About the role

The University of Leicester has partnered with Dalian University of Technology (DUT) since 2017 offering a range of College of Science and Engineering Bachelor degree programmes.

The courses are taught in English by academic staff from the UK and PRC, integrating an intensive English Language course within the first year of degree. Typically, the University of Leicester is responsible for providing all lecture and course material for the core curriculum, the English language modules and teaching 50% of the modules for each programme. As an EAP Coordinator, you will teach on and be responsible for delivering the English language modules to first year students. You will spend two periods of approximately three months each on the Panjin Campus in China. For the remaining part of the year you will be based in Leicester working on other programmes delivered by the English Language Teaching Unit.

About you

We are seeking EAP Course Coordinators for an initial two year contract who can teach high-quality lessons within a communicative approach. You should be able to adapt to institutional and student needs and be willing to collaborate with colleagues in the ongoing development of the English language programme. Additionally, as this is a collaborative provision delivered offshore, you should be able to adapt to unpredictable challenges both inside and outside the classroom. You will hold a recognised TEFLQ qualification, such as DELTA, with substantial experience EFL. You will also have experience of teaching on pre-sessional or in-sessional EAP courses in a university context.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Louise Pullen on [email protected].

For further information about the ELTU and CITE, please visit: English Language Teaching Unit | University of Leicester

For further information about the Dalian University Technology – University of Leicester partnership, please visit: Leicester International Institute, Dalian University of Technology 大连理工大学莱斯特国际学院 | University of Leicester

Free accommodation is provided in China and subsidised accommodation may be available in Leicester. A return flight from the UK to China at the beginning and end of each semester, with travel insurance, visa fees and related costs from within the UK. We will pay an additional baggage allowance of £70 per flight.

Disclosure and Barring Service
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 because the appointee will have substantial access to young people and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, an appointment to this post will be subject to checking through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The successful applicant for this post will, therefore, be required to give consent for the University to check and obtain appropriate clearance with the DBS for the existence and content of any criminal record in the form of an enhanced level check with child barred list.

Information received from the DBS and the police will be kept in strict confidence and will be destroyed once the University is satisfied in this regard.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.