Associate Professor (Teaching) Engineering Foundation Year

About us

UCL Engineering

UCL Engineering comprises ten departments delivering research and teaching in many disciplines. We apply our research to real-world practice, producing innovative technological solutions to challenging problems. UCL Engineering wants to ‘Change the world’.

Our students and staff come from Europe, the Americas, Africa, India, China, the Middle and Far East, and Australasia, and we have partnerships worldwide.

Centre for Engineering Education (CEE)

The UCL Centre for Engineering Education (CEE), is a joint centre between the UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences and the UCL Institute of Education (IoE). It aims to provide research and curriculum development to deliver improved engineering education worldwide. It is actively engaged in the engineering education research community and in using that evidence-based research to deliver innovative and high-quality student experiences at UCL and for external partners through collaborative consultancy projects.

About the Role

This post will lead the delivery and continued development and improvement of the programme. They will lead the teaching team who deliver core modules and provide the pastoral and academic support to a cohort of around 50 students. The post will also oversee the student recruitment and student support.

The post holder will Lead the team who deliver the Engineering Foundation Year programme and oversee regular curriculum review and continuous development and contribute to the assurance and enhancement of teaching quality and the student experience.

The post holder will also contribute to training of teaching and professional services staff including sharing good practice and developments in teaching. They will develop effective partnerships with students to ensure the student voice is central to decision making.

The post holder will carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the Line Manager.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.

About You

The following are some of the essential criteria required for this role:

• Postgraduate Qualification (MSc/PhD) in relevant subject area.
• Extensive experience of widening participation, fair access or contextual admissions programmes.
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate with communities targeted by this programme.
• Proven experience of implementing innovative student-centred teaching methodologies.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. Please also read the attached Candidate Guidance document. When completing your supporting statement, please tell us, using examples, how you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.

This advert will close on 14/07/2024 at 23:59. Microsoft Teams Interviews will be taking place on 26th July 2024.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits.

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.

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