Lecturer (Teaching) in Applied Linguistics TESOL - (0.146 FTE)

Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years.

The Department of Culture, Communication and Media (CCM) is a department of IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. It is committed to excellence in teaching, research and consultancy in the areas of: Media and Cultural Studies, Art, Design and Museology; Academic writing; English education: Applied Linguistics; Music Education; Multimodality studies; Learning with Digital Technologies.

In this post you will supervise MA dissertations in Applied Linguistics and TESOL and related areas. The main activities are as follows:

• Supervising 10 dissertations in Applied Linguistics, specifically in the areas of : language and identity, Discourse Analysis, Critical Discourse analysis, Language Policy, and Global Englishes.
• Supporting the running of the Dissertation module throughout the academic year, as required.
• Attending induction and standardisation meetings for the activities above as required.

This post is available until 13^th August 2027 in the first instance.

About you

You will have completed a doctorate in Applied Linguistics, TESOL, or a related discipline and have a good knowledge of foundational areas and paradigms in one or more of the following areas: language and identity, Discourse Analysis, Critical Discourse analysis, Language Policy, and Global Englishes.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits.

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Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

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