Associate Director of Educational Research and Policy

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role shaping University of the Arts London’s learning & teaching research agenda, ensuring it supports TEF (Teaching Excellence Framework) and APP (Access and Participation Plan) goals.

This role is instrumental in positioning UAL as a leader in creative education research, ensuring that policy, research, and academic development work cohesively to support the University’s strategic ambitions.

As Associate Director of Educational Research & Policy, you will lead research-driven initiatives to identify best practices, drive innovation in creative education, and align policy and delivery frameworks with emerging pedagogical approaches. You will implement sector-leading evaluation methodologies to demonstrate the rigor and impact of creative pedagogical innovations, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations.

You will also provide academic leadership, contributing to the University’s broader research strategy, and will be responsible for securing external research funding, as well as acting as Director of Study and/or research degree supervisor, supporting the next generation of researchers, and contributing to institutional research impact, ensuring UAL’s work is recognised externally.

About you
You will need a PhD in a relevant area of creative pedagogical research, with experience of managing a research community, and a recognised national or international research active profile.

You will also be recognised as a member of the Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, with a proven record of internationally excellent research outputs, and experience in building strategic external collaborations.

If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please contact AGstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

For further details and to apply please click the 'Apply' button.

Closing date: 7 December 2025 23:55.

Interviews: 13 January 2026.

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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