ACC EAP Associate Lecturer (Teaching) London, England
Job description
About us
The Academic Communication Centre (ACC), within the Centre for Languages and International Education, supports UCL students across faculties and levels of study in developing their academic language and literacies. We work in close collaboration with UCL faculties to support students in the context of their studies. The post-holders will have expertise and experience in supporting students’ academic communication as well as excellent knowledge of teaching and learning in higher education, and the associated pedagogies, preferably within the STEM disciplines. They will have experience of planning, developing and delivering EAP instruction to students at all levels of HE study, in various group sizes and also one-to-one, via both face-to-face and online classes.
About the role
We are recruiting for 2 x full-time Associate Lecturers (Teaching) vacancies in UCL Academic Communication Centre (ACC) - 80% of the role, and in UCL Centre for Languages and International Education - 20% of the role. The contracts offered are open-ended.
Associate Lecturers provide up to 18 contact hours per week, which includes face-to-face teaching, online teaching and online tutorials. They provide high quality teaching to develop students’ academic language, literacies and autonomy. Associate Lecturers also work collaboratively with fellow ACC lecturers on course, workshop and materials design, as well as with subject lecturers to develop support for students embedded in their degree programmes.
They teach up to 600 hours per academic year; including the six week Pre-Sessional course (up to 18 hours per week) plus preparation, online engagement, feedback and marking, liaising with colleagues, communicating regularly with students, record keeping and meetings. The weekly / termly schedule to be agreed in liaison with the ACC Heads.
About you
The post-holders will have expertise and experience in supporting students’ academic communication as well as excellent knowledge of teaching and learning in higher education, and the associated pedagogies, preferably within the STEM disciplines.
Applicants must have: a graduate degree, preferably in an EAP/academic literacies-related subject area and a DELTA (or equivalent) teaching qualification; experience of planning, developing and delivering EAP instruction to students at all levels of HE study, in various group sizes and also one-to-one, via both face-to-face and online classes.
PLEASE NOTE: Successful candidates must be available to start on the 3rd of July.
A full job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
You will be required to attach your CV. Applicants should also provide a cover letter indicating how their qualifications, knowledge and experience fulfil the person specification, as well as upload copies of the qualifications.
If you have any queries about the role, please contact the Head of UCL Academic Communication Centre (Teaching and Learning) Daphne Thomas at [email protected]
If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the HR Administrator Simona Andriusyte at [email protected]
Interviews will be conducted online via MS Teams in the w/c 17th April - TBC
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
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.
You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
