About the role

The University has embarked on an exciting series of programme initiatives with a range of STEMM degree programmes in China (PRC). Applications are sought from suitably qualified English language tutors to teach on intensive on-campus EAP courses at Dalian Leicester Institute.

The successful applicants will be required to prepare, evaluate and assess learning on courses designed to prepare international students for study on university degree programmes. As an EAP tutor, you will be responsible for teaching credit-bearing English for Academic Purposes modules to undergraduates in semester 2.

EAP tutor at Dalian Leicester Institute

The partnership between the University of Leicester and Dalian University of Technology welcomed its first cohort in September 2017. Based in Panjin, the Joint Educational Institute recruits students onto four-year joint award BSc degrees in Chemistry, Engineering and Maths. Subjects are taught by subject lecturers using English as a medium of instruction and CITE is responsible for delivering 60 credits of English for Academic and Specific Academic Purposes to Year 1 students across two semesters and Year 2 students in semester 2.

For further information about the ELTU and CITE, please visit: English Language Teaching Unit | University of Leicester

For further information about the Dalian University Technology – University of Leicester partnership, please visit: Leicester International Institute, Dalian University of Technology 大连理工大学莱斯特国际学院 | University of Leicester

About you

We are seeking EAP tutors who can teach high-quality lessons within a communicative approach. You should be able to adapt to institutional and student needs and be willing to collaborate with colleagues in the ongoing development of the English language programme. Additionally, as this is a collaborative provision delivered offshore, you should be able to adapt to unpredictable challenges both inside and outside the classroom. You will hold a recognised TEFLI qualification, such as CELTA or the equivalent, with substantial experience EFL. You will also have experience of teaching on pre-sessional or in-sessional EAP courses in a university context.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Louise Pullen on [email protected]

Contract Information

The contract is for one semester (semester 2).

Disclosure and Barring Service

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 because the appointee will have substantial access to young people and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, an appointment to this post will be subject to checking through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The successful applicant for this post will, therefore, be required to give consent for the University to check and obtain appropriate clearance with the DBS for the existence and content of any criminal record in the form of an enhanced level check with child barred list.

Information received from the DBS and the police will be kept in strict confidence and will be destroyed once the University is satisfied in this regard.

Overseas checks may be required if you have lived outside of the UK over the last 5 years.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

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