Job Description

Ref Number

B03-02583

Professional Expertise

Teaching, Teaching Support and Examination Support

Department

UCL SLASH (B03)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

See advert text

Contract Type

Permanent

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

08-Sep-2025

About us

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The UCL Department of Information Studies (DIS) in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities launched a new Information in Society BSc programme at UCL East in 2024. The department also offers postgraduate qualifications at the Bloomsbury campus for the library, archive, and information professions, publishing, information and data science and digital humanities, and collaborates in the delivery of an inter-faculty BSc in Information Management for Business. The post holder will teach across programmes (primarily the Information in Society BSc and Publishing MA programmes) and campuses. We have a strong international reputation for research and are deeply committed to teaching quality.

About the role

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The Department of Information Studies wishes to appoint an innovative educator to a full-time lectureship (teaching) in Publishing, Knowledge Production, Platforms and Society, beginning in the academic year 2025-26.



We particularly welcome applicants with expertise of teaching in areas and concepts such as scholarly communication, publishing platforms, multimedia or interactive publishing, and publishing or information ethics. We are interested in those who can contribute to teaching on the creation, circulation, and use of information across a range of physical and digital spaces (such as bookshops, libraries, scholarly databases, social media and the dark web). The successful candidate will have a strong grounding in the critical study of information environments and be able to engage students in thinking about how knowledge is produced, circulated, and contested across diverse platforms and communities. They should demonstrate a commitment to interdisciplinary teaching, drawing on fields such as publishing and related disciplines such as media studies, communication, STS, or digital humanities. Experience or knowledge of supervising undergraduate research and coordinating large-scale projects is key, as is the ability to support students in developing rigorous independent research. Our department proudly teaches students from a wide range of national, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Applicants with both local and cross-cultural or international expertise are particularly encouraged to apply.



The teaching focus will initially be modules in the Information in Society BSc at the UCL East Campus within the School for the Creative and Cultural Industries (SCCI), and the MA Publishing at the UCL Bloomsbury Campus. This will include developing a third-year undergraduate module on Information and Cultural Spaces and lead optional modules on the MA Publishing programme. The successful candidate will be expected to supervise Masters and undergraduate dissertations and undertake academic related administrative duties.



The appointment is a full-time, open ended role beginning in 2025.

About you

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To apply for the role, click the 'Apply Now' button at the bottom or top of the page.



It is essential that the following documents are uploaded in your application. Please upload them separately in the required document fields.


CV Statement in support of your application. This can be uploaded as a Word or PDF document under 'other attachment'. The free text box under 'questionnaire' can be left blank if your supporting statement is already uploaded under 'other attachment'. There is no recommended character limit for the supporting statement.

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If you feel other documents will support your application, please upload these too, however it is not mandatory.




A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.*
This role meets the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship. Therefore, UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa.*
If you have any queries about the role, need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact Terrie or Sarah at dis.admin@ucl.ac.uk.*
The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work - please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.*

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) 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


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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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.

Athena Swan Status

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.



You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/