About the role

The post holder will contribute to the design and teaching of French language across all levels on our programmes.  

This is a full-time, open-ended position. 

The Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies is a friendly and vibrant Department of some 80 members of academic staff, with undergraduate courses in Modern Languages (French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish), International Management and Modern Languages (French/German/Spanish), and International Politics and Modern Languages (French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish), and postgraduate courses in languages and in politics including the flag-bearing Masters in Interpretation and Translation, Translation and Professional Language Skills, and Translation and Business Interpreting.

The post holder will be expected to participate fully in the life of the Department, including engaging in personal tutoring and recruitment activities. 

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dr Steve Wharton (mlssw@bath.ac.uk) or Dr Sandrine Alegre (ssa38@bath.ac.uk).

About you

Candidates should ideally have experience of teaching students of French in UK higher education. 

You will work well in a team and be willing and able to prepare and teach materials with other colleagues. 

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you:

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us and .

Closing Date: 30 Jun 2025

Department: Education & 69É«ÇéƬ

Salary: £38,249 to £45,413