"Academic Skills Tutor"

About the role

This is a newly created permanent role within the Academic Skills team designed to support the wider Academic Skills programme, as well as deliver provision to international students in at least 4 of King’s faculties.

The Academic Skills tutor plays a pivotal role in supporting students across all levels of study at the university. Combining expertise in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and Learning Development (LD), the tutor designs, delivers, and evaluates academic skills provision that enhances students' learning experiences and academic success.

The successful candidate will have significant experience and expertise in supporting international students, as well as practical knowledge of the unique challenges faced by international students in UK higher education. This expertise will inform their teaching practice across the full range of the team's activities, ensuring international students receive appropriate and effective provision that supports their learning journey.

The role involves delivering workshops, 1:1s and discipline-specific academic skills sessions within identified faculties and many of the sessions will focus on language and communication. Where appropriate, the tutor will also develop tailored resources for taught sessions. The role holder must be comfortable teaching small and large groups, as well as 1:1s and have a sound understanding of integrating the principles of academic literacy into, through and around the taught curriculum in UKHE.

The post holder must demonstrate AI literacy and be able to integrate AI tools and responsible AI practices into their teaching where pedagogically appropriate. This includes understanding how AI technologies can support international students' academic development and being able to teach basic AI literacy skills as part of broader academic skills provision.

The role is centred on teaching, and a robust teaching background is essential. The successful candidate should showcase their ability to effectively plan, design, and deliver skills-based academic literacy sessions to diverse student groups, including international students and we expect the post holder's work to be evidence-based and informed by pedagogic principles.

The successful candidate will be a good communicator, engaging with stakeholders across the college to collaborate on student facing support. They will find and capitalise on opportunities to build relationships and support collaboration where appropriate to broaden the student experience and enable success.

The Academic Skills tutor will contribute to the strategic goals of King’s Foundations and the Centre for International Education and Languages.

This new role will be offered on an AEP (Academic Education Pathway) contract and there is a requirement to engage in scholarly activity related to the field of Teaching & Learning. The position will be subject to a probationary period of 3 years in line with other academic roles at the College.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week) and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Relevant postgraduate degree (e.g. MA in TESOL/Applied Linguistics/ or other relevant area) and relevant Level 7 teaching qualification (e.g. Cambridge DELTA, PGCE).
2. Knowledge of the academic literacy, language, communication and academic skills needs of international and home students.
3. Evidence of successfully delivering online and on campus academic skills sessions in a UK HE, to home and international students, in the form of workshops, 1:1s and discipline specific sessions, including experience of supporting students with effective use of Generative AI.
4. Experience of developing engaging on campus, online and asynchronous teaching and learning resources in the field of Academic Literacy, Academic Language & Communication, and Study Skills.
5. Understanding of current good practices relating to EAP, Learning Development, academic literacy, academic skills and AI, and evidence of how this is applied within your teaching.
6. An awareness of, and commitment to, inclusive practices in the classroom and a high level of cultural competence.
7. Evidence of being able to work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver an excellent student experience as well as being able to effectively manage workload and meet deadlines.
8. Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, or willingness to achieve certification within 3 years of appointment.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our How we Recruit pages.

Interviews are due to be held in September.