School of Humanities

Nanyang Technological University

Lecturer in Italian Language

Young and research intensive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is ranked among the world’s top universities.

The School of Humanities (SoH) at NTU Singapore is committed to promoting high quality research and teaching.  Students are given ample opportunities to develop strong critical thinking, research, and communication skills that enable them to make meaningful contributions to Singapore and beyond. The School is committed to both disciplinary excellence and interdisciplinary innovation and has particular research and teaching interests in Digital Humanities, Medical Humanities, Environmental Humanities and Global Asian studies.

Lecturer in Italian Language

The School of Humanities invites outstanding academics to apply for a faculty position at the rank of Lecturer.

The Centre for Modern Language in SoH currently offers electives in 16 modern languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Malay, Russian, Singapore Sign Language, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese). The Centre places great importance on enhancing the intercultural knowledge and skills of the learners as well as their linguistic competence. For further information about the current Modern Language Electives, please refer to this website: http://cml.soh.ntu.edu.sg/Pages/Home.aspx

We are seeking an experienced lecturer capable of teaching introductory to advanced Italian to tertiary students. Knowledge in current trends in second/foreign language teaching methodologies is preferred. Candidates should have proven track-record in teaching, curriculum design, multimedia course materials development and knowledge of new technologies in language instruction. The position is offered on a three-year renewable contract basis.

Requirements:

• Postgraduate qualification in Italian as a foreign/second language, Italian Linguistics, Italian Studies or equivalent.

• Native proficiency in written and spoken Italian to teach adult students.
• Experienced and demonstrated excellence in teaching Italian preferably at tertiary level.
• Experienced in developing Italian language materials, including e-learning resources.
• Experienced with multimedia and computer-based instructional technologies.
• Ability to coordinate large courses.
• Proficient in English to communicate to students and stakeholders

Application Procedure

The deadline for this application is 15 August 2025. Applicants are invited to submit their applications (cover letter, CV, research and teaching statements, and Google Scholar citation report if available) through the NTU career portal.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Enquiries about the position may be addressed to:

Chair of Search Committee, Centre for Modern Languages

Email: cml_recruit@ntu.edu.sg