Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics

ABOUT THE ROLE

Northumbria University is seeking to appoint an outstanding lecturer to join the English Language and Linguistics team in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. This appointment is for two years at grade 6 (Lecturer). We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in at least two areas of theoretical or applied linguistics, in which we include English Language Teaching/Teaching English to Speaker of Other Languages. The successful candidate will also be supported to develop their existing research profile.

Further information about the requirements of the role is available in the role specification

Colleagues appointed into our Lecturer grade are usually early career academics who are supported through their probationary period to develop their Academic profile. Upon completion of probation objectives these colleagues are automatically moved into the Assistant Professor role. The selection panel will assess your application and discuss with you which role you are being considered for at selection and appointment stages.

The role is fixed term appointment for 24 months

ABOUT THE TEAM

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences brings together around 150 academic staff and more than 1600 students in a range of disciplines, including: English Language, Literature and Creative Writing; History, International Relations and Politics; and Sociology, Criminology and Policing. The successful applicant will join ten full-time English Language and Linguistics colleagues with expertise in a wide range of areas.

We seek to appoint a candidate with an excellent research profile, whose work will complement the expertise of the existing English Language and Linguistics team. You can find more information about English Language and Linguistics courses (foundation year, undergraduate and postgraduate) here and information about staff profiles and the Language and Linguistics research Group here

ABOUT YOU

You will hold a PhD or equivalent, and will already be developing a track record of publication or practice based research. You will be able to demonstrate your experience of relevant high-quality teaching, as well as flexibility and versatility. You will demonstrate a commitment to working beyond the academy in partnership with others.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented communities in this area, including those from minority ethnic backgrounds.

Further information about the requirements of the role is available in the person specification

For informal enquiries about this post please contact Professor Billy Clark, Head of English Language and Linguistics, billy.clark@northumbria.ac.uk

We welcome applications from the UK and across the world. Visit our web pages for details about Relocation Assistance .

This opportunity is open to applications from internal candidates who do not hold a current substantive academic role at Northumbria. Current academic colleagues with a substantive role are encouraged to consider options to progress via the Academic Development Review process.

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now'. Your application should include a covering letter and a CV. Please ensure your CV includes research / education statements, and grants and publications list highlighting your highest quality research outputs up to a maximum of four. For your most recent grants please include the grant title, funder reference, funder, amount, and your role. In addition, you are asked to provide copies of the top two research outputs (Journal / book chapter / practice-based portfolio).

ABOUT US

Northumbria University is a research-intensive university that unlocks potential for all. We change lives regionally, nationally, and internationally through education and research, tackling the global challenges of our age to transform society and the economy. Find out why we were named Times Higher Education's University of the Year in 2022 and Modern University of the Year in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.

Northumbria recorded the biggest rise of any UK university for research power in the Research Excellence Framework for the second time in 2021 and is now ranked top 25 in the UK for this measure.

One of the largest universities in the UK with over 37,000 students from more than 140 countries, filled with world-leading research, award-winning partnerships, and students at the heart of an outstanding experience. Discover more about us .

Northumbria University is a great place to work. We empower our exceptional people to achieve shared ambitions and promote a positive work life balance. We offer a wide range of benefits including excellent pension schemes, flexible working, a generous holiday entitlement, continued commitment to your learning and development and more .

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Our Behaviours describe how we do things and how we work together at Northumbria, reflecting our culture and our decision-making. Our Behaviours are: We listen and learn, we support one another to success, we respect everyone and their contributions, we trust in ourselves and each other and we are bold.

Our Values and Behaviours were co-created by colleagues from a range of roles across the University, who worked collaboratively to consider what it feels like to work for Northumbria, and where we need to continue to transform together to achieve what's important to us.

Please visit Our Values and Behaviours page to find out more.

We are an on-campus organisation where colleagues work regular patterns of hours and on campus, with some flexibility on the timing of their hours and the location of their work in discussion with their manager. Our campus locations include our City and Coach Lane Campuses in Newcastle upon Tyne and our London campus.

Northumbria University is committed to creating an inclusive culture where we take pride in, and value, the diversity of our staff. We encourage and welcome applications from all members of the community. The University holds bronze Athena Swan and Race Equality Charter awards in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender and race equality, we are a Disability Confident Leader and are participating in the Stonewall Diversity Champion Programme. We also hold the HR Excellence in Research award for implementing the concordat supporting the career Development of Researchers and are members of the Euraxess initiative to deliver information and support to professional researchers. The University has implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process.

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