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Teaching Fellow

University of Birmingham - Birmingham International Academy

Location: Birmingham
Salary: Grade 7
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 28th November 2024
Closes: 9th February 2025
Job Ref: 97027

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £35,880 to £45,163 with potential progression once in post to £47,874

Hours: Full Time (part time/job share will be considered)

Contract Type: Casual (Multiple casual assignments available)

Role Summary 

Appointment contracts for our summer 10, 6 and 4-week Presessional English courses.  

Postholders will be responsible for teaching English for Academic Purposes to postgraduate, undergraduate or Foundation Presessional students as Class Teachers or Language Support Teachers.  

Summer 2025 courses are on campus for the 10, 6- & 4-week courses and online for the 10 & 6-week. On-campus staff must be within commutable distance to campus. Staff teaching the online programme must be in the UK for the duration of the course. Fully subsidised campus accommodation is available from early July (date tbc). All staff must have the right to work in the UK. 

Applicants for online and on campus courses should have: 

  • Well-developed teaching skills and a confidence to work with our educational technology tools 

Online teachers will need in addition: 

  • Sound capabilities for teaching EAP by remote learning
  • Have a laptop/PC with modern specs. + reliable Wi-Fi connection 
  • Headphones and microphone 
  • A quiet space at home to be able to give classes online

Main Duties

Class Teachers 

  • Teach courses of up to 21 contact hours per week including tutorials to students preparing for undergraduate or postgraduate study over a range of courses through seminars and lectures. Provide pastoral care and academic advice in a prompt and effective manner
  • Plan and prepare own teaching using the established course materials supplementing according to student needs, taking responsibility for the monitoring of students’ academic learning outcomes, tracking progress and benchmarking achievement against set targets 
  • Supervise student projects, particularly students’ portfolio assignments. Assist students to improve their academic communications skills, develop relevant study skills and habits and adapt to their new environments socially and academically
  • Conduct one-to-one tutorial sessions with each student in own group 
  • Refer students requiring additional support to the Language Support Team and/or the Programme Manager

Language Support Teachers 

  • Provide 1:1/small group support to students identified as requiring extra help 
  • Team teach with class teachers 
  • Offer, plan and deliver workshops on areas of EAP skills for larger groups 
  • Be available for planned/ unplanned cover for class teacher absences 

Person Specification 

  • A Masters in a TEFL-related area and a CELTA or
  • A diploma in English teaching/ PGCE with substantial TEFL component, or diploma-level qualifications as defined in section 4.2 of the British Council’s Accreditation UK handbook British Council Accreditation Handbook (pp.34-36)
  • Substantial experience and expertise in delivering EAP/ESAP at a UK Higher Education institution to UG and PG international students from a diverse range of backgrounds and an excellent teaching record
  • For Language Support Teachers roles, a first degree plus a CELTA plus extensive language teaching experience

Teaching posts are full-time, although we will consider part time/job share. Applicants need to be available for the full length of the course, plus induction.  

Informal enquires can be made to biarecruitment@contacts.bham.ac.uk

To download the full job description and details of this position and submit an electronic application online please click on the 'Apply' button above.

Valuing excellence, sustaining investment
We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.

Closes: 09/02/2025 

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