Job Description

Ref Number

B03-02679

Professional Expertise

Academic

Department

UCL SLASH (B03)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Part time

Salary

54,931-64,644

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

On site

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

30-Sep-2025

About us

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The Chair of Political Economy at UCL was created in 1827 in memory of David Ricardo, thus establishing the first Department of Economics in England. The Department of Economics has an outstanding international reputation in key areas of current research. The Department offers a number of undergraduate degree programmes, a vigorous undergraduate affiliate student programme, Masters programmes in Economics and Data Science and Public Policy as well as a structured MPhil/PhD programme. UCL Economics is also the home of the CORE project and the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Centre on Wealth Concentration, Inequality and the Economy, the Centre for microdata methods and practice, the Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), and the UCL Policy Lab, and you will be helping to ensure that our UG and PG provision maximises the synergies between research and education embedded in these initiatives. The Department of Economics at UCL has about 60 regular academic staff, but it is supplemented with full-time research staff and part-time teaching lecturers plus an active programme of academic visitors. There are currently over 1,000 undergraduates and more than 100 graduate students studying in the department. Further information about the Department of Economics is available from the department's website at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/economics/

About the role

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To contribute to teaching and learning and associated activities in the department and to further enhance its role as a leading international academic institution. We are currently looking for a part-time lecturer or two part time lecturers to specifically teach the following modules: 1. ECON0128 Statistical Programming for Social Data Science: Main duties: Preparing and delivering lectures, as well as workshops, tutorials, laboratory classes and group work (as appropriate for the module) along with marking and feedback on coursework. This fixed-term part-time engagement amounting to a Full-Time Equivalent of 20 percent (0.2 FTE). The contract will run for the academic year 2025-26, with teaching delivery in Term 1. 2. ECON0002 Economics: Main duties: Preparing and delivering the whole-group practical workshops that complement the lectures and tutorials in this Year 1 Undergraduate core compulsory module. This fixed-term part-time engagement amounts to a Full-Time Equivalent of 10 percent (0.1 FTE). The contract will run for the academic year 2025-26, in both Term 1 and Term 2. Details of UCL's term dates for 2025-26 can be found here.

About you

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The Postholder will: - have PhD in Economics (or near completion) or relevant professional experience as an economist or data scientist - have an expert knowledge of subject matter being taught. In particular, for ECON0128 this includes a strong foundation in quantitative methods and computational techniques relevant to economics as well as proficiency in R and Python, including: Data manipulation and visualization (e.g., ggplot2, tidyverse, data.table, scikit-learn) Simulation and optimization techniques Experience with APIs, web scraping, and database integration (e.g., SQL, dbplyr) Familiarity with modern ML frameworks (e.g., JAX, autodiff)) - have an expert knowledge of subject matter being taught. In particular, for ECON0002 this includes detailed knowledge of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics and the Core-Econ curriculum and associated textbooks. - have an exerience of teaching, lecturing or other forms of public presentation - have proven record of ability to manage time and work to strict deadlines - have experience using a virtual learning environment to deliver and support teaching, including managing delivery of a module at undergraduate level - have Experience of assessing student work and managing the design and implementation of assessment for a postgraduate module - have experience teaching in same or similar module - have experience and interest in curriculum design and innovation - have experience in pastoral care of students

What we offer

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The appointment will be made on UCL Grade 8 (54,931 - 62,903 per annum inclusive 4,647 London Weighting per annum) , pro-rata. Salary will be determined by the number of students on the course. To apply please submit the application form. For application enquiries, please contact Snjezana Voloscuk, s.voloscuk@ucl.ac.uk

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