The University of Limerick wishes to recruit a Teaching Assistant in 
German for the coming academic year.





TITLE OF POST: Teaching Assistant in German



JOB DESCRIPTION



QUALIFICATIONS:



•    a relevant undergraduate degree

•    a relevant postgraduate qualification (preferably a PhD)



OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:



Teaching and academic administration activities in German (specialising 
in German language and foreign language pedagogy)



DESCRIPTION:



The School of Languages, Literature, Culture and Communication is a 
large and vibrant unit within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social 
Sciences and plays a vital role in promoting quality research, teaching 
and learning at the University of Limerick.



Faculty members in the German Section teach courses in German Studies to 
undergraduates on a number of programmes to degree level (including the 
BA in Applied Languages, BA in European Studies, BA (Joint Honours), BA 
(Education) in Languages, and the Bachelor in Business Studies with 
German.  They are also involved in the delivery of the MA in Comparative 
Literature and Cultural Studies and the Graduate Diploma in Education 
(Languages), as well as supervising research students to Masters and PhD 
level.



The School is now seeking to recruit a Teaching Assistant in German, 
specialising in German language and foreign language pedagogy. This post 
is for a ten-month period from 1 September 2010 to 30 June 2011, to 
cover sabbatical leave.



Candidates will have:



•    a relevant undergraduate degree

•    a relevant postgraduate qualification (preferably a PhD)

•    experience of relevant undergraduate teaching in HE

•    research experience, reflected in activities such as conference 
papers and/or publications



Research and/or teaching interests in the following areas will be an 
advantage:



•    German to English translation and interpreting

•    Foreign language pedagogy (including German as a Foreign Language)



Experience of academic administration and teaching through German will 
also be an advantage.



The successful candidate will be expected to undertake a variety of 
undergraduate teaching in German, including language, translation, and 
bilateral interpreting. The candidate will also teach aspects of the 
language pedagogy modules offered to undergraduate and postgraduate 
language education students.



The appointee will be expected to undertake such duties as are directed 
and required by the Head of School.



The position is tenable for 10 months from 1 September 2010.



Salary: €30,961 pro rata.



Further details are available on the UL website:

https://psi.ul.ie/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_search_package.search_form?p_company=1&p_internal_external=E



Deadline for Applications: 4 June 2010  12:00





Informal enquiries regarding the post may be directed to:



Dr. Jean Conacher

Head, School of Languages, Literature, Culture and Communication.

Telephone: 353 (0)61 234218

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-- 
Dr Aine McMurtry
Department of German
School of Modern Languages
University of St Andrews

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