King's College London

About us 

The Centre for Language, Discourse and Communication is a friendly, vibrant research centre within the School of Education, Communication and Society in the Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy. We are renowned for our expertise in discourse studies, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics.

For more information about the centre, please see our website: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/centre-for-language-discourse-communication

About the role 

We are seeking to recruit an organised, reliable and enthusiastic lecturer in English Language and Linguistics.

The responsibilities of the postholder will be to contribute to teaching and assessment on several modules across the BA English Language and Linguistics, the MA TESOL and potentially other programmes in the Centre for LDC. The postholder will convene, teach and mark on the module English Grammar, which is a second year UG module on the BA English Language and Linguistics, as well as teach on other modules likely covering foundational topics in English language, such as Discourse Analysis and Language Teaching Methods. There may also be opportunities to contribute to more specialised modules. The postholder will also undertake UG and PG supervision, and act as personal tutor to UG students.

The post is offered on the Academic Education Pathway, offering the postholder the opportunity to undertake scholarship in English language and linguistics alongside their teaching.

Additionally, the role will involve contributing to the smooth running of the School by taking on organisational responsibilities as directed by the Head of School.

This is a 0.3 FTE post that will be offered on a two-year, fixed term contract until from 01/09/2026 to 31/08/2028.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria 

1. PhD in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics or a closely related subject* 
2. Outstanding teaching ability 
3. Expertise in English grammar, discourse analysis and/or English language teaching 
4. Ability and willingness to make a broad contribution to teaching and supervision beyond specialist area 
5. Strong communication skills with excellent written and spoken English 
6. Expertise in teaching the following subjects at UG and/or PGT level: English Grammar; Discourse Analysis, Language Teaching Methodology
7. Experience of teaching in UK Higher Education

Desirable criteria

1. Experience of dissertation supervision at UG and/or PGT level

Downloading a copy of our Job Description 

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information

At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university. 

The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.

When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day.

We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application.

To find out  how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.