EAP Pre-Sessional (Summer) at The University of Edinburgh

The Opportunity: 

We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated EAP practitioners to teach on our BALEAP-accredited pre-sessional programme on campus in Edinburgh in Summer 2024. Contracts of 7 weeks (8 July to 23 August 2024) or 11 weeks (10 June to 23 August 2024) are available.  This post is full-time (35 hours per week).  

You will be joining an experienced and very supportive teaching and professional services team at this leading Russell Group university, as we work together with our highly motivated students to prepare them to confidently join their academic communities at the University of Edinburgh. Starting your contract with a paid 5-day induction, you will find Edinburgh to be an exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We pride ourselves on creating a working environment where you can develop yourself as an EAP practitioner, whether you are an experienced teacher or in the earlier stages of your EAP career. We offer a competitive salary with three possible entry points within the UE07 grade in recognition of your demonstrated experience and teaching practice.  

As a Pre-Sessional Teaching Fellow, you will use English Language Education’s (ELE) in-house materials to plan and teach lessons, to provide formative and summative feedback to students and to mark final assessments on the University of Edinburgh’s Pre-Sessional Programme. You will be a committed EAP teacher and keen to embrace reflective practice and professional development, and you will be a person committed to dignity, respect and collegiality. 

Your skills and attributes for success:  

• first degree and/or significant experience and standing in a professional, practice-based background relevant to the subject area  
• relevant Master’s Degree (or equivalent) or currently engaged in related post-graduate study   
• relevant language teaching qualification including observed teaching practice (if your qualification is less well-known, please describe the course content in your covering letter) 
• demonstrable teaching experience, for example UK Pre-Sessionals 
• up-to-date knowledge of current theory and practice in teaching, learning, course/materials design and assessment in the subject area   
• excellent IT skills and evidence of supporting the integration of technologies into learning, teaching and scholarship