Lecturer in Irish Language

Job Title: Lecturer in Irish Language
Department/School: School of Arts and Humanities
Campus: Belfast
Salary: £40,519 per annum
Duration: Fixed-Term until 31st August 2026 / Full-Time
Closing Date: 22nd July 2025
Reference Number: 036748

- ABOUT US -

We are a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social, and cultural development of Northern Ireland.

Our core business activities are teaching and learning, widening access to education, research and innovation and technology and knowledge transfer.

- THE ROLE -
 
The postholder will deliver teaching and support learning in Modern Irish Language within diploma and BA part-time programmes. This includes, but is not limited to, co-ordinating and teaching on existing modules; supporting students’ independent learning through effective use of the Blackboard Ultra virtual learning environment; student assessment, and project supervision. They will work closely with the rest of the teaching team in developing collaborative projects with students, industry partners and colleagues from other disciplines across the school and the faculty.

While the emphasis of the post is on contributing to the delivery of taught provision and support for the student experience, the successful postholder will be able to access research support through the Unit of Assessment for Modern Languages and Linguistics, ranked joint first in the UK for world-leading and internationally excellent research impact.

We may create a 12-month waiting list for the same or similar roles within the Department / Faculty. The University reserves the right to extend the waiting list across the University if required for certain posts.

- ABOUT YOU -

The postholder will be required to have:

- A first or upper second-class honours degree in Modern Irish or a related subject
- A postgraduate degree in Modern Irish or a related subject
- Experience of teaching and assessment of a range of modules relating to Modern Irish on a higher education programme

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