About this role
Location: On-site, Birmingham
Job Purpose
Bath Spa U Ltd is seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to join the English Language Unit.
The postholder will play a leading role in the delivery of high-quality English language provision, while contributing to curriculum development, English language assessment, quality assurance, and the University’s embedded academic language strategy. The role combines high-quality teaching with academic leadership in assessment, partnership working, and the enhancement of English language provision across the University.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
English Language Testing and Quality Assurance
- Lead the development, review and quality assurance of institutional English language proficiency assessments.
- Design and validate test materials to ensure reliability, validity and alignment with sector expectations.
- Lead moderation and standardisation activities to ensure consistency across assessors.
- Develop training materials and provide training for staff involved in English language testing and assessment.
- Monitor assessment outcomes, identify trends and contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes.
Teaching and Academic Leadership
- Deliver high-quality EAP teaching across in-sessional and embedded provision.
- Lead the development of innovative teaching approaches that enhance the academic success of students who use English as an Additional Language.
- Provide academic guidance and mentoring to colleagues where appropriate.
- Assess students through formative and summative assessment and ensure consistency and quality in assessment practices.
Curriculum and Embedded Academic Language Development
- Lead the design, implementation and evaluation of embedded academic language provision across academic schools.
- Work collaboratively with ELU staff at other sites, programme leaders and academic teams to integrate language and academic skills into discipline-specific curricula.
- Develop sustainable models of embedded support that align with institutional priorities and enhance graduate outcomes.
- Lead curriculum review and contribute to strategic enhancement of EAP provision.
Strategic Partnership Working
- Develop strong partnerships with academic schools, Admissions, Recruitment and external partners.
- Advise academic colleagues on supporting multilingual students within their programmes.
- Represent the English Language Unit on relevant University working groups and committees where required.
Leadership and Quality Enhancement
- Contribute to the strategic development of the English Language Unit.
- Lead quality enhancement initiatives relating to English language provision.
- Support institutional compliance relating to English language assessment through effective governance, documentation and quality assurance.
- Contribute to policy development and the implementation of sector best practice.
- Mentor less experienced colleagues and contribute to staff development.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- A recognised undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification
- DELTA, TESOL, or a closely related qualification in English language teaching
- Minimum 3 years Higher Education EAP teaching experience
- Demonstrable experience developing and quality assuring English language assessments
- Experience of curriculum development and working collaboratively with academic departments
Desirable
- Master's degree in Applied Linguistics, TESOL or closely related discipline
- Fellowship of Advance HE or PGCHE (or willingness to complete)
- Experience leading embedded EAP initiatives
- Experience of staff training and mentoring
- Experience contributing to institutional quality assurance or governance
Benefits
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