.sherazi@qmul.ac.uk.

Further details and application information can be found at www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/vacancies quoting reference number QMUL32167

Please note, this is a rolling advert with the first deadline for applications set as 3 May 2023, and the final deadline is 30 June 2023.

Interviews for applications received by the first closing date (3 May) are likely to take place on the 16 and 17 May 2023.

There may be further interviews in June and July, depending on operational needs and student numbers.

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