Student Summer School Lecturers - History and English Literature

We are preparing for the fifteenth annual course for students from Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, held at St Catharine’s College. 

Japanese students come to improve their English and enjoy the inspiring experience of living and studying in College. The lecturers are tasked with providing to the students a set of three one-hour lectures,  forming a key part of the education provide to the students during their time at St Catharine’s.

The ideal lecturer is either a PhD student or Postdoctoral researcher with knowledge of the relevant subject area who is able to provide an interesting course pitched at the level that is understandable for non-native speakers of English and who are interested in, but may not have a deep knowledge of the subject.

Each lecturer will be paid £600 in total for performing their duties.

Period of the course:  4th August – 24th August 2024.

Positions available:

English Literature

Provisional dates and times of lectures:  between 1:30 to 2:30pm on 13th, 19th and 21st August.

Duties and responsibilities of the English Literature lecturer include:
1.    Through consultation with the Head Teacher, develop and deliver three lectures about English Literature aimed to deepen the knowledge of, and be of interest to, the Doshisha University students (who are GCSE level). To match with other activities the students will take part in, it would be expected that Shakespeare would form part of the lecture content. 

2.    In collaboration with Head Language Teacher, develop some content based on your lecture series that can be used as part of the final exam.

3.    Help in provide feedback relating to the students’ performance.

A role description can be found here.

History

Provisional dates and times of lectures:  between 1:30 to 2:30pm on 12th, 14th and 20th August.

Duties and responsibilities of the History lecturer include:

1.    Through consultation with the Head Teacher, develop and provide a short course on History aimed to deepen the knowledge of, and be of interest to, the Doshisha University students.  To match with other activities the students will take part in, it would be expected that some local tours or museum visits could be suggested, with possibly some recommendations of buildings or museums the students could visit, on excursions to Lincoln and York and would form part of the content of the course.

2.    In collaboration with Head Language Teacher, develop some content based on your lecture series that can be used as part of the final exam.

3.    Help in provide feedback relating to the students’ performance.

A role description can be found here.

Application process

Application letters and CVs should be submitted setting out which role you are applying for, why you are interested in the position and what particular qualifications or attributes you would bring to the role.  

Please send applications to: Zoe Fardell, Conference Manager: conference.manager@caths.cam.ac.uk

Informal interviews will be held w/c: 17 June 2024

Closing date for applications:   10am on Tuesday 28 May 2024.

We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applications so you are encouraged to apply early.