Pre-sessional Lecturers

Reference	Kingston 2020a
Institution	Kingston University
Job Type	Pre-sessional Lecturer
Location	All teaching will be remote

Job Details

Fixed term teaching positions on our 2020 Pre-Sessional Courses (Online). Applicants must have the following pre-requisites

a laptop/PC; a webcam and headphones
a stable internet connection
internet speeds with a minimum bandwidth of 600kbps (up/down) with a recommended speed of 1.5 Mbps (up/down) Please test your internet speeds at this site: https://www.speedtest.net/
Availability for virtual student contact between 8am and 1pm Mon- Fri UK time to include Interactive sessions and tutorials, responding to students questions via email and module chat. Availability for virtual meetings 8am-5pm Mon- Fri UK time; and a place to participate in these things without other household members.

	Tutor induction	Teaching commitment
Medium course (Waitlist)	17-19 June	22 Jun – 28 Aug
Short course	22-24 July	27 Jul – 28 Aug

Main Duties

teaching English for Academic Purposes as part of a collegiate course team. This includes: online lesson preparation and delivery (Zoom) , use of our VLE (Canvas), providing targeted and constructive student feedback, marking, both pastoral and academic tutorial support (Zoom and OneNote); and upholding the standards of our pre-sessional courses
participation in the online teacher induction programme, staff meetings and other events as required
monitoring student engagement, accurate and timely record keeping

Essential

a laptop/PC; a webcam and headphones
a stable internet connection
internet speeds with a minimum bandwidth of 600kbps (up/down) with a recommended speed of 1.5 Mbps (up/down) Please test your internet speeds at this site: https://www.speedtest.net/
Availability for virtual student contact between 8am and 1pm Mon- Fri UK time to include Interactive sessions and tutorials, responding to students questions via email and module chat. Availability for virtual meetings 8am-5pm Mon- Fri UK time; and a place to participate in these things without other household members.
excellent teaching skills including an excellent ability to adapt to the needs of students within the course parameters, and to engage students in order to deepen learning
a CELTA (or equivalent with substantial TEFL component)
a minimum of 2 years recent English language teaching experience- preferably some in English for Academic Purposes
the ability to cheerfully adapt to the requirements of our course- particularly this year
the ability to work collaboratively and independently to achieve course aims
the ability to consistently produce high quality work within tight deadlines
the ability to maintain high professional standards and a positive outlook throughout the course
experience of teaching multilingual classes
awareness of current UK Higher Education teaching and learning conventions
knowledge of the academic and pastoral needs of international students on a pre-sessional course
a good level of IT literacy, routine use of basic educational technology: word processing, email, VLE (Canvas) etc. for materials adaptation, blended learning and routine record keeping tasks; some experience with Zoom (or similar)

Desirable

recent experience of teaching EAP to groups of students from mixed disciplines.
recent experience of teaching on UK higher education pre-sessional courses
DELTA (or equivalent with substantial TEFL component)
Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics or related subject (preferred); or in any other subject
Experience of teaching English to art and design students
Experience of teaching online

Job Salary & Benefits

Pre-Sessional EAP tutors are employed as Hourly Paid Lecturers. Weekly schedules vary but over the entire course we expect to offer the following hours for each full course:

Long Course: 485 hours across the course: this includes induction and weekly teachers’ meetings. On top of this, an extra fee for marking will be paid 3 times at a rate of 1 hour per student.
Medium Course: 360 hours across the course: this includes induction and weekly teachers’ meetings. On top of this, an extra fee for marking will be paid twice at a rate of 1 hour per student.
Short Course: 204 hours across the course: this includes induction and weekly teachers’ meetings. On top of this, an extra fee for marking will be paid once at a rate of 1 hour per student.

Standard Kingston rates of pay apply and currently start at £23.80 per hour which includes London weighting, and holiday pay.

** Please note: despite reduced contact hours on our online course, we are paying the same as for the face to face course as the course involves more marking and administrative work.

Further Information

Further Information & how to apply

For further details of these courses, visit our website: http://www.kingston.ac.uk/international/pre-sessional-english and for any questions about the roles, please contact Karen Hurley K.Hurley@kingston.ac.uk

To apply, please email a current CV and covering letter to Karen Hurley K.Hurley@kingston.ac.uk as soon as possible. Remember to specify which course you want to be considered for.

Closing Date

Midnight on 1 July 2020: However, positions will be filled on a rolling basis so please apply early.

Interview Date

WhatsApp interviews will take place on a rolling basis.

Closing Date	21/04/2020
Interview Date
Start Date	17/06/2020

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