Associate Lecturer - English Language and Linguistics

The English Language and Linguistics Programme at UWE Bristol are looking for an experienced associate lecturer to teach into a level 6 Gender, (Im)politeness and Power in Language module

The teaching is required to start from the 9^th of November 2026 until the 18^th December 2026. The module is delivered on Monday afternoons: 13:00 to 15:00 and 16:00 to 17:00 at our Frenchay Campus.

Candidates should be qualified in a relevant subject and have Higher Education teaching experience at undergraduate level.

Where you’ll be working

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed – £300m has been invested recently on new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation while we continue to develop incredible new facilities to enhance our offer even further.

The syllabus includes:

Theory and Background (Knowledge)
Introduction to discourse
Doing discourse analysis
Women are from Venus-Variation in discourse
The myth of Mars and Venus
From ‘difference’ to ‘performance’
Gender as constructed in and by language
Sexuality/Queer theory
Introduction to the concept of politeness
Politeness Theories and gender
Impoliteness
The dynamics of impoliteness as a situated concept
Gender, impoliteness and power in everyday and institutional talk
Gender and Gendered in online and workplace contexts

Further Information

The contract is for 18 hours at £50.40 per hour (which includes 1 hour of contact, 1 hour preparation, and 30 minutes of assessment) to be paid after teaching is delivered.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK (we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role) and be able to start by 9th November 2026)

N.B. As the timetable is set, please only apply if you can commit to these dates.

How to Apply

To apply please submit a CV and covering letter outlining your skills and experience and why you are interested in this work to Dr Clair Schwarz, Associate Director clair2.schwarz@uwe.ac.uk

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