Departmental Lecturer in French

This fixed-term post is to provide replacement teaching for Professor Patrick McGuinness. The post will involve advanced teaching and independent academic research in French.

The successful candidate will contribute to the teaching of French within the Sub-Faculty of French by offering sixteen hours of lectures or seminars over the course of the year. They will also be responsible for providing eight hours a week of undergraduate tuition in French language and literature at St Anne's College.

The successful candidate will be expected to share in the teaching of the set texts for the Preliminary Examination in French, give tutorials in French literature from the mid-19th C to the present day for Paper VIII in the Final Honours School, and some of the Prescribed Authors covered on Paper XI.

The candidate will also supervise extended or bridging essays as appropriate, as well as contributing to Translation into English. (Further details of these papers can be found in the appendix below.) They will also share in administration both within the Sub-Faculty of French, and within Modern Languages in St Anne's College.

Applicants must possess: fluency in French, equivalent to native-speaker level; a good first degree in a relevant subject (language, literature, or linguistics); and experience in teaching the language as a foreign language in higher education.

Additional information and details about how to apply are included in the job description.

What we offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees' wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

Applications must be made online by 12:00 noon on Friday 13th December 2024. You will be asked to upload a CV and supporting statement explaining your suitability for the post. Please ensure all documents are uploaded as PDF files.

Interviews are anticipated to be held Week commencing Monday 6th January 2025 via MS Teams.

Contact Person :

HR Administration

Vacancy ID :

172495

Contact Phone :

Closing Date & Time :

13-Dec-2024 12:00

Pay Scale :

STANDARD GRADE 7

Contact Email :

[email protected]

Salary (£) :

38674 - 46913