Job description

Maastricht University's Language Centre offers a broad range of language education to students, staff, companies, organisations and private individuals. We help them communicate effectively in an international environment. From language courses in modern languages such as English, French, German and Spanish to Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese and Russian– the Language Centre has something to offer for everyone.

As an English lecturer at the Language Centre of Maastricht University you contribute to the services that are provided by the Language Centre. Specifically, your tasks can be devised to the categories teaching  and conducting assessments.  

Teaching

• Preparing and teaching English classes to university students, age 18+.
• Developing and adapting course materials.
• Supervision, mentoring and coaching of students during the learning process.
• Conducting pre-course level placement interviews with students.
• Supervision, feedback and assessment of students’ work.
• Carrying out regular teaching-related administrative duties.

Assessment

• Devising assessment for course programmes.
• Assessment and marking of final papers.
• Providing feedback to students on results.
• Course development and curriculum review.
• Participation in course evaluation.
• Developing course materials within a set framework.

Job requirements

General qualifications:

• Relevant Master’s degree in English Language Teaching, Education, Applied Linguistics, TESOL/TEFL/DELTA/CELTA, or related qualifications.
• Experience with the didactics of ESL/ESP and general ELT incl. Cambridge.
• Experience with teaching academic English at BA, MA and PhD level.
• Preparing and teaching English classes to university students, age 18+.
• Postgraduate Certificate in (Higher) Education (PGCE/PCET), University Teaching Qualification (UTQ/BKO) or readiness to acquire.

Job-specific expertise and teaching experience in one or a combination of the following subject areas:

Teaching

• Preparing and teaching English classes to university students, age 18+.
• Developing and adapting course materials.
• Supervision, mentoring and coaching of students during the learning process.
• Conducting pre-course level placement interviews with students.
• Supervision, feedback and assessment of students’ work.
• Carrying out regular teaching-related administrative duties.

Assessment

• Devising assessment for course programmes.
• Assessment and marking of final papers.
• Providing feedback to students on results.
• Course development and curriculum review.
• Participation in course evaluation.
• Developing course materials within a set framework.

Personal qualifications:

• Excellence in English.
• Enthusiasm.
• Team worker, good communicative skills.
• Professional attitude.
• Interest in innovative teaching methods.
• Willingness to continue professional development.
• Flexibility.
• Willingness to move to the Maastricht area.
• Intercultural competence.
• Computer literacy.
• Knowledge of the Dutch language, or willingness to learn Dutch.

Fixed-term contract: 2 years, in case of a good performance a permanent position is possible.

Terms of employment

The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > Support > UM employees.

We offer a temporary position (0.8 FTE) for a period of two years. In case of a good performance after two years, a permanent position is possible. The gross salary - depending on previous qualifications and experience - ranges from between € 2,790 to € 4,402 per month (scale 10 according to the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities- cao-NU) for a full-time post. Salaries are supplemented with an additional holiday bonus of 8% and an annual bonus of 8.3% per year. In addition, Maastricht University offers excellent secondary conditions, including an attractive retirement scheme, (partly paid) parental leave and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice model). More information about working at Maastricht University can be found here.

Maastricht University

Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 20,000 students and 4,700 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.

The Language Centre

The Maastricht University Language Centre is an inter-faculty institute that provides taught courses to some 5,000 UM students per year. In addition, it offers tailor-made language courses to both academic and support staff. The Language Centre also offers a range of language courses to external companies, governmental institutions and the general public (https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/other-offices/language-centre ). The English Department has approximately fifteen teaching staff and provides courses with a strong focus on English for Academic Purposes, ESP and Cambridge Assessment.