Ref Number
B16-02183
Professional Expertise
Teaching, Teaching Support and Examination Support
Department
School of Education (B16)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
£54,931-£64,644
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Working Type
Hybrid
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
04-Aug-2026
UCL Institute of Education
Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education 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 Social Research Institute, formerly the Department of Social Science in the UCL Institute of Education, is one of the leading centres for social research in the UK. It is home to seven internationally renowned research units:
1. Centre for Longitudinal Studies
2. Centre for Time Use Research
3. Cohort & Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources (CLOSER)
4. Evidence for Policy & Practice Information Centre (EPPI)
5. Quantitative Social Science (QSS)
6. Social Science Research Unit
7. Thomas Coram Research Unit
Our strategy is to exploit and promote our key characteristics:
- All our centres are multidisciplinary, with staff drawn variously from sociology, social policy, demography, economics, psychology, anthropology and social statistics.
- We are working across centres/units to promote cross-methodological, problem-solving interdisciplinary research on particular themes where we have outstanding scholarship and critical mass, e.g. gender, families, work, inequalities, migration, bio-social interactions.
- We are tackling major social challenges, e.g. on how societies support family wellbeing, gender equality and economic prosperity.
- We have a central role in sociological studies at UCL with staff working on empirically and theoretically rich research.
- Our work is increasingly transgressing the boundaries of academic social science, taking us into life sciences (health, social epidemiology, biosocial research) natural sciences (information science, environmental science) and the humanities (peacebuilding, creative arts).
- Our staff actively engage with public priorities in policy and practice (as seen in our many Impact Case Studies) and with networks for knowledge exchange.
- We are active in the collection and curation of data as a public resource and in the development of research methods as well as in substantive research.
- We have a globally central position in longitudinal research, time use research, and systematic reviews.
More than 180 academic, research, teaching, technical and professional service staff work in the department. In addition to the seven research centres, it is home to three undergraduate degrees, three master’s programmes and a thriving doctoral community.
We are seeking a Lecturer (teaching) in Economics to contribute to our teaching for a one-year fixed-term period to cover maternity leave. Relevant fields include economics of education, labour economics or applied econometrics. We are looking for applicants with the ability to teach advanced quantitative methods, with proficiency in R.
The successful candidate will teach and lead modules on our BSc Social Sciences, BSc Social Sciences with Data Science or MSc Social Research Methods with Data Science. For example, modules may include; introduction to economics, the economics of education, the economics of public policy and R coding.
We are particularly interested in applicants with a commitment to open and collaborative scholarship, innovative pedagogy, and inclusive curriculum design. Appointees will also be expected to contribute actively to the intellectual and collegial life of the department.
The post is available from 01 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
For further information contact Professor Kirstine Hansen, Director QSS Research Centre at [email protected] and/or Aron Szekely, chair of the recruitment panel at [email protected].
You’ll have a PhD in economics or quantitative social science where advanced quantitative methods have been applied, completed, or close to completed by the time of appointment. Experience of teaching with some experience in innovative curriculum design at undergraduate/postgraduate level. Ability to teach a range of quantitative methods using R.
Your application form should address all person specification points and 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.
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 (pro rata for part time staff)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- 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 faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.
For a full job description and to apply for this role please visit UCL’s online recruitment portal (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs)
