Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Social Economics

University College London (UCL) is a multi-faculty college of the University of London with a population of over 52,000 students, from more than 150 different countries. UCL is among the world’s top universities, as reflected in performance in a range of rankings and tables.

The UCL Arts and Sciences (UASc) department is the home for the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences (BASc), which is the UK's leading interdisciplinary degree, covering arts, social sciences and sciences degree. The department also runs the BA in Creative Arts and Humanities, the Masters in Arts and Sciences in Creative Health and the Interdisciplinary Societies, Arts and Sciences PhD programme.

We are seeking a Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Social Economics to join the Arts and Sciences department who can offer an unconventional or non-mainstream approach to economics which highly values interdisciplinarity, the role of social forces and qualitative evidence and thinking, while also paying attention to quantitative measures where appropriate. Examples of some areas that would be relevant are (we do not expect the postholder to have all the following):

• pluralist approaches to economics, economic systems, and models;
• focusing on issues of inequality, environmental degradation, and social justice, including challenging neoliberal subjectivities and assumptions;
• exploring regenerative and redistributive models;
• analysis of the following: knowledge economy, digital economy, information economy and cultural and creative industries and economies;
• addressing alternative economic models, sustainability, and social impact that emphasise interdisciplinary perspectives and critical thinking.

The postholder will co-convene the final year compulsory module BASC0023 The Knowledge Economy: Consultancy Project and will develop a new module: 'Reimagining Capitalism’. They will contribute excellent research in interdisciplinary social economics or an area of interdisciplinary social economics as outlined above. The area of research should be interdisciplinary and related to a discipline or disciplines relevant to interdisciplinary social economics, excluding econometrics.

The postholder will be primarily associated with the Societies pathway on the BASc programmes. This includes acting as a Personal Tutor and providing guidance to tutees on how to curate an individualised and coherent degree.

The post is based at the Bloomsbury campus but travel may be required to the UCL East campus in Stratford for departmental activities or to contribute to teaching on the BA or MASc programmes.

This post is full-time and available from 1 June 2025.

The postholder will be educated to Doctoral level in any interdisciplinary area relevant to interdisciplinary social economics (as outlined above), and have proven experience in research in interdisciplinary social economics.

Previous experience of teaching, research and engagement in a university department is essential, as is knowledge of the connection between scholarship, policy and practice. In addition, the postholder will have the ability to share in the organisation and management of research programmes in interdisciplinarity and interdisciplinary social economics.

A proven ability to mentor students, including advising on module choices, and excellent communication skills are also essential.

Please note that we are not seeking a specialist in econometrics or similar approaches for this role.

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

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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