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University of Hertfordshire Hiring for Academic Tutor (English for Business) Job at Hatfield, East of England, England Full Time

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Post Title: Academic Tutor (English for Business)
SBU/Department: Hertfordshire Business School

FTE: 1 FTE (working 37 hours per week)
Duration of contract: Permanent
Salary: UH8 £40,927 pa with potential to progress to £51,799 pa on achieving designated skills and experience
Location: de Havilland campus, Hatfield
This is an exciting opportunity to work in an established team of Academic English for Business (AEB) tutors supporting UH students whose first language is not English and students who need to improve their Academic English/study skills.
Main duties and responsibilities
The AEB tutor will work collaboratively with colleagues in Hertfordshire Business School to help support the ongoing expansion of international students at postgraduate level, in addition to the development of new undergraduate programmes with growing international students and modules where there may be a BAME awarding gap. This role offers the chance to be a part of a ground-breaking academic support team, playing a significant role in innovating online teaching at the University of Hertfordshire.
The AEB Tutor will also be expected to work closely with the Centre for Academic Skills (CASE) to provide HBS students with expert support in English Language, and they will support students on a one-to-one basis and through seminars or workshop sessions. They will also be expected to contribute the new CASE website and AEB programme sites with high-quality instructional videos and/or guides.
Skills and experience required
The successful candidate will have an interest in and knowledge of teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP), and will have a strong commitment to improving our current approach to providing formative feedback/testing/materials design. They will have a good understanding and preferably experience of CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning), CEM (Contextualisation, Embedding and Mapping) or other embedded and integrated subject-field-specific approaches to EAP/ESAP. They will be able to effectively integrate the language provision across many programmes in a number of contexts and undertake practice-based research that enhances pedagogy.
Qualifications required
Honours degree (or equivalent level qualification) is mandatory, and in addition also either a:
  • Recognised EAP/EFL teaching qualification, e.g. CELTA, preferably at Masters level, e.g. MA in TESOL, Applied Linguistics or equivalent
OR
  • Cambridge ESOL DELTA, DipTESOL or equivalent with appropriate EAP experience
Contact Details/Informal Enquiries
Dan Pearce, Academic English for Business Programme Leader on d.pearce9@herts.ac.uk
Closing Date: 27 July 2022
Interview date: To be confirmed
Reference Number: 042897
Date advert placed: 12 July 2022
Our vision is to transform lives and UH is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and building a diverse community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their protected characteristics, and recognise there are different ways applicants may achieve the criteria in this document. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. #GoHerts
Apply online at https://www.jobs.herts.ac.uk/go/042897

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