Lecturer

Nanyang Technological University Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU Singapore's Language and Communication Centre within the School of Humanities invites applications for a teaching-focused academic position. The role involves delivering a first-year communication course and upper-level discipline-specific writing courses across engineering, humanities, sciences, and social sciences.

The successful candidate will teach 12 hours per week, contribute to curriculum design, coordinate courses, and participate on committees while pursuing research in pedagogy,

Qualifications

• PhD in Applied Linguistics, English for Academic Purposes, Linguistics, Education, Literature, or Rhetoric and Composition.
• Degrees in the Sciences and Engineering will be considered if the candidate can show evidence of research in disciplinary communication skills.
• Experience in teaching academic and/or discipline-specific writing.
• Interest in new media and digital literacy is a plus.
• An active research agenda.

Responsibilities

• Faculty are expected to teach 12 hours per week.
• Contribute to the running of LCC by coordinating courses, designing curriculum, and serving on committees.
• Actively research in fields related to pedagogy, education, writing studies, literature, or linguistics.
• Enhance teaching practices through research, peer observation, technological innovation, and professional development.

Skills

Teaching academic writing

Discipline-specific writing

Pedagogy research

Digital literacy interest

Active research agenda

Education

PhD in Applied Linguistics

PhD in English for Academic Purposes

PhD in Linguistics

PhD in Education

PhD in Literature

Job description

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is a young, research-intensive university that is ranked among the top in the world.

The School of Humanities (SoH) at NTU Singapore combines the highest quality research and teaching with practical engagement with the world. The School is committed to disciplinary excellence and interdisciplinary innovation, with a particular focus on Digital Humanities, Medical Humanities, Environmental Humanities and the study of Global Asia.

The Language and Communication Centre (LCC) in SoH offers communication courses to undergraduate and graduate students across the university. Specifically, we teach a first-year communication course, CC0001 Inquiry & Communication in an Interdisciplinary World, which, through scaffolded activities and writing exercises, takes students through the writing process, cultivating habits of thinking that will serve students throughout their four years at university and beyond. We also teach the upper-level discipline specific communication courses for engineering, the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. For all our compulsory communication courses, we emphasise writing as a tool for thinking, student feedback literacy, and rhetorical awareness.

Faculty are expected to teach 12 hours per week. They also:

• contribute to the running of LCC by coordinating courses, designing curriclum, and serving on committees.
• actively research in fields related to pedagogy, education, writing studies, literature or linguistics.
• enhance teaching practices through research, peer observation, technological innovation, and professional development.

Candidates who have the following qualifications are encouraged to apply:

• PhD in Applied Linguistics, English for Academic Purposes, Linguistics, Education, Literature, or Rhetoric and Composition
• Degrees in the Sciences and Engineering will be considered if the candidate can show evidence of research in disciplinary communication skills
• Experience in teaching academic and/or discipline-specific writing
• Interest in new media and digital literacy is a plus
• An active research agenda

The School of Humanities seeks a diverse and inclusive workforce and is committed to equal opportunity. We welcome applications from all and recruit based on merit, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, marital status, family responsibilities, or disability.

The closing date for application is 9 August 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified via email.

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