Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Politics of Economic Policy

About us

UCL’s Department of Political Science & School of Public Policy offers you a uniquely stimulating environment for the study of all fields of politics, including international relations, political theory, human rights, public policy-making and administration. The Department is recognized for its world-class research and policy impact, ranking second in the UK in the latest Guardian rankings on research excellence in politics. Over 150 people make up the Department of Political Science including academic, teaching, and research staff, professional services, and MPhil/PhD students (for an overview of our research, see https://www.ucl.ac.uk/drupal/site_political-science/research.

About the role

The Department of Political Science/School of Public Policy at UCL is seeking to fill a fixed term maternity leave cover position, Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Politics of Economic Policy. The salary will be on ! the UCL G rade 7 scale, £38,308 - £46,155 (inclusive of London Allowance). This is a full-time fixed term appointment maternity cover/sabbatical cover/research leave cover commencing on 1st March 2023 to 31st Aug 2023. The Associate Lecturer (Teaching) will deliver lectures and seminars for the final four weeks of the below module, and first mark assessments for that module: POLS0041 Politics of Economic Policy in Post-Industrial Democracies (Lecture and Seminars on Mondays) https://www.ucl.ac.uk/module-catalogue/modules/public-sector-economics-POLS0081. For informal queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact Polsci.Staffing (email: polsci.staffing@ucl.ac.uk)

About you

The successful candidate must have a PhD in Political Science, International Relations or related subject, current enrolment in a PhD programme in Political Science, International Relations or related subject, experienced in advising students on their essays and providing constructive feedback on written work. Evidence of high-quality academic research in a relevant field, teaching relevant subjects at the UG OR PGT level and quality assurance procedures associated with university teaching.

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 (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Hybrid Final Salary Pension Scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan.
• On-Site nursery.
• On-site gym.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service.
• Discounted medical insurance.

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 encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in the sector and at UCL including but, not exclusive, to disabled, D/deaf and neurodiverse people, LGBT+ people, people from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, especially women.

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