Lecturer in Spanish

The Department of Languages and Cultures at the University of Reading is seeking to appoint a full-time Lecturer in Spanish (Teaching Intensive) on a permanent basis, starting in September 2024.

The post will be within Grade 7 (currently starting at £45,585 per annum) of the University salary scale. The successful candidate will undertake state-of-the-art language teaching at different levels, including ab initio Spanish language. If any of the desirable criteria apply, their deployment might include teaching activities related to those aspects. They will also participate in outreach, student recruitment, and applicant engagement activities; convene core language modules; support and advise students within the remits of our Academic Tutor scheme.

The Department of Languages and Cultures sits in the School of Humanities together with the Departments of English Literature, English Language and Applied Linguistics, History, and Classics. It delivers Modern Languages degree programmes (French, German, Italian, and Spanish), and also Joint Honours with subjects such as Management, History, and International Relations. As part of these degree programmes, the Department delivers a suite of culture studies modules, both specific to areas in which the target languages are spoken, as well as comparative modules in film studies, translation studies, history, linguistics, and literature. In our Spanish Studies curriculum, expertise pertaining to the Spanish peninsula is complemented with a strong focus on Latin American Studies.

The Department also comprises the Institution-Wide Language Programme which delivers optional language modules that are taken across the University by undergraduate and postgraduate students. In addition to the four languages mentioned above, the Institution-Wide Language Programme offers Arabic, British Sign Language, Mandarin Chinese, Modern Greek, Japanese, Russian.

The successful candidate will have:

• a University degree, preferably at MA or PhD level, in Spanish Studies or a cognate discipline
• experience of teaching Spanish language at university level
• native or near-native competence in Spanish
• an excellent command of spoken and written English
• experience of teaching in a Higher Education institution, preferably in the UK.

Interviews will be held: 31/07/2024

Informal contact details                                                 

Contact role: Head of Department                                   
Contact name: Professor Melani Schroeter                     
Contact phone: +44 (0) 118 378 6384                             
Contact email: m.schroeter@reading.ac.uk                     

Alternative informal contact details

Contact role: Spanish Programme Director
Contact name: Dr Cherilyn Elston
Contact phone: +44 (0) 118 378 7325
Contact email: c.elston@reading.ac.uk

By reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship may be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. Applicants wishing to consider the SWR must ensure that they are able to meet the points requirement before applying. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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