The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
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Academic Language Support Service - Student Support Centre
Pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes Tutors are required for Loughborough University Online Pre-sessional Courses:
Course Dates
Online Pre-sessional Course C
Monday 28 June – Friday 17 September 2021
Teacher induction - Monday 28 June - Thursday 01 July 2021. Teaching commences Friday 02 July 2021.
Online Pre-sessional Course D
Monday 19 July – Friday 03 September 2021
Teacher induction - Monday 19 - Thursday 22 July 2021. Teaching commences Friday 23 July 2021.
Additional Information
Applicants must:
- provide evidence of their right to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2016 and the Immigration Act 2016;
- hold a National Insurance number;
- have a UK bank or building society account.
Tutors must be available for the full duration of the course.
You should be a graduate with a CELTA or equivalent, ideally hold a DELTA or equivalent and / or relevant MA/MSc, have significant experience teaching English language to adult learners, have an understanding of EAP and possess excellent IT skills. Experience of teaching EAP year-round or on a pre-sessional programme would be an advantage. Another advantage would be experience teaching on an online course. You must be fluent in English, both written and oral, and must be able to provide effective written and oral feedback to students.
For online delivery, all tutors will be required to have the following for the full duration of the course in order to be considered for a contract:
- A quiet room to work from.
- Laptop/Desktop of an appropriate specification:
- Adequate drive space and memory (to run MS Teams, download MS Office / other relevant packages and to download/upload video recordings). NB Any University related files are to be stored on One Drive rather than the local laptop/machine;
- Working speakers, webcam and microphone (can be internal to your machine);
- A smartphone capable of using the Duo mobile app which is required for authentication for some university software;
- A licenced and up to date version of Windows or Mac OS;
- A valid and updated version of MS Office (downloadable from Office 365 via the University website as a university employee);
- An up-to-date anti-virus/security software installed (downloadable from Office 365 via the University website as a university employee);
- The latest version of Google Chrome or Firefox.
- A stable broadband connection (minimum internet speeds - 10Mbps).
- We also recommend that teachers use a headset with a microphone for use during seminars and tutorials.
Loughborough University offers:
- Established and highly organised courses with detailed schemes of work and materials
- Four-day paid induction
- Professional support and guidance from senior tutors throughout the course
- Opportunity to work at one of the UK's top universities.
Applications
Only online applications will be considered for these posts (please see the link below).
Please use the 'Additional Information' section (on the 'Candidate Summary' page of your application) to provide any information you feel is relevant to support your application, providing examples where appropriate. Only candidates meeting all essential criteria will be shortlisted.
Please also state which course(s) you would like to be considered for in this section.
Although the Online Pre-sessional Programmes have been planned to be delivered online remotely, tutors may be required to be based in the UK.
Informal enquiries should be directed to Gemma Towle, Pre-sessional Coordinator, via email at G.Towle@lboro.ac.uk
Application Closing Date: 28 March 2021.
Interviews will be conducted online using Microsoft Teams during week commencing 12 April 2021.
Please follow this link for details