Job Description

Job number

PRO01249

Faculties

Provost's Team

Departments

Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication

Salary or Salary range

54,063 - 61,208 per annum

Location/campus

South Kensington Campus - On site only

Contract type work pattern

Variable hours - Open ended

Posting End Date

6 May 2025

About the role

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The Centre for Languages Culture and Communication at Imperial College is looking for a teacher of Korean to join our languages team. As Teaching Fellow in Korean, you will join our small team of Korean teaching staff, who work on the Horizons undergraduate courses as well as on our Adult Education Evening Class programme. The role involves teaching beginner level Korean language to undergraduate students from a scientific, technical, or medical background. Please note that this is a part time post.

What you would be doing

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In this role you will be delivering in-person teaching to undergraduate students, preparing classes and lesson plans, and contributing to the development of shared teaching materials. You will be responsible for monitoring students' progress and attendance, supporting and advising students, and consulting with administration as needed. You will assist colleagues with the design of coursework and assessment, including assessing and marking students in their summative assessments through the year, providing comprehensive and prompt feedback to students to help students thrive in their studies.

What we are looking for

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We are looking for an individual with a track record of teaching Korean as a foreign language at university level. You will need an awareness of current trends in MFL / Korean as a Foreign Language, learning and teaching, familiarity with the CEFR and with different levels of attainment in UK education.





To be successful in this post, you will be able to work flexibly as part of a team in an open-minded and cooperative manner, with strong communication and organisational skills. You will also have highly effective communication skills in English and in Korean, and an ability to convey information in an engaging way. You will be experienced in the use of digital tools to support learning and assessment, especially using Blackboard Learn or other similar VLEs.

What we can offer you

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The CLCC has a significant role within Imperial with our Horizons and I Explore modules now embedded within every undergraduate degree of this world leading institution. You will join a large team of teaching staff with interests across a broad range of subjects in languages, the humanities, arts, and social sciences.





As well as the extensive staff development programme offered by the University, CLCC staff, their family and friends can also make use of a generous fee discount for our adult education courses.

Further information

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This is a

part time post

. This is a variable hours post based on 38 teaching hours over 19 weeks (two hours of teaching per week, plus associated preparation, administration and marking time). Teaching is expected to take place on Monday and/or Tuesday afternoons between 4:00pm and 6:00pm. This role requires the post-holder's attendance on campus. It is expected that the successful candidate will conduct a range of duties including on non-teaching days and in the university vacation period.

If you require any further details on the role, please contact: Hye Jin Jang h.jang@imperial.ac.uk



Interviews will be held on Monday, 2 June 2025

Available documents

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Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities mentioned above.

We reserve the right to close the advert prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.



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