Lecturer in Professional and Vocational Learning

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

We are looking to appoint a Lecturer in Professional and Vocational Learning to teach on the MSc Engineering Education. Core duties will include acting as a Module Leader for the on-line module Learning and Working in International Contexts. You will contribute to teaching sessions to other modules; supervise module assignments and dissertations as well as PhD supervision.

The postholder will also conduct research in relation to the common issues between the Centre for Engineering Education (CEE) and the Post 14 Centre for Education and Work. We are therefore interested in applications from lecturers who have a Social Science PhD with experience of researching learners transitions into, through education and at work, and an interest in Artificial Intelligence and/or Environmental Sustainability.

About you

The successful candidate will have a good first degree in a Social Science subject and a PhD in Social Science subject (candidates close to completion will not be considered). You will have evidence of a strong background in teaching in Professional Vocational Learning; substantial experience in curriculum design and on-line learning as well innovation in teaching and working towards membership of the Higher Education Academy, or comparable qualification. In addition, you will have evidence of ability to engage in internationally high-level research, relevant to the CEE and Post 14 Centre’s core research interests, preferably at Co-Investigator level and demonstrated through track record of research, and awareness of research impact.

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 Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

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