Lecturer in Higher Education

About us

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

The Department of Education, Practice & Society relaunched the MA in Higher Education Studies in 2024. This interdisciplinary programme attracts students to this field of specialist study from around the world. We are looking to appoint a Lecturer with expertise in Higher Education Studies who will contribute to teaching, research and scholarship. This is an opportunity to join a large department where colleagues share an interest in higher education from diverse perspectives such as: comparative education, history, sociology, the economics of education or policy studies.

As a member of the core programme team of the MA Higher Education Studies, the successful candidate will be responsible for curriculum development, pastoral support, teaching, learning and assessment on the MA programme. You will contribute to scholarship in any area of higher education studies such as: international and comparative education, governance, trans-national education, and student mobility, or higher education policy analysis and implementation. In addition, you will contribute to a range of research and enterprise activities as appropriate, including bids for funded research.

About you

The successful candidate will have a PhD in any area of Higher Education Studies or a related field. You will have experience of teaching successfully at higher education level, working with students from diverse contexts and cultural backgrounds. If you do not hold an HE teaching qualification or Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, you should or be willing to gain this. You will be willing to supervise Master’s dissertation students on a wide range of topics in higher education drawing on your experience in research in higher education, or working with NGOs, think tanks, third sector or related organisations. In addition, you will have knowledge and understanding of a broad range of educational research methods, such as: secondary data analysis, document analysis, interview and survey techniques, case study and systematic research synthesis.

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: B16-01807

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