Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Research Methods 0.5

IOE is UCL’s 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 Psychology and Human Development brings together staff with research and teaching interests that encompass psychological approaches to learning, development and teaching from early childhood to adulthood. Our psychology profile is distinctive, offering the largest coherent group of psychologists in the UK, working in the area of education and child and adolescent development. Our expertise in SEND informs both our teaching and our research. Further information about the Department can be found at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-and-centres/departments/psychology-and-human-development

We are looking for a unique and ambitious individual with a background in inclusive education, developmental differences and autism. This individual will contribute to our teaching offerings including co-leading our Research and Statistics modules, supporting other modules as needed, leading their own research and supervising students. You will teach in the areas of research methodologies, including both qualitative and quantitative methods, teaching and marking on modules focused on inclusive education and special education needs.

In addition, you will use a range of diverse monitoring and evaluation techniques to assess the effectiveness of course delivery and contribute to quality assurance and quality improvement within the developing frameworks of UCL and respective national agencies such as the British Psychological Society (BPS).

With an earned doctorate in education, psychology or closely related area, you will have a developing research profile, reflected in publications in high-quality journals and suitable for inclusion in Research Excellence Framework (REF) evaluations. Evidence of teaching and research specialisms in research methods and/or inclusive education with a focus on developmental differences and working with schools, families, and children.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria. It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

For further queries, please contact Dr Zachary Walker: zachary.walker@ucl.ac.uk

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.

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