Teaching Fellow in French and Francophone Studies

Job title:

Teaching Fellow in French and Francophone Studies

Company:

University of Edinburgh

Job description

Job Description:Grade UE07: £39,347 – £46,974 per annum pro-rata if part-timeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures / Department of European Languages and CulturesFull-time: 35 hours per weekFixed-term: 10 monthsTenable from 1 September 2024 to 30 June 2025The Opportunity:Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a fixed-term post as Teaching Fellow in French and Francophone Studies, in the Department of European Languages and Cultures at University of Edinburgh. This role is intended to cover aspects of teaching and administration during a colleague’s planned absence. The post is full-time (35 hours per week) and fixed-term for ten months, available from September 2024 to the end of June 2025.The successful candidate will hold a degree in a relevant area and show demonstrable success of teaching French language and Francophone literature and culture in a Higher Education context. They will have excellent written and verbal communication skills in French and English, with an ability to teach the French language at all levels. They will be expected to contribute to the administration of the subject area, including course organisation. The appointee may also be required to supervise Honours dissertations and support student learning through pastoral meetings, as well as potentially contributing to the delivery of MSc programmes (such as Comparative Literature, Intermediality, and Translation Studies), depending on requirements during the appointment.The post holder will play an active role in the administrative tasks of the Section, Department and School, as appropriate, and deliver and convene courses for the French degree programmes and beyond. They will also be required to design and teach modules on contemporary Francophone culture (including literature, cinema and/or other media). The successful candidate may be involved in developing innovative pedagogical materials designed to strengthen discussions regarding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as part of broader efforts to question and decolonise our curriculum.Your skills and attributes for success:

• Degree in a relevant area.
• Experience and demonstrable success in delivering effective university teaching in French language and Francophone culture.
• Fluency and excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English.
• An ability to design and teach modules on contemporary Francophone culture, and an ability to teach translation between French and English.
• Potential to design and lead supervisory activities for undergraduate students.

Click for a copy of the full job description.Applications should be submitted through People & Money. In addition to completing all the basic information, please upload one integrated PDF to the platform that includes:– A two-page max. covering letter in English outlining how your experience satisfies the essential/desirable criteria.– A Curriculum Vitae in English, detailing your relevant credentials (max. 4 pages).Informal enquiries may be addressed to .As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our

(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.Championing equality, diversity and inclusionThe University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our (opens new browser tab).On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.Key dates to noteUnless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.Interviews will be held as soon as possible.About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.About the Team:DELC offers research expertise and teaching in a wide range of languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Catalan, with postgraduate supervision available in all, and degree-level study available in all but the last. With over 40 members of full-time research staff, including an expanding number of post-doctoral fellows and experts in Translation Studies and Film Studies, as well as a variety of Foreign Language and Teaching Assistants, the Division offers a vibrant and stimulating environment for study and research, in the literatures and cultures of all the languages it specialises in.The Division works closely with the consulates and national cultural centres in the capital and is home to a wide number of international research and publication projects, ranging from the Princess Dashkova Russian Centre to the Centre d’études francophones belges.To find out more, visit https://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/delc

Expected salary

£39347 – 46974 per year

Location

Edinburgh – Midlothian

Job date

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 22:27:13 GMT

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