Bath Spa U Ltd is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to join the English Language Unit.
The postholder will contribute to the delivery of high-quality English language provision, while supporting curriculum development, English language assessment, quality assurance, and the University’s embedded academic language strategy. The role combines high-quality teaching with contribution to assessment, partnership working, and the enhancement of English language provision across the University.
The role is based at the London Canary Wharf campus but will also support staff and students across other teaching sites. Travel between sites will therefore be required.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce valid, reliable and appropriate assessment materials and test items for admissions purposes.
- Support moderation, standardisation and quality assurance activities.
- Plan and deliver engaging, student-centred EAP and English language teaching across in-sessional programmes.
- Provide individual and small group tutorials to support students with language and academic skills.
- Assess students through formative and summative assessment, providing timely and constructive feedback.
- Monitor student progress and identify students requiring additional language support.
- Contribute to the design, review and evaluation of EAP curricula and teaching materials.
- Develop discipline-specific academic language resources and embedded academic language activities.
- Contribute to the design, delivery and moderation of English language proficiency assessments.
- Work collaboratively with academic schools, professional services, admissions teams and external partners.
- Contribute to the University's internationalisation agenda and quality enhancement activities.
- Engage in continuing professional development and undertake administrative duties effectively.
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- A recognised undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification
- DELTA, DipTESOL, or a closely related qualification in English language teaching
- Minimum 2 years Higher Education EAP teaching experience
- Experience of assessing English language proficiency
Desirable
- Master's degree in Applied Linguistics, TESOL or closely related discipline
- Fellowship of Advance HE or PGCHE (or willingness to complete)
- Experience developing English language assessments.
- Experience working collaboratively with academic departments.
What We Offer
- Generous annual leave package with 25 days plus bank holidays/ closure days, supporting a healthy work life balance
- Flexible hybrid working options, including the ability to work from home
- Access to the TELUS Health Employee Assistance Programme, offering confidential counselling, wellbeing tools and 24/7 support
- Free annual eye test for VDU users, with a Specsavers voucher including up to £70 contribution towards glasses or sunglasses
- Access to Hapi Benefits, providing exclusive retail discounts, lifestyle savings and wellbeing perks
- Workplace pension scheme to support long term financial security
- Enhanced company sick policy
- Statutory Maternity and Paternity Pays to support growing families
- Ongoing training and development opportunities to support career progression
If you have the experience and passion to support students in developing their academic English and succeeding in higher education, we would love to hear from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
About Bath Spa University
At Bath Spa University, we believe in the power of education to break down barriers to opportunity and to transform lives. We are the Professionally Creative for the future. Professional Creativity transcends subject disciplines, and is just as important for our sciences, education, business and law subjects as it is for our sector leading creative industries provision. We connect learners, staff and external partners with applied research and innovation. We power inclusive growth through skills development and practice based, innovation – intensive learning for all.
Our main Newton park campus is based in stunning countryside just a few minutes from a World Heritage City. We are also proud to offer courses to students at our other campuses around Bath, and in London at our Canary Wharf and Hackney sites.
An impressive 84% of our staff said they would recommend the University to a friend as a good place to work.
We are a community of colleagues, striving for excellence to ensure students thrive. Our values are:
- Respect
- Inclusivity
- Collaboration
- Sustainability
We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community. We foster inclusivity, celebrating and respecting differences. We welcome diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and genders. We consider our recruitment practices to be comprehensive and unbiased; ensuring fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity for all.
Information about visa sponsorship
Under the 2006 Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Act the University has a duty to prevent illegal working by carrying out document checks on all potential employees to confirm that a person has the right to work in the UK.
Please note that the University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are entitled to live and work in the UK.
For some vacancies (those requiring specific specialist skills or in shortage occupations) we may be able to obtain a certificate of sponsorship for a suitably qualified applicant. Due to the limited availability of sponsorship resources, not all vacancies in this category will be eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship. Sponsorship eligibility will be assessed on a role-by-role basis and is normally limited to positions that meet the University's workforce and immigration criteria.
In light of this, for most vacancies it will be unlikely that permission to work in the UK would be granted.
For further information please click here to visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
