Lecturer (Teaching) in Applied Linguistics

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IOE is UCL Faculty of Education and Society.

Founded in 1902, IOE has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just, and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

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.

About the role

The Department is looking to appoint a Lecturer (Teaching) in Applied Linguistics and Dissertation Supervisor at .15 FTE. The postholder will be supervising 10 dissertations in Applied Linguistics, specifically in the areas of language and identity, discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis, language policy, global English, TESOL, SLA, bilingualism and multilingualism. The postholder will be marking and providing feedback to students. In addition, the successful candidate will be supporting the running of the Dissertation module throughout the academic year and attending induction and standardisation meetings in the department.

This post is initially funded until 31 September 2025

About you

The successful candidate must have a PhD in Applied Linguistics, TESOL or a related discipline. The postholder will have 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, Global English, and SLA. You will have good understanding of the learning needs of a diverse body of students, particularly those who are multilingual users of English and/ or international students and/ or from widening participation backgrounds. In addition, you will have evidence of a good understanding of common approaches to research and research methodology, and have knowledge of the assessment criteria that are typically used at MA level in UK Higher Education

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.

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