27 June 2013
Associate lecturer in Japanese opening at UCLAN
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Here is a job advert for an Associate Lecturer in Japanese at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN). Please click through the link below if you are interested. The application deadline is 28 July 2013.
Associate lecturer in Japanese position at UCLANJob description
UCLan is a well-established university with nearly 200 years’ experience of delivering high quality tertiary education; our focus is on research-informed teaching and a superlative student experience. The School of Language, Literature and International Studies (SoLLIS) is thriving, with an expanding provision at undergraduate and postgraduate level, delivering courses in the UK, Asia and Europe as well as receiving a significant number of international students into the School annually. The Linguistics submission into RAE2008 was classed as ‘world-leading’.
The School wishes to appoint a new member of staff to its Languages team to play a key role in the development of the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in modern languages. We are seeking applicants who have experience of teaching Japanese language at HE level. The applicants will be native or near-native speakers of the target language. Experience in teaching at least one of the following is essential: interpreting and translation, area studies, intercultural communication, international business-related studies.
You should have experience of, and commitment to, teaching and research in Language and Linguistics within Higher Education and have a relevant first and postgraduate degree: a PhD is an advantage for the position.
In addition you should have an excellent record of working as part of an academic team, with an outgoing personality and a willingness to develop innovative teaching methods and materials.
Applicants need to meet all essential criteria on the person specification to be considered for interview. This is based in Preston.