Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in English

Newman University; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident

Job summary

Newman University invites applications for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in English to join our on-site team in Birmingham. The role demands a teaching-focused English specialist with a commitment to innovative pedagogy and broad knowledge of language, discourse, theory and form.

Applicants should hold a degree in English and a PhD or be near completion, with significant HE teaching experience and experience with non-traditional and mature students.

Qualifications

• Degree in English and a PhD, or near completion.
• Experience delivering high-quality teaching in a Higher Education setting.
• Experience working with non-traditional and mature students.

Responsibilities

• Teach English across disciplinary boundaries.
• Apply innovative pedagogy to student learning.
• Support graduate employability and active citizenship.

Skills

Innovative pedagogy

Language and discourse

Higher education teaching

Non-traditional learners

Education

Bachelors in English

PhD (or near completion)

Job description

Birmingham Newman’s English degree is an innovative course that develops students’ critical and interpretative skills in relation to texts and the societies that produce them, with an explicit focus on the changing nature of English as a discipline and its relevance to a rapidly changing world.

We seek to appoint a teaching-focused English specialist with a strong commitment to innovative pedagogy and a broad knowledge of language, discourse, theory and form. We particularly welcome expertise that complements the distinctive nature of the programme, including digital humanities, social justice and ethics in relation to texts, the social and cultural contexts in which texts are produced and received, and the capacity of texts to engender social and cultural change.We are looking for a flexible and creative thinker who is keen to teach across disciplinary boundaries and committed to helping students develop the knowledge, skills and confidence required for graduate employment and active citizenship.Applicants must possess a degree in English and must hold a PhD, or be near completion. Applicants must have experience of delivering high-quality teaching in a Higher Education setting and have experience of working with non-traditional and mature students.

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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in English

Company: Newman University

Salary: Meets national minimum wage

Hours: Full-time

Location: Birmingham, B32 3NT

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Temporary

Posting date: 12 Nov 2026

Closing date: 26 Nov 2026

Summary

Birmingham Newman’s English degree is an innovative course that develops students’ critical and interpretative skills in relation to texts and the societies that produce them, with an explicit focus on the changing nature of English as a discipline and its relevance to a rapidly changing world.

Essential requirements

We seek to appoint a teaching-focused English specialist with a strong commitment to innovative pedagogy and a broad knowledge of language, discourse, theory and form. We particularly welcome expertise that complements the distinctive nature of the programme, including digital humanities, social justice and ethics in relation to texts, the social and cultural contexts in which texts are produced and received, and the capacity of texts to engender social and cultural change.We are looking for a flexible and creative thinker who is keen to teach across disciplinary boundaries and committed to helping students develop the knowledge, skills and confidence required for graduate employment and active citizenship.Applicants must possess a degree in English and must hold a PhD, or be near completion. Applicants must have experience of delivering high-quality teaching in a Higher Education setting and have experience of working with non-traditional and mature students.

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