Dear Colleagues
Please find below information regarding a fixed-term, nine-month Teaching Fellowship post in German at Durham for the academic year 2015-2016. Links are at the University Web Page, Jobs.ac.uk and JobCentre Plus. The closing date is midnight 27 September 2015.
Thanks and best wishes as ever
Nicholas Saul
4998 Job Details
Teaching Fellow in German Language & Culture
Reference Number 4998
Location Durham City
Faculty/Division Arts & Humanities
Department School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Grade 7
Position Type Full Time
Contract Type Fixed Term
Salary (£) 31342 - 37394
Closing Date 28 September 2015
Job Description
Please note that this is a fixed-term position (starting 1st October 2015, or as soon as possible thereafter, and finishing 30th June 2016), and therefore the salary is pro-rata to the salary shown above.
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures seeks to appoint a full-time, nine-month fixed-term Teaching Fellow in German Language and Culture who will contribute to teaching core language modules in German Studies, mainly taken by advanced undergraduates studying for the BA in Modern Languages and Cultures and the BA in Combined Honours in Arts. The post is offered at grade 7 (the entry point for lecturers). In addition, the teaching fellow will engage in administrative duties involving at least some of the following activities: examinations and assessment, course documentation, module leadership and quality assurance, academic guidance, admissions and curriculum development.
Teaching
The School seeks to foster a culture of outstanding teaching and personal development in both the graduate and undergraduate communities, prescribing in accordance with University strategy that all undergraduate teaching be research-based, research-orientated, or research-led, and striving to reinforce and enhance the characteristically strong Durham bond between staff and students. German Studies manages a tightly-knit teaching and learning environment, and there are currently approximately 350 undergraduates studying one or more modules in German. German is studied mainly as part of the BA in Modern Languages, in conjunction with one or more languages taught in other parts of the School: Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Russian. German is also offered as half of the Joint Degree programme with History and as a component of the Combined Honours in Arts programme. Around 10% of students entering the first year are beginners in German and around 90% have an A-Level in the subject.
All students of German at Durham are required to take the relevant core language module in any given year (double for ab initio students in Y1 and Y2). They may choose other options from a range of modules in German literature, cinema, culture and translation. Students can take up to 60 (out of 120) credits from German modules in Y1, 80 (out of 120) credits in Y2, and the full 120 credits in the final year. The final year involves the completion of a compulsory undergraduate dissertation (20 or 40 credits), written in English. All students are required to spend their third year in one or more of the countries whose languages they are studying. The German Department has exchange programmes with universities of Heidelberg, Konstanz, Tόbingen, Freiburg i.Br., Kφln, Regensburg, Erlangen and Bern.
Responsibilities
Teaching
To teach language modules in German Studies at all three undergraduate levels
To carry out the necessary preparation, marking, follow-up work and record keeping
The successful candidate will be expected to teach and assess modules in both English and German
Examining and Assessment
To take a full departmental assessment and examining load at undergraduate and postgraduate level
Syllabus Development
To contribute to curriculum development and production of teaching materials for all appropriate courses, and to take a lead role for coordination and quality assurance of modules where they have appropriate expertise
To engage in scholarship (broadly defined) that supports and develops their work as a Teaching Fellow
Administration
To undertake administrative tasks as required by the Director of German Studies or Head of School, including acting as an academic adviser, attending committees and working groups, admissions, and coordinating input of colleagues on team-taught modules
Person Specification
Qualifications
A BA Hons in German at 2.1 level or higher (or equivalent): Essential
A relevant postgraduate qualification: Essential
Experience
Experience of teaching language-related topics in areas of German studies relevant to the Durham undergraduate syllabus: Essential
Experience of German language teaching to post-A-level undergraduates: Essential
Experience in team-teaching: Essential
Special Knowledge
Ability to teach core language modules: Essential
Experience of syllabus and course materials design: Desirable
Knowledge of UK university system: Essential
Knowledge of DUO (Blackboard) or equivalent system: Essential
Skills & Competencies
Native or near-native proficiency in spoken and written English: Essential
Native or near-native proficiency in spoken and written German: Essential
Ability to work as a member of a team: Essential
Ability to communicate clearly, precisely and effectively in written and oral forms: Essential
Willingness to engage with and contribute to activity at all levels in the School and in the broader institutional environment: Essential
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills: Essential
It is essential that in your written application you give evidence and clear examples of proven experience matching the above criteria, since these will be assessed from your application documents. These responses will be further developed and discussed with those candidates invited for interview, together with the other criteria in this document.
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Professor Nicholas Saul, Interim Director of German Studies; email: [log in to unmask]
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Interim Director of German Studies
Department of German
School of Modern Languages and Cultures
University of Durham
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