Teaching Associate in British Sign Language

The Modern Languages Teaching Centre (MLTC) seeks to appoint a fixed term Teaching Associate in British Sign Language who will be responsible for convening, developing and delivering German language modules from Beginners to Post Beginner and Intermediate levels, developing and updating materials as appropriate and contributing to the academic activities of the MLTC as a whole.

You will have native or near-native proficiency in British Sign Language with knowledge of current affairs and cultural life in relation to the language, a good track record in teaching the language in higher education for general and possibly specific purposes, and experience of acting as module leader. You will have a degree involving British Sign Language (or equivalent experience), a teaching qualification to BSL Level 6, and a strong commitment to professional development and the delivery of a high-quality, innovative language-learning experience to students.

This is a unique opportunity to join a highly motivated team of over forty academic and Professional Services professionals in a supportive environment. The Modern Languages Teaching Centre is at the forefront of the University's Languages for All programme, an initiative launched in 2012 to sustain the University's employability and internationalisation strategic agenda, and we currently deliver specialist and non-specialist language training in thirteen languages to over 2,000 students each year, undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as staff and members of the local community., To find out what makes the University of Sheffield a remarkable place to work, watch this short film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LblLk18zmo, and follow @sheffielduni and @ShefUniJobs on X for more information.

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