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Senior Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

Bath Spa University10 open roles

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£44,746 – £56,536 a year
Where
Birmingham, England
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The posting

Bath Spa University Ltd is seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to join our English Language Unit (ELU). This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled EAP professional to combine excellent teaching with academic leadership, assessment expertise, and strategic partnership working.

You will play a leading role in delivering high-quality English language provision and contribute strategically to curriculum development, English language assessment, quality assurance and the University’s embedded academic language strategy. Working closely with colleagues across academic schools and professional services, you will help develop sustainable, discipline-specific support that enables multilingual students to thrive and achieve academic success.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the development, review and quality assurance of institutional English language proficiency assessments.
  • Design and validate test materials to ensure reliability, validity, and alignment with sector expectations.
  • Lead moderation and standardisation activities to ensure consistency across assessors.
  • Develop training materials and provide training for staff involved in English language testing and assessment.
  • Support institutional compliance relating to English language assessment through effective governance, documentation and quality assurance.
  • Monitor assessment outcomes, identify trends, and contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes.
  • Deliver high-quality EAP teaching across in-sessional and embedded provisions.
  • Lead innovative teaching approaches that enhance the academic success of students who use English as an Additional Language.
  • Provide academic guidance and mentoring to colleagues where appropriate.
  • Assess students through formative and summative assessment and ensure consistency and quality in assessment practices.
  • Lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of embedded academic language provision across academic schools.
  • Work collaboratively with ELU staff at other sites, programme leaders and academic teams to integrate language and academic skills into discipline-specific curricula.
  • Develop sustainable models of embedded support that align with institutional priorities and enhance graduate outcomes. Lead curriculum review and contribute to the strategic enhancement of EAP provision.
  • Develop strong partnerships with academic schools, Admissions, Recruitment and external partners. Advise academic colleagues on supporting EAL students within their programmes.
  • Represent the English Language Unit on relevant University working groups and committees where required.
  • Contribute to the strategic development of the English Language Unit and lead quality enhancement initiatives relating to English language provision.
  • Contribute to policy development and the implementation of sector best practice. Mentor less experienced colleagues and contribute to staff development.

About You

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

  • A recognised undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification
  • DELTA, DipTESOL, or a closely related qualification in English language teaching
  • Minimum 3+ years Higher Education EAP teaching experience
  • Demonstrable experience developing and quality assuring English language assessments
  • Experience of curriculum development and working collaboratively with academic departments

Desirable

  • Master's degree in applied Linguistics, TESOL or closely related discipline
  • Fellowship of Advance HE or PGCHE (or willingness to complete)
  • Experience leading embedded EAP initiatives
  • Experience of staff training and mentoring
  • Experience contributing to institutional quality assurance or governance

Additional Information

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.

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