Associate Lecturer (Teaching)

About the role The post holder will contribute to teaching of Portuguese language and culture at undergraduate level and will teach 8-10 contact hours weekly during the teaching term. They will be assigned a number of Personal Academic Tutees. There may be opportunities to undertake teaching and/or dissertation supervision in other programmes in SELCS-CMII, such as Film Studies or Comparative Literature, depending on the expertise and experience of the postholder. Teaching is allocated by the Programme Director of Spanish Portuguese and Latin American Studies and the Head of Department (Director) of SELCS.

About you The successful candidate will have a Postgraduate qualification (Master's degree or equivalent) within the area of Portuguese Teaching as an Additional Language and/or Portuguese Linguistics and/or another relevant field. They will have knowledge of language assessment and competence standards in the UK and Europe. The post holder will have experience of delivering classroom-based language teaching and of teaching and assessing Portuguese language at university level, including grammar, oral classes, and translation from and into Portuguese. They will have a high level of linguistic awareness regarding the phonetic, lexical and grammatical differences across variants of Portuguese, including Brazilian and European Portuguese.

About us SELCS is a world-leading centre for teaching, research and public engagement, focussing on the literature, linguistic traditions, history, sociology, philosophy, art, film and other aspects of the cultures associated with the languages we teach (Danish, Dutch, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Old Norse, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish). Our taught programmes are innovative and interdisciplinary; academic colleagues and students engage with many urgent concerns facing the world today by understanding Europe's languages, cultures and histories and their impact globally.

To apply, please upload your CV and supporting statement. The supporting statement should evidence how you meet all the essential criteria, as well as any applicable desirable criteria. The supporting statement may be uploaded as a cover letter, or submitted as part of the online application form. Please DO NOT include writing samples or other documentation with your application; documents other than CV and supporting statement will not be taken into account when shortlisting for this post. The full person specification can be found in the Job description. 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 (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days - pro-rated for part time employees)
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance.