Assistant Professor in Language Education

The School of Education seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor in Language Education on a three-year contract. The successful candidate will co-ordinate and develop education courses in language education. The role takes an integrated view of language and literacy within and across languages, where ‘language’ is defined in terms of the entire multilingual repertoire and where ‘literacy’ integrates oral language skills, reading and writing, across different languages and across multiple media. The role is offered in the context of:

• the integrated perspective on language included in recent curricular reforms at primary, junior cycle and senior cycle (ongoing) levels and in government policy (the Languages Connect Strategy), each of which emphasise the importance of developing the entire linguistic repertoire in a connected way;
• the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy and the core position of literacy within the requirements for initial teacher education as defined in CÉIM;
• the 2016 Gaeltacht Education Policy and the 20-year strategy for Irish;
• the increased linguistic diversity at a national level as a result of continuing inward migration;
• the expansion of the range of curricular languages at post-primary level (recent addition of Polish, Lithuanian, Portuguese and Mandarin Chinese at senior cycle).

Post status: 3 Year Fixed Term

Hours of Post: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. Further information is available at: http://www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-service-agreement.pdf

Salary: This appointment will be made on the Lecturer Salary Scale (€36,369 - €88,616 per annum) at a point in line with current Government pay policy. https://www.tcd.ie/hr/employee-services/pay-scales/

How to apply: Candidates should submit the following via E-Recruitment:

• Cover letter (one A4 page).
• Full curriculum vitae to include the names and contact details of 3 referees, including a referee for past teaching practice.
• Teaching statement (summarizing teaching experience and approach – 2 pages maximum)

Please note:

• Candidates who do not address the application requirements above will not be considered at the short list stage.
• Applicants should note that the interview process for this appointment will include the delivery of a presentation.

Please see the Job Description below for this position.

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to** Conn Mc Cluskey [email protected]

Application queries about this post, please email the Recruitment Partner Frederique Roy-Boulet [email protected]  and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.

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