Lecturer in Sociolinguistics (Teaching & Scholarship)

Department: School of Languages, Linguistics & Film
Salary: £49,785 per annum (pro rata) (Grade 5)
Reference: 1584
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 18 March 2024
Closing date: 9 April 2024

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About the Role
The Department of Linguistics, within the School of Languages, Linguistics and Film is looking to expand by appointing a Lecturer who specialises in sociolinguistics, language variation and change, and bilingualism.

The post is full-time and fixed-term appointment.

Duties under Teaching and Scholarship

Duties will include convening and teaching undergraduate modules, contributing to MA provision as appropriate, (co)-supervising PhD students, and undertaking administrative roles as required within the Department. You will be expected to teach on the following or closely related modules: Sociolinguistic Variation and Change, Multilingualism and Bilingualism, Language Acquisition, and History of English.

About You

You will hold a PhD in Linguistics or have an equivalent professional qualification, together with the ability to deliver teaching and assessment at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The ability to work constructively and flexibly with colleagues, good organisational and communicative skills are also essential.

About the School

The School is looking to appoint to a Lecturer within the Department of Linguistics. Further details of the School can be found at https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sllf/

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Prof Devyani Sharma at [email protected]

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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