Lecturer (Teaching), IEP/EFY (Maternity Cover)

About us

University College London (UCL)

UCL is a multi-disciplinary university with a community of over 16,000 staff and 50,000 students from 150 different countries. For more information see http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about

UCL Engineering

Engineering Sciences at UCL comprises ten academic departments that undertake research and teaching across a wide range of disciplines. For more information see https://www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering.

Centre for Engineering Education (CEE)

The Centre for Engineering Education (CEE) is a joint centre between the UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences and the UCL Institute of Education. It aims to provide research and curriculum development to deliver improved engineering education worldwide. For more information see https://www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering/centre-for-engineering-education

UCL Engineering’s Integrated Engineering Programme (IEP)

Our Integrated Engineering Programme is recognised within and outside of UCL for innovation and thought leadership in engineering education. The award-winning Integrated Engineering Programme (IEP) at UCL is a radical model for reimagining undergraduate engineering education. It integrates rigorous disciplinary foundations with applied mathematics, authentic and enquiry-based learning, interdisciplinary project-based learning, and a strong emphasis on professional and transferable skills.

About the Role

This is a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover position, commencing on 1st December 2026.

The post-holder will sit within UCL Engineering’s Centre for Engineering Education and will work with colleagues across the faculty to support the continuous development and delivery of the Centre’s Engineering Foundation Year and Integrated Engineering Programme curricula. The Centre seeks to employ an education focused lecturer, ideally with both engineering and higher education teaching experience to lead and support the teaching within year 1 of the EFY and IEP. Industrial experience or experience of level 3 (A-level) teaching would be valuable.

About you

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• Postgraduate Qualification (MSc/PhD) in an engineering science discipline or hold equivalent qualifications and / or experience
• Experience of Curriculum, Programme and/or Module Leadership and Development
• The ability to work independently, to lead and work successfully as part of a team, recognising when advice / input needs to be sought
• Experience of developing and delivering project-based learning and teaching at a level appropriate for Foundation and/or Year 1 Engineering students

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

All applications must include a supporting statement telling us, using examples, how you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description. Applications without a supporting statement will be rejected.

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What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits.

Our commitment to Equality and Diversity

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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