Job Description

Ref Number

B16-01916

Professional Expertise

Teaching, Teaching Support and Examination Support

Department

School of Education (B16)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Part time

Salary

43,981-52,586

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

28-Aug-2025

About us

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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 Culture, Communication and Media (CCM) is a department of IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society. It is committed to excellence in teaching, research and consultancy in the areas of: Communication and Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Art, Design and Museology; Academic writing; English education: Applied Linguistics; Music Education; Multimodality studies; Learning with Digital Technologies.

About the role

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The Department of Culture, Communication and Media at UCL is looking to appoint three Associate Lecturers (Teaching) in Communication to support the delivery of our BA Communications programme.



The roles are ideally suited to early career candidates with a PhD or are very close to completion.



You will contribute to the teaching and assessment of undergraduate modules within BA Communications programmme. You will provide academic and pastoral support to a diverse cohort of students and contribute to curriculum development and enhancement, as appropriate.


In this post you will deliver high-quality teaching at undergraduate level through lectures, seminars, workshops and individual tutorials; Undertake assessment tasks including marking, moderation, examination and providing timely feedback; Supervise projects and practical coursework; Contribute to the programme administrative processes as required.

The 0.21 FTE posts are fixed-term appointments from 1 September 2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter) until 31 July 2026.

About you

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With a PhD (complete or near to completion) in Communication, Media and Cultural Studies or a related field, you will also have excellent subject knowledge, with an ability to apply current research to inform and enhance teaching



Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.



For further information please contact Dr Sarah Gong, sarah.gong@ucl.ac.uk

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:


41 Days holiday: 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days (pro rata for part time staff) Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme (pro rata for part time staff) Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan Immigration loan Relocation scheme for certain posts On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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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.



Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality