Job description
Maastricht University’s Language Centre offers a broad range of language education to students, staff, companies, organisations and private individuals.
We help them communicate effectively in an international environment.
From language courses in modern languages such as English, French, German and Spanish to Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese and Russian, the Language Centre has something to offer for everyone.
As an English lecturer at the Language Centre of Maastricht University, you contribute to the services that are provided by the Language Centre. Specifically, your tasks can be devised to the categories teaching and conducting assessments.
Teaching
- Preparing and teaching English classes to university Foundation, Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD level students.
- Developing and adapting course materials.
- Supervision, mentoring and coaching of students during the learning process.
- Conducting pre-course level placement interviews with students.
- Supervision, feedback and assessment of students’ work.
- Carrying out regular teaching-related administrative duties.
Conducting Assessment
- Devising assessment for course programmes.
- Assessment and marking of final papers.
- Providing feedback to students on results.
- Course development and curriculum review.
- Participation in course evaluation.
- Developing course materials within a set framework.
REQUIREMENTS
Job requirements
General qualifications:
- Relevant Master’s degree in English Language Teaching, Education, Applied Linguistics, TESOL/TEFL/DELTA/CELTA, or related qualifications.
- Experience with the didactics of ESL/ESP and general ELT incl. Cambridge English & IELTS.
- Experience with teaching Academic English at BA, MA and PhD level.
- Postgraduate Certificate in (Higher) Education (PGCE/PCET), University Teaching Qualification (UTQ/BKO) or readiness to acquire.
Job-specific expertise and teaching experience in one or a combination of the following subject areas:
Teaching
- Preparing and teaching English classes to university students.
- Developing and adapting course materials.
- Supervision, mentoring and coaching of students during the learning process.
- Conducting pre-course level placement interviews with students.
- Supervision, feedback and assessment of students’ work.
- Carrying out regular teaching-related administrative duties.
Conducting Assessment
- Devising assessment for course programmes.
- Assessment and marking of final papers.
- Conducting English language competence (CEFR) assessment tests.
- Providing feedback to students on results.
- Course development and curriculum review.
- Participation in course evaluation.
- Developing course materials within a set framework.
Personal qualification:
- Fluent speaker of English (or near-fluent)
- Enthusiasm.
- Team worker, good communicative skills.
- Professional attitude.
- Interest in innovative teaching methods.
- Willingness to continue professional development.
- Flexibility.
- Willingness to move to the Maastricht area.
- Intercultural competence.
- Computer literacy.
- Knowledge of the Dutch language, or willingness to learn Dutch.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Fixed-term contract: Fixed Term contract 2 years, in case of a good performance a permanent position is possible.
We offer a temporary position (0.8 FTE) for a period of two years. In case of a good performance after two years, a permanent position is possible. The gross monthly salary – depending on previous qualifications and experience – ranges from between € 2,960 to € 4,670 pro rata (scale 10 according to the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities- cao-NU) for a full-time post. Salaries are supplemented with an additional holiday bonus of 8,0 % and an annual end-of-year bonus of 8,3 % per year. In addition, Maastricht University offers excellent secondary conditions, including an attractive retirement scheme, (partly paid) parental leave and flexible employment conditions (multiple-choice model).
The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > About UM > Working at UM.
EMPLOYER
Maastricht University
Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 22,000 students and about 5,000 employees. Reflecting the university’s strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.
DEPARTMENT
Department The Language Centre
The Maastricht University Language Centre is an inter-faculty institute that provides taught courses to some 5,000 UM students per year. In addition, it offers tailor-made language courses to both academic and support staff. The Language Centre also offers a range of language courses to external companies, governmental institutions and the general public (https: // www. maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/other-offices/language-centre ). The English Department has approximately fifteen teaching staff and provides courses with a strong focus on English for Academic Purposes, ESP and Cambridge Assessment.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional information
For further information regarding this position, please direct enquiries to the Heads of the English Department:
Sarah Hiley: [email protected]
Michael Lovering: [email protected]