Responsibilities

 

 

• To teach core undergraduate Russian language modules, as well as the optional final-year specialist module in Russian for Professional Communication.
• In relation to the above teaching responsibilities, to carry out the following: preparation of course documentation and curriculum development; module leadership and quality assurance; academic guidance to students; formative marking, summative assessment and examinations.
• To prepare, assist and monitor undergraduate students who are spending part of their third year abroad in Russia; to supervise, remotely, their compulsory year-abroad written task; to maintain and develop effective relationships with Durham MLAC’s year-abroad partner institutions in Russia and elsewhere, taking responsibility for Russian-related student exchanges.
• If appropriate and necessary, to contribute to the teaching of cultural modules in Russian Studies.
• If appropriate and necessary, to contribute to relevant teaching on some of our Master’s programmes (esp. MA in Translation Studies).
• As appropriate, to carry out, on behalf of the School, outreach duties as representative of Russian, taking part in the organisation of Russian-related events of interest to staff, students and the local community.
• To engage in scholarship (broadly defined) that supports and develops their role as a Teaching Fellow.
• To undertake administrative tasks as required by the Director of Russian Studies and Head of School, including: acting as an academic adviser, attending committees, participating in working groups and other collective administrative tasks within the School, alongside colleagues in Russian and other languages.

 

 

Person Specification

 

Skills & Competencies

 

• Native proficiency in spoken and written Russian: Essential
• Near-native proficiency in spoken and written English: Essential
• Ability to work as a member of a team: Essential
• Ability to communicate clearly, precisely and effectively in written and oral forms: Essential
• Outstanding organisational and administrative skills: Essential
• Willingness to engage with and contribute to activity at all levels in the department and in the broader institutional environment: Essential
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills: Essential

 

Qualifications

 

• A BA Hons or equivalent degree in Russian at 2.1 level or higher OR in the case of qualified native speakers with Russian qualifications, a good first degree in another subject: Essential
• A postgraduate qualification in language teaching: Desirable
• Member of the Higher Education Academy: Desirable 

 

Experience

 

• Experience of Russian language teaching to non-specialist learners: Essential
• Experience in team-teaching: Essential
• Experience in module co-ordination: Essential
• Experience in course materials design: Essential
• Organisational and administrative experience: Essential
• Experience in e-Learning: Desirable 

 

Special Knowledge

 

• Ability to teach a wide range of language elective modules: Essential
• Understanding of cultural, political and social aspects of the Russian-speaking world: Essential
• Ability to coordinate relationships with Russian-based academic organisations: Essential
• Knowledge of UK university system: Essential
• Experience of academic programme design and implementation: Essential
• Knowledge of DUO (Blackboard) or equivalent system: Desirable
• Knowledge of whiteboard teaching technology: Desirable
• Knowledge of recent developments in Language Learning and Teaching: Desirable
• Experience of collaborative partnerships, outreach work and recruitment activity: Desirable 

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