Research Fellow

About the role

This is a research focused role.

Duration: 12 months in the first instance.

The successful candidate will lead research examining how engineering students develop the ability to approach, frame, and solve open-ended sociotechnical problems in the context of the programmes offered by The Centre for Engineering Education (the Integrated Engineering Programme IEP and/or the Engineering Foundation Year EFY).

Note: Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Grade 6B (salary £39,148 - £41,833 per annum inc. London weighting) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of the PhD award).

About you

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following criteria:

• Hold or be in the process of obtaining a doctoral research qualification in a relevant area (for example Engineering Education, Education, Social Sciences, STS, Philosophy, Humanities, Engineering)
• Ability to plan and develop original, significant, and rigorous contributions to subject area or body of knowledge
• Knowledge of research relevant to the focus area, implementation of empirical research methods, and critical evaluation of scholarship

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. Please also read the attached Candidate Guidance document.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits. 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.

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