Lecturer (Teaching) BA Education, Society and Culture

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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) has specialists from a wide variety of disciplines including history, sociology and philosophy who undertake research to support education throughout the life course by contributing to economic, social and political debate as well as development in societies, nationally and internationally. The department pioneers research collaborations with external partners to diversify the contribution that educational research can make academically, professionally and practically for individuals and communities. The work of the department strives to provide solutions to current and emerging pressure points in societies, such as economic change and social injustice, by creating networks and partnerships to support knowledge transfer between education, work and communities.

The Department of Education, Practice and Society has an exciting research portfolio of projects.

About the role

We are looking to appoint a Lecturer Teaching to lead and teach on EDPS0251 Families and Children: Professionals and the State (Year 3). This module is designed to support students to develop a comprehensive understanding of the complex relationship between children and families, on the one hand, and professionals and the state, on the other. The focus will be on the UK, from which most of the relevant literature is drawn but there will be some consideration of comparative and international contexts.

The successful candidate will also support other modules on the Education, Society and Culture degree programme by leading seminars and undertaking marking and assessment as appropriate to discipline area and subject knowledge.

This post is a fixed term maternity cover until 20 December 2025

About you

The successful candidate will have a doctorate in History, Education, Sociology, Social Policy or in a cognate discipline in the social sciences or humanities. You will evidence of a strong background in teaching in the field of Education and/or related areas in the social sciences or humanities and have experience of using online teaching and learning platforms (such as Moodle) and a variety of IT packages in a work environment. In addition, you will have excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills appropriate for all aspects of the role including lecturing and supervision.

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.

Customer advert reference: B16-01801

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