Join UWE Bristol at an exciting stage of growth and play a leading role in shaping our English Language and Linguistics provision. You’ll join a small, ambitious and research-active team, contributing to high-quality teaching while driving innovation in curriculum design, research, and external engagement.
Our English Language and Linguistics programme is growing, and as a result we’ve got a fantastic opportunity for someone versatile who can teach across a range of undergraduate modules and areas which include applied linguistics; discourse analysis; second language acquisition; language and pedagogy; and ecolinguistics. You will join a dedicated and research-active team in the teaching of our home and international undergraduates.
As a Senior Lecturer, you will combine excellent teaching with academic leadership and a developing research profile. You’ll lead modules, contribute to programme development, and help enhance the student experience across a diverse and international cohort.
You will teach across areas such as applied linguistics, discourse analysis, second language acquisition, language and pedagogy, and ecolinguistics, using creative and research-informed approaches. Alongside this, you’ll contribute to research outputs, funding applications, and knowledge exchange, building collaborations that enhance both impact and reputation.
What you’ll bring
- A postgraduate or doctoral qualification in Linguistics (or near completion)
- Expertise in areas such as psycholinguistics, applied linguistics, or ecolinguistics
- Proven experience of teaching in higher education, including module leadership
- A track record (or clear trajectory) in research, publication and/or professional practice
- The ability to design engaging, innovative teaching and assessment
- Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to supporting and inspiring students
Where you will be working
UWE Bristol is a campus-based University, with vibrant campus communities that are central to student life.
In this role, you’ll be based at our modern Frenchay Campus where we’ve invested in state-of-the-art facilities designed to help both staff and students succeed.
You’ll spend most of your time on campus, typically 80% percent of your time, with the opportunity to work from home on the remaining days.
Why UWE Bristol?
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in vibrant Bristol, our ambitions are to make a positive difference to our planet, transforming futures through actions and solving real world challenges.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, very generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
We also provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.
Add your individuality to ours
UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.
We’re part of a vibrant, multicultural city and welcome talented people from all backgrounds. Diversity is our strength, enhancing creativity, decision‑making, and problem‑solving. Join our supportive community and thrive.
We particularly encourage applications from global majority and male candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
As a Disability Confident employer, we encourage applications from disabled or neurodivergent candidates.
Further information
you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role, please email Associate Director [email protected] and/or Programme Leader [email protected].
We are hoping interviews can take place in the first week of August 2026 at our Frenchay Campus.
This is a full-time, permanent post.
Salary offers are made in line with the University’s salary assessment guidelines, reflecting your relevant skills and experience in parity with colleagues.
Right to Work in the UK
If offered a role, you will need to provide valid documentation confirming your right to work in the UK before employment begins. Guidance on acceptable documents is available via the Home Office Right to Work Checklist.
We may be able to sponsor eligible candidates for this role under the Skilled Worker visa route; however, visa sponsorship eligibility is assessed only at offer stage, being invited to interview does not indicate an offer of sponsorship.
Please review our Skilled Worker Guidance and UK Government website to assess your eligibility. If you do not qualify you may wish to explore other visa options.
Candidates without current Right to Work who are not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship or another Global Talent visa route, may wish to look into the Global Talent Peer Review route. This is a self-application process and is subject to you meeting qualifying criteria.
You may also wish to explore other visa options which will allow you to work in the UK.
Please note that UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.
Next Steps
We’d love to hear from you - if this role excites you, please complete our application form as soon as possible and tell us how your skills and experience meet the criteria listed in the Person Specification, using clear and relevant examples wherever possible.
We’ll keep you informed of the outcome by email once shortlisting is complete.
