Lecturer in German Language Education

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Uag Full time

About us:

About the Faculty of Arts and Humanities:

About the Department:

About the King's Language Centre:

About the role:

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures and the King's Language Centre wish to appoint a Language Director in German for a fixed-term period of 12 months. The appointment will run from 1 August 2024. The successful candidate will have a strong record of German language teaching and experience of managing language programmes. They will be expected to:

  • Convene the departmental German language modules for first, second and final year undergraduate degree students;
  • Maintain excellent collaborative practices with the Language Centre's German team;
  • Teach, mark, and give feedback on German language modules;
  • Oversee the German ab initio programme and work closely with language tutors in the King's Lanaguage Centre to ensure successful delivery of the programme;
  • Oversee the organisation of departmental German oral exams and be an examiner alongside other staff members in the Department;
  • Update module materials for all German language modules convened, including module booklets and materials, virtual learning environment, and continual review of relevant resources;
  • Manage and support the team of German language tutors dedicated to German language teaching in the department;
  • Develop and support departmental outreach and recruitment activities, including working closely with marketing and admissions to staff and support Open Days, summer schools and applicant visits;
  • Serve as appropriate on Departmental/Faculty/College committees and fulfil related administrative functions (e.g. attend the Department's Student-Staff Liaison Committee; chair regular language tutor team meetings) and attend relevant meetings with the German language team in the Language Centre.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage the German language programme in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Manage and mentor the German language tutors
  • Teach on German language modules as required and in particular on:
  • 6AAGLC08 German Language and Culture III
  • 6AAGLC09 Translation from and into German
  • 6AAGLC10 German for Management, Politics and Economics
  • 7AML0005 Acts of Cultural Translation
  • Ab initio language modules as required
  • To act as personal tutor to undergraduates
  • To undertake administrative roles in the department

The postholder will be responsible to the Head of Department and the Head of the Language Centre.

Interviews will be held in the week beginning 24 June 2024.

We encourage applications from members of groups with protected characteristics that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Equality Act.

This is a full time post, and you will be offered an a fixed term contract until 31 July 2025 ( this date would be taken from the recruitment request )

About you:
(the candidate)

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

  1. Exceptional experience teaching German language at an HEI
  2. Proven excellent ability to teach translation from and into German at undergraduate level
  3. Native or near-native fluency in German and in English
  4. Excellent administrative skills

Desirable criteria

  1. Administrative experience
  2. Experience in student pastoral care
  3. Experience managing tutors on team-taught language modules

Closing date: 21 July 2024

£43,205 to £61,021 per annum including London weighting.

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