Teaching Fellow in Teaching English to Speakers of Languages; TESOL

Teaching Fellow in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Do you have the ability to motivate and inspire learners? Do you have a clear commitment to creating and delivering an excellent student experience? Do you have a background in teaching English to speakers of other languages or a related discipline?

We are looking for colleagues with proven teaching capability to join the TESOL team in the School and contribute to the delivery of excellent, research-led teaching at postgraduate and undergraduate levels. You will have recent successful experience in teaching and research in TESOL, demonstrating a strong academic background in TESOL and relevant experience of teaching TESOL in a university context either in the UK or abroad.

You will join an experienced, internationally renowned TESOL teaching team within the School of Education, one of the UK's leading departments of Education. Colleagues within the School have varied experience in teaching and teacher education in many contexts in the UK and around the world. Research in the School encompasses a range of expertise, and includes ongoing research projects in language education, language use in migrant communities, language learning with digital technologies, IELTS preparation courses and teacher development.

• 26 days holiday plus approx. 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) - That's 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing:
  Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development:
  Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Professor Diane Pecorari,
Professor of TESOL, School of Education

• Location
  :
  Leeds - Main Campus
• Faculty/Service
  :
  Faculty of Social Sciences
• School/Institute
  :
  School of Education
• Category
  :
  Teaching
• Grade
  :
  Grade 7
• Salary
  : £41,064 to £48,822 per annum
• Working Time
  : 100%
• Post Type
  :
  Full Time
• Contract Type
  :
  Fixed Term (Fixed term for 6 months to complete a specific task or time limited work.)
• Release Date
  :
  Wednesday 04 February 2026
• Closing Date
  :
  Wednesday 18 February 2026