Lecturer (Teaching) Early Childhood Education

About us

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 Learning and Leadership (DLL) is a large specialist research and teaching department of approximately 110 academic staff. The department is a major world leader in the following subject areas: Early Years and Primary Education, Educational Leadership, Education Policy, and Initial Teacher Education (ITE). We value innovative research, teaching and enterprise in all these areas and combine the very best of research innovation and evidence-based teaching, with a strong commitment to translating our work into policy and practice.

About the role

The Department of Leadership and Learning is seeking a qualified and motivated individual to join our faculty as a Grade 8 Lecturer (Teaching) in Early Childhood Education. The successful candidate will contribute to the teaching and scholarship activities of the institute more widely and the department more specifically and play a pivotal role in shaping the education and professional development of our undergraduate and postgraduate students.

About you

You will have doctorate in early childhood education, or other relevant field along with the ability to teach successfully at higher education level. Ideally, you should have sufficient experience to apply for membership of the Higher Education Academy, i.e. experience of teaching and/or supporting learning in higher education. 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.

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 (pro rata for part time staff) ·        Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme (pro rata for part time staff)

·        Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

·        Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

·        Immigration loan

·        Relocation scheme for certain posts

·        On-Site nursery

·        On-site gym

·        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 faculty holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

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