Modern Languages and Linguistics

Location:  Avenue Campus
Salary:   £31,406 per annum
Full Time Fixed Term (9 months)
Closing Date:  Monday 01 November 2021
Interview Date:   To be confirmed
Reference:  1555221AR

The Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at the University of Southampton invites applications to a Teaching Fellow post in Applied Linguistics, available on a fixed-term basis (9 months). Applications are invited from scholars with experience of teaching courses in Applied Linguistics and/or English Language Teaching.  

You must have completed a PhD in a relevant field of Applied Linguistics or English Language Teaching. You will be expected to contribute to research-led teaching, and will support the delivery and ongoing development of a suite of MA programmes in Applied Linguistics and ELT/TESOL, as well as Applied Linguistics modules in our undergraduate programmes. As relevant to your expertise and experience, your teaching duties may also include contributions to specialist modules on language learning theories, e-learning in the language curriculum, English as Medium of Instruction, Teaching English to Young Learners, or language testing and assessment.

In REF 2014, Modern Languages at Southampton was ranked fifth in the UK for the quality of its research. Over the last five years, Modern Languages and Linguistics has built and maintained a deserved reputation as a leading centre for linguistics with thriving undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Our research spans language acquisition and linguistic theory, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics and language pedagogy, with particular expertise in English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese contexts (see our website at http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ml/).

Further enquiries about this post should be addressed to the co-directors of Postgraduate Taught Programmes, Dr Alison Porter (amp1g09@soton.ac.uk) and Dr Sarah Rule (S.J.Rule@soton.ac.uk).

Application Procedure 

You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Kate Pounds (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 5456 or email recruitment@soton.ac.uk  Please quote reference 1555221AR on all correspondence.