**3 Positions**
Are you an enthusiastic teacher, committed to delivering a first class learning and teaching experience in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and related topics in both the UK and overseas? Are you qualified to teach English as an additional language?
Our pre-sessional courses are content-based EAP courses. We offer a combination of discipline-specific modules and EGAP modules where students explore a theme from their respective fields of study. Our EAP teaching is embedded across a wide range of Schools across the University, with EAP Language Centre (LC) academics collaborating with colleagues in other disciplines to support students in developing their understanding of disciplinary academic discourse and literacy requirements. Our pre-sessional programmes are strongly informed by these collaborations, ensuring that our teaching, learning and assessment practices remain highly relevant.
As one of our Teaching Fellows, you will develop and deliver engaging, effective English for Academic Purposes (EAP) classes on our semester 2 English Language and academic skills modules at the University of Leeds-SouthWest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) Joint School in Chengdu, China. You will spend then spend the summer period developing and delivering teaching on our summer pre-sessionals programming. You should be able to start work with us by mid-February 2026 to prepare for teaching in China.
What we offer in return
26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!Generous pension scheme options plus life assuranceHealth and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.And much more!
To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Dr Michelle Evans, Language Centre Deputy Director
Email: [email protected]
Closing Date: 04 Jan 2026
Section: Teaching
Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum