Job Description

About us
University College London (UCL) is a multi-faculty college of the University of London with a population of over 52,000 students, from more than 150 different countries. Degree programmes are provided in Arts and Humanities, Social and Historical Sciences, Education, Architecture, Building, Environmental Design and Planning, Laws, Life Sciences and Clinical Sciences (including Medicine), Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and Engineering Sciences. UCL is among the world's top universities, as reflected in performance in a range of rankings and tables, and is ranked 9th in the world, 5th in Europe and 2nd in London in the QS World University Rankings 2025.
As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people, and women.
The department UCL Arts and Sciences (UASc) is the home for the , which is the UK's leading interdisciplinary degree, covering arts, social sciences and sciences degree. BASc combines the breadth of interdisciplinary study across the arts and sciences with the opportunity to specialise in one or two key subject areas. Our graduates (first cohort graduated in 2015) have achieved outstanding outcomes both in further postgraduate study at UCL, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College (including the School of Medicine), Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and in employment, e.g. Goldman Sachs, Amazon, The UK Treasury, Accenture, the World Food Programme. We currently have a steady-state intake of 150 undergraduates per year.
The degree is around a compulsory Core and 4 Pathways. In the Core, BASc students learn interdisciplinary skills including interdisciplinary research methods, quantitative methods, and a modern foreign language.
In addition to the Core, students choose a major and a minor . There are four Pathways: Cultures, Science and engineering, Sciences and Engineering, and Societies. Students choosing Cultures or Societies as their major must choose Science and engineering Sciences and Engineering as their minor pathway, and vice versa.
The Arts and Sciences department also runs the , the and the PhD programme.
About the role
We are seeking a fixed-term Lecturer (Teaching) in Quantitative Social Sciences and Technologies, who will contribute to our module portfolio at all levels, with a specific focus on interdisciplinarity including:

• AI and LLM with interdisciplinary applications (including network analysis, quantitative economics, behavioural and social design)
• Quantitative research methods in a (social) sciences context (including economics, sociology, econophysics)
• Technology and Digital Cultures
• Interdisciplinary education and rigorous methodology.

Please note we are not looking for an applicant with a background in computer science.
This role will contribute to the UASc Department in all facets and will have a focus on teaching on the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences (BASc), with particular attention to the and pathways, including acting as a Personal Academic Tutor for c.30 students.
The postholder will contribute to modules on the BASc and MASc in Creative Health, such as a compulsory module for first year BASc students and , a core module taught on MASc, as well as other modules, based on the expertise of the postholder. The postholder will also contribute to , or may develop further specialist teaching, depending on availability and departmental requirements.
The post is based at the Bloomsbury campus, but travel to the UCL East campus will be required for teaching and other departmental activities.
This fixed-term post is available from 2 February 2026 until 31 July 2029.
The full-time role meets the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship or a global talent visa under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa.
The advert will close at 23:59 BST on Wednesday 5 November 2025.
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
If you have any queries about the role, please contact UASc Head of Department, Prof Wendy Sims-Schouten at w.sims-schouten@ucl.ac.uk. If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact UASc Department Manager, Cristy Meadows at c.meadows@ucl.ac.uk.
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About you
The postholder will be hold a PhD degree in any interdisciplinary area relevant to quantitative social sciences and technologies, but note that we are not looking for a computer scientist
Experience of teaching, curriculum development and research in quantitative social science and technologies is essential, along with the ability to mentor students.
Previous experience of working with academic departments across sciences, humanities and social sciences is desirable.
What we offer
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)
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
• 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

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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.
You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here :
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