Lecturer (Teaching) Early Childhood Education

About us

Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education 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 Lecturer (Teaching) in Early Childhood Education. In this post you will contribute to the teaching and research 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.

You will contribute to the teaching and assessment of the BA Early Childhood and the MA Early Years Education programmes as required.

This will include:

• Delivering high-quality and engaging lectures, seminars, and workshops to undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of early childhood education.
• Providing academic supervision and support to undergraduate and postgraduate students, including advising on research projects and dissertations.
• Developing networking links with relevant professional bodies.

This post is available from September 2026.

Interviews will be held on 27th and 28th July 2026.

For further information please contact Professor Sue Rogers

About you

With a doctorate in early childhood education, or other relevant field, you will have the ability to teach successfully at higher education level.

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

In addition, you will have the ability to achieve outstanding student experience, as well as an ability to create and support an environment conducive to innovation

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.

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