Job Description

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. Degree programmes are provided in Arts and Humanities, Built Environment, Brain Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Education, Laws, Life Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Medical Sciences, Population Health Sciences and Social and Historical Sciences.
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UCL Engineering
Engineering Sciences at UCL comprises ten academic departments that undertake research and teaching across a wide range of disciplines. Our scientists and engineers take discoveries from fundamentals to practice, producing innovative technological solutions to challenging problems. It is a dynamic and growing faculty, with a strong vision and desire to use our talents to 'Change the world'. For more information see .
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. It is actively engaged in the engineering education research community and in using that evidence-based research to deliver innovative and high-quality student experiences at UCL and for external partners through collaborative consultancy projects.
About the role
Please note that this post is offered on a fixed-term contract for 12 months in the first instance, with a start date of 01 February 2026.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research that bridges engineering, education, and social sciences to understand and enhance how engineering students develop skills for addressing real-world problems that integrate technical and social dimensions.
The successful candidate will lead research examining how engineering students develop the ability to approach, frame, and solve open-ended sociotechnical problems in the context of the programmes offered by The Centre for Engineering Education (the Integrated Engineering Programme IEP and/or the Engineering Foundation Year EFY).
The postholder will collaborate with engaged faculty members from the IEP and/or EFY and may contribute via their research to enhancing the courses offered by the IEP/EFY.
This is a research focused role.
About you
The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• Hold or be in the process of obtaining a doctoral research qualification in a relevant area (for example Engineering Education, Education, Social Sciences, STS, Philosophy, Humanities, Engineering)
• Knowledge of research relevant to the focus area, implementation of empirical research methods, and critical evaluation of scholarship.
• Ability to plan and develop original, significant, and rigorous contributions to subject area or body of knowledge.
• Commitment to and knowledge of advancing equality, diversity and inclusion

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.
Important note: Please do not attach any copies of certificates or research documents. If you are successful, these will be requested at a later date.
This 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.
If you have any queries about the role or application process, have any technical issues, or need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online, please contact the staffing team at
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits some of which are listed 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.
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