Associate Lecturers (Teaching) in English for Academic Purposes – Pre-sessional

We are reopening the advert until Friday 28th March. Previous applicants need not apply.

Speedy application is strongly advised, as we may close the advert if we receive enough applications.

Job details

The UCL Centre for Languages & International Education (CLIE) is looking to appoint a number of well-qualified and effective teachers for our Standard Pre-sessional programme, either online or face-to-face.

We offer a 10-week contract from 23 June - 29 August 2025. As a guide, the contract includes:

• 1 week of comprehensive induction on UCL’s Bloomsbury campus

• Up to 7 weeks of teaching in total on the Standard Pre-sessional course

• 2 weeks for formative and summative assessment marking and writing reports at the end of the course.

Associate Lecturers provide up to 21 contact hours per week within a 36.5 hours per week full-time contract. Teaching is either completely face-to-face on campus or completely online, but please note that all tutorials and assessments are co nducted online. You will be on an open-ended contract at UCL, meaning that you would not need to reapply to work in subsequent years, subject to availability and at the discret ion of the Head of Pre-sessional Programmes.

Those teaching on one of our online courses will be required to attend the induction onsite in London but are not required to be onsite for the remainder of the course. They must however be based in the UK for the duration of the course. Unfortunately, no campus accommodation is available for these posts.

Candidates must be available full-time and for the entire duration of the course.

Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

About you

The ideal candidate will be an effective teacher, with a proven track record of excellent teaching. You will have significant English Language Teaching (ELT) or EAP experience and ideally have previous Pre-sessional experience. You should have a keen interest in and awareness of the needs of international students, and ideally have knowledge of the demands of research and autonomous learning within the context of a UK university. You must be able to deal with teaching on an intensive course, have the ability to balance competing pressures and meet deadlines. You should be able to work with minimal supervision, and be proficient in using digital devices and tools including Microsoft Teams, Word and PowerPoint.

Please take particular note of the minimum qualifications for this post. You must hold a first degree in any field, and one of the following combinations:

• Cambridge DELTA / Trinity DipTESOL

• Cambridge CELTA / Trinity CertTESOL and a Postgraduate Master’s degree in any field

• Cambridge CELTA / Trinity CertTESOL and significant Pre-sessional experience

How to apply

To view a full job description and to apply for this role please visit the full job advert on UCL website by clicking “Apply” button.

Interviews will take place in the w/c 1st April 2025 and w/c 7th April 2025. They will be conducted online via MS Teams.

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