Course Instructors for the MA degree in Technology-Mediated Language Teaching and Learning

Overview

The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, through its Department of Arts and Humanities, is hiring affiliated teaching staff to serve as course instructors for the MA degree in Technology-Mediated Language Teaching and Learning during the 2026/2027 academic year. Instructors operate within an online learning environment to guide, plan, stimulate, and monitor student learning processes throughout the semester. Responsibilities include providing individual and collective teaching assistance, addressing student questions, offering explanations, encouraging forum participation, and delivering personalized feedback. Instructors may additionally participate in the creation of learning resources. The collaboration is structured around the provision of professional services on an onsite work arrangement.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in Applied Linguistics and Technology, Computer-Assisted Language Learning, Second Language Acquisition, or a related field. Candidates are required to have native or near-native proficiency in either English or Spanish, teaching experience with university students or adults, advanced information and communications technology skills, experience utilizing online communication tools for collaborative work, initiative, strong communication skills, and the ability to work in a team within innovative contexts. An indispensable requirement for the selection process is that applicants must maintain a separate main professional activity alongside this position. Preferred qualifications include native or near-native proficiency in both English and Spanish, distance or virtual learning teaching experience, familiarity with computer applications and techniques relevant to the field, prior language teaching experience, graduate-level teaching experience, and experience supervising master's theses.

How to apply

Candidates must submit a motivation letter written in English that specifies the subject or subjects they wish to collaborate on, highlighting relevant teaching and research experience and knowledge for each selected subject. Applications submitted without this required information will be automatically rejected. Interested individuals must register as a candidate through the designated section of the institution's website and submit their application through the candidate area.

Key dates

The application deadline is October 27, 2026, and curriculum vitae submissions will not be accepted after 23:59 Madrid time on the preceding day.