Lecturer (Teaching) in Library and Information Studies

About us
The UCL Department of Information Studies offers postgraduate qualifications for the library and information professions, collaborates in the delivery of an inter-faculty BSc in Information Management for Business and is launching a new BSc Information in Society degree at UCL East from 2024. We also have a strong international reputation for research.

About the role
We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer (Teaching) to start on 1 September 2024 teaching mainly on our postgraduate Library and Information Studies (LIS) programme, with the possibility of some undergraduate teaching.

Job share requests will be considered. Please upload a CV and supporting statement together with your application. Any additional files, such as certificates are not compulsory but you are able to upload if you wish. UCL will be asking for references after shortlisting for interviews therefore no information is needed at this point. If you have any questions related to the application system or uploading your documents, please email Department Manager Terrie Fiawoo. Any questions related to the role, please email Head of Department Dr Charles Inskip or Lecturer in Library and Information Studies and Programme Director Dr Alison Hicks.

About you
We are particularly interested in applicants who could contribute to teaching within any of the broad areas or sectors of library and information studies, including but not limited to: physical, historical and digital collections; library management; library technologies; scholarly communication; information behaviour and information literacy; cataloguing and classification; and critical approaches to library and information work.

Please see job description and person specification (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) for further information.

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)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• On-Site nursery
• 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 department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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