About IOE
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) is a thriving multidisciplinary department at the UCL Institute of Education. It encompasses: (i) the domain areas of History, Philosophy and Sociology of Education; (ii) the fields of Comparative, International development, Further, Higher and Lifelong Education; and a number of research centres.
About the role
We are looking to appoint a Lecturer to teach and assess on the PGCE Further Education programme. The appointee will serve as a personal tutor and support the development of teachers through observation of teaching practice. Appointees may also be expected to contribute to other undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the faculty, as appropriate.
You will liaise with partner colleges to support the development of students in their teaching practice and be at the forefront of international developments in learning and teaching, including blended approaches to learning and innovative assessment methodologies. In addition, you will keep up to date with research in your specialist area and making links between your specialist interests and cognate interests elsewhere in UCL and more widely.
This post is on a part-time basis (0.50 FTE/ 18.25 hours per week).
For further information on this post, please contact Mr Graham Griffiths; email:
This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Academic Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/policies/2021/jun/conditions-service-academic-staff for more information.
About you
You will have a higher degree (MA/MSc/PhD) or equivalent relevant professional experience and have a teaching qualification (PGCE or Certificate of Education). You will have a recent experience of teacher education for the skills sector and the ability to teach successfully at higher education level.
In addition, you have experience of using online teaching and learning platforms (such as Moodle) and a variety of IT packages in a work environment.
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.