Maître de langue (anglais)

Job Location : École normale supérieure, Paris, France

Employer : École normale supérieure - PSL

Department : Littératures et Langage

Position : Maître de langue anglaise / English language assistant

Contact :  Hélène Aji (helene.aji@ens.psl.eu)

Salary : “Indice 442” (around 1500€ monthly after taxes).

Duration of contract : 12 months (1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025), renewable once.

General conditions : Candidates must be native speakers of English or near-native practitioners of the English language (by decree on the employment of Maîtres de langue in the national higher education system: "La langue étrangère au titre de laquelle les candidats se présentent doit être leur langue maternelle ou une autre langue qu'ils pratiquent à l'égal de leur langue maternelle"), have successfully completed at least one year of postgraduate studies (doctoral students or young doctors are welcome) and have significant training or experience in teaching.

An advanced knowledge of French is necessary: some courses will be taught in English, but the core teaching load consists of a high-stake preparation for Agregation in literary translation, plus a weekly individualised training for an oral restitution into French of an audio document in English.

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Job description :

Teaching takes place continuously over two semesters from mid-September to mid-June. A Maître de Langue is contracted to teach around 192 hours per annum.

A Maître de Langue is required to lead one research seminar per semester, to teach language classes at a higher level to graduate students, especially literary translation from French into English.

The position also involves advising students on CV writing and training for interviews in English.

All teachers are responsible for organizing the continuous assessment of their students, in accordance with the guidelines laid down for each course, and for marking examination papers. The Maître de Langue will also be required to attend coordination meetings for each of the courses that he or she will be teaching.