Senior Lecturer in French Language Education (AEP) and Director of French Language
- Employer
- KINGS COLLEGE LONDON
- Location
- London (Greater) (GB)
- Salary
- £63,596 - £72,757 inclusive of London Allowance
- Closing date
- 16 Mar 2025
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- Academic Discipline
- Languages, Literature & Linguistics, Arts & Humanities
- Job Type
- Senior Management & Heads of Department, Directors, Academic Posts, Principal / Senior Lecturers / Associate Professors
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
About us
King’s College London has been a pioneer in the field of languages, literatures and cultures since its foundation almost two hundred years ago, when the study of languages and literature was recognised as central to how we communicate with the world.
The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures responds to the crucial importance of languages, literature and cross-cultural comparison in knowing and engaging with the world in which we live and which we want to shape.
Our students come from all over the world from many different backgrounds, attracted by our reputation for and dedication to excellent teaching, by the work we do to create a dynamic and inclusive community, and by the opportunity to study right in the heart of London, a global and multilingual city where we experience languages and cultures in action every day.
Our research environment was classed as 'world-leading' in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) - securing equal top ranking in the UK. This means our research and teaching combine to create a truly innovative department.
About the role
The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures and the King’s Language Centre wish to appoint a Senior Lecturer in French Language Education (AEP).
The successful candidate will, as Language Director of French, develop, teach, and manage the French language programmes in the DLLC, including post-A-Level and Ab Initio pathways.
The post holder will also recruit and manage a team of French Language Assistants; and ensure successful liaison and collaboration between the DLLC and King’s Language Centre.
The appointment will run from 1 August 2025 and is an open-ended contract. The successful candidate will have a strong record of French language teaching and experience of managing language programmes.
This is a full time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- PhD in French language and culture / applied linguistics / French language education or related subject
- Native-level fluency in French and very high proficiency in English
- Substantial experience in teaching French language and culture at all undergraduate levels
- Experience in the development of original teaching materials and modules and the development of language teaching via electronic media and audio-visual support
- Experience managing a team of language tutors
- An ability to liaise with colleagues, academic/institutional partners, and professional bodies
- Excellent IT skills (including Virtual Learning Environments and educational software)
- Familiarity with UK Higher Education practice
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
Further information
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.
Interviews are due to be held on week of 28 April 2025
We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.
Grade and Salary: £63,596 - £72,757.inclusive of London Allowance
Job ID: 109266
Close Date: 16-Mar-2025
Contact Person: Ana de Medeiros
Contact Details: ana.de.medeiros@kcl.ac.uk
Company
King's College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world and among the oldest in England. King's has more than 27,600 students (of whom nearly 10,500 are graduate students) from some 150 countries worldwide, and some 6,800 staff.
King's has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King’s was ranked 6th nationally in the ‘power’ ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings. Eighty-four per cent of research at King’s was deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (3* and 4*). The university is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of more than £684 million.
King's has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar.
King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King's Health Partners. King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit: www.kingshealthpartners.org.
King’s £600 million campaign, World questions|KING’s answers, has delivered huge global impact in areas where King’s has particular expertise. Philanthropic support has funded new research to save young lives at Evelina London Children’s Hospital; established the King’s Dickson Poon School of Law as a worldwide leader in transnational law; built a new Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital; allowed unique collaboration between leading neuroscientists to fast-track new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease, depression and schizophrenia at the new Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute; created the Cicely Saunders Institute: the first academic institution in the world dedicated to palliative care, and supported the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership in the Ebola crisis. Donations provide over 300 of the most promising students with scholarships and bursaries each year. More information about the campaign is available at www.kcl.ac.uk/kingsanswers.
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