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Casual Academics - Institute of Modern Languages

The University of Queensland

St Lucia Campus, Australia

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Description (EN)

About This Opportunity  

 

The University of Queensland’s Institute of Modern Languages is seeking expressions of interest from casual academics to be engaged on a casual basis. 

Casual Academics make a rich and important contribution to the Institutes’ language teaching and community engagement endeavours through the provision of a range of academically focused services and activities. Casual Academic responsibilities may include (but are not limited to):  

  • Teaching  

  • Personalised Tutoring  

  • Development of teaching materials 

  • Exam Marking 

  • Preparation of lesson plans 

  • Report writing and other associated duties. 

What We Can Offer  

 

These are casual academic appointments. As such, there is no firm advance commitment to ongoing or indefinite work. The casual rate will vary depending on the type of work completed. Please view our various casual academic pay scales.  

For further information about UQ’s benefits, please visit Why Work at UQ and review The University of Queensland Enterprise Agreement 2021-2026 (Enterprise Agreement). 

 

Eligibility

Qualifications 

A Bachelor level degree or other qualification in teaching, education, TESOL, languages or linguistics. Or a certificate IV in Training and Assessment or equivalent. 

Knowledge and Skills 

Native speaker or native-like proficiency in the target language. 

Ability to develop programs for specific language learning purposes. 

Ability to evaluate & assess student progress. 

Knowledge of current practices in language teaching methodology. 

Experience 

General or Language teaching experience. 

Personal qualities 

Good communication and interpersonal skills. 

Ability to adopt a flexible approach to teaching style in response to student needs 

You must have work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.  

We value diversity and inclusion, and actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity to the University. UQ’s Diversity and Inclusion webpage contains further information if you require additional support. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to casualrecruit@uq.edu.au. 

 

Want to Apply? 

 

All applicants will be asked to nominate their course and/or general subject area preference/s in the application form. In addition, all applicants must upload the following documents for an application to be considered: 

  • A copy of your current CV/resume 

  • A brief statement addressing: experience in tutoring/facilitating/marking exams; experience using online tools (Padlet, Zoom, Teams); knowledge/expertise in the target language. 

    Please note that you will be asked to add all documents into the one upload box during the application form.

    If you are a current employee of the University (including casual staff), or hold a HDR Scholarship with the University, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board. 

    Questions?  

    To discuss the role please contact the [Pru Rolff] via email [p.rolff@uq.edu.au]  

    For technical queries about your application, please contact casualrecruit@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number in the subject line.  

     

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