Academic ConnectLecturer in Higher Education
Ref Number
B16-01807
Professional Expertise
Academic
Department
School of Education (B16)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
£54,172-£63,752
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Type
Hybrid
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
16-Jun-2025
About us
IOE is UCL Faculty of Education and Society.
Founded in 1902, IOE has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just, and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
The Department of Education, Practice and Society (EPS) has specialists from a wide variety of disciplines including history, sociology and philosophy who undertake research to support education throughout the life course by contributing to economic, social and political debate as well as development in societies, nationally and internationally. The department pioneers research collaborations with external partners to diversify the contribution that educational research can make academically, professionally and practically for individuals and communities. The work of the department strives to provide solutions to current and emerging pressure points in societies, such as economic change and social injustice, by creating networks and partnerships to support knowledge transfer between education, work and communities.
The Department of Education, Practice and Society has an exciting research portfolio of projects.
About the role
The Department of Education, Practice & Society relaunched the MA in Higher Education Studies in 2024. This interdisciplinary programme attracts students to this field of specialist study from around the world. We are looking to appoint a Lecturer with expertise in Higher Education Studies who will contribute to teaching, research and scholarship. This is an opportunity to join a large department where colleagues share an interest in higher education from diverse perspectives such as: comparative education, history, sociology, the economics of education or policy studies.
As a member of the core programme team of the MA Higher Education Studies, the successful candidate will be responsible for curriculum development, pastoral support, teaching, learning and assessment on the MA programme. You will contribute to scholarship in any area of higher education studies such as: international and comparative education, governance, trans-national education, and student mobility, or higher education policy analysis and implementation. In addition, you will contribute to a range of research and enterprise activities as appropriate, including bids for funded research.
Informal inquiries about the Department’s approach to research and REF can be directed to the Head of Department Professor Moses Oketch m.oketch@ucl.ac.uk. Informal inquiries about teaching on the MA HES can be directed to the Programme Leader Dr Holly Smith holly.smith@ucl.ac.uk.
About you
The successful candidate will have a PhD in any area of Higher Education Studies or a related field. You will have experience of teaching successfully at higher education level, working with students from diverse contexts and cultural backgrounds. If you do not hold an HE teaching qualification or Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, you should or be willing to gain this. You will be willing to supervise Master’s dissertation students on a wide range of topics in higher education drawing on your experience in research in higher education, or working with NGOs, think tanks, third sector or related organisations. In addition, you will have knowledge and understanding of a broad range of educational research methods, such as: secondary data analysis, document analysis, interview and survey techniques, case study and systematic research synthesis.
Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.
It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
41 Days holiday: 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days (pro rata for part time staff)
Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme (pro rata for part time staff)
Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
Immigration loan
Relocation scheme for certain posts
On-Site nursery
On-site gym
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.
