Languages Field Leader

Location/campus: South Kensington Campus - Hybrid

About the role

Imperial College London is seeking an exceptional language teaching professional to join the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication (CLCC) as Field Leader for Languages. As a key member of CLCC’s Senior Leadership Team, you will play a vital role in shaping the future of language education at Imperial. This leadership position offers the chance to drive academic innovation and contribute to Imperial’s Learning and Teaching Strategy within a dynamic, interdisciplinary environment.

What you would be doing

As Field Leader for Languages, you will have overall responsibility for the academic and operational management of our institution-wide language provision. You will lead a team of highly skilled Language Coordinators and teaching fellows, ensuring a high-quality student learning experience that is evidence-based, inclusive and digitally enriched.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Setting the overall strategy for the CLCC’s languages provision, ensuring sustainability and robust student recruitment languages modules.
• Providing strategic leadership in curriculum design, delivery, and innovation across the Languages field.
• Supporting and inspiring your team to explore new pedagogical approaches and digital transformation opportunities.
• Leading the design of assessments, learning materials and feedback practices that enhance student outcomes.
• Overseeing staff development, robust recruitment, and performance to build a motivated, high-performing teaching team.
• Delivering engaging and inspiring teaching to undergraduates.
• Contributing to the wider educational mission of Imperial through scholarship, educational research and committee participation.
• Representing the Languages section internally and externally, collaborating with sector leaders and professional bodies.

What we are looking for

You will be an experienced leader in modern foreign languages education with a strong academic background and a passion for innovation in teaching and learning. You will bring:

• A degree and postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline, with a teaching qualification in Higher Education.
• Demonstrable success in leading teams and managing large-scale language teaching operations, ideally in a STEMMB context.
• Strong expertise in curriculum development, digital innovation, and the use of student-centred teaching and assessment strategies.
• A strong commitment to inclusive teaching, continuous professional development, and reflective practice.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills, with the ability to inspire teams and engage stakeholders across the university and beyond.
• You will be recognised for your contributions to language education, with a commitment to evidence-based practice, inclusive teaching, and continuous professional development.

What we can offer you

The CLCC has a central role within Imperial College with our Horizons and I Explore modules embedded within every undergraduate degree of this world leading institution. You will join a large team of teaching staff with interests across a broad range of subjects in languages, the humanities, arts, and social sciences.

As well as the extensive staff development programme offered by the University, CLCC staff, their family and friends can also make use of a generous fee discount for our after:hours adult education courses.

Further information

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week). Hybrid working will be considered in line with the Imperial Work Location Framework. The postholder will be expected on campus for in-person teaching, and no less than three full days per week.

For further information, please contact the CLCC Centre Managers Claire Stapley (c.stapley@imperial.ac.uk) or Melanie Mullin (melanie.mullin@imperial.ac.uk).

Available documents

• download: Field Leader for Languages Job Description.pdf
• download: Employee Benefits Booklet.pdf

Closing date: 7 September 2025

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