Associate Lecturer (Teaching) Mathematics & Curriculum Dev

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.

Our Integrated Engineering Programme is recognised internationally for innovation and thought leadership in engineering education.

UCL Engineering’s Integrated Engineering Programme (IEP)

The Integrated Engineering Programme (IEP) is led by a team of academics and administrators within a small team as part of the Centre for Engineering Education within the Faculty of Engineering Sciences at UCL.

It is a bold, distinctive education that combines our traditional strength in the disciplinary engineering fundamentals with a pedagogy that promotes an interdisciplinary, problem-based approach and seeks to create well rounded graduates who are innovative thinkers and are adept to challenging and changing the nature of engineering.

About the Role

This is a Fixed-term Maternity Cover for 1 year

The post holder will work with staff across 6 departments within UCL Engineering to develop and teach cross-faculty elements of the year 2 (level 5) IEP Mathematics curriculum. In the main, the post holder will provide maths curricula leadership and teaching support at faculty level to staff and students in departments.

The year 2 mathematics module that this post will be responsible for includes leading a team of approximately 20-30 academic staff and PGTAs to teaching and support the assessment associated with the module. This module is taught to over 700 students and thus requires a team effort, including the central support of the IEP Administration team.

Internal applicants are welcome to apply for this role on a secondment basis.

About You

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

• Educated to Degree level in an engineering science discipline or mathematics or hold equivalent qualifications and / or experience.
• Experience of using innovative Teaching Methods, including incorporating new technologies into the design and delivery of curricula.
• Experience of teaching undergraduates (working in higher education).
• Strong attention to detail, high standards of accuracy and excellent communication skills.
• Student-centred teaching skills, in particular using active learning techniques.

Please do not attach any copies of certificates or thesis documents. If you are successful, these will be requested at a later date.

For the full person specification, please see the attached Job Description. Please 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 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.

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 and Diversity

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

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