About usAbout UCL Institute of EducationFounded 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 is one of the leading centres for social research in the UK. It is home to seven internationally renowned research units:
Centre for Longitudinal Studies
Centre for Time Use Research
CLOSER
EPPI Centre
Quantitative Social Science
Social Science Research Unit
Thomas Coram Research Unit
All of our centres are multidisciplinary, with staff drawn variously from economics, sociology, social policy, demography, psychology, anthropology and social statistics. We promote 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.About the roleWe are seeking two Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science to contribute to our research and teaching.
Relevant fields include sociology, economics, and related disciplines.
A research agenda on socioeconomic inequality, environment and climate change, education, labour market policy, or social norms is welcome.
Applicants with the ability to teach Advanced Quantitative Methods (e.g. Social Network Analysis and/or Machine Learning) and proficiency in R/Python are especially welcome.
The post holders will contribute to and help shape our interdisciplinary research portfolio by applying advanced quantitative social science methods to pressing real-world challenges. They will be expected to develop an ambitious research agenda, seek external funding from a diverse range of sources, and produce work with demonstrable impact beyond academia.The successful candidates will teach and lead modules on our BSc Social Sciences with Data Science, MSc Social Research Methods with Data Science, or MSc Sociology programmes, and may be invited to (co-)lead these programmes over time.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.These posts are available from 1st September 2026.About youYou will have a PhD in any social science discipline, where advanced quantitative methods have been applied, completed by the time of appointment and a clearly articulated publication strategy and pipeline targeting internationally leading journals in sociology, economics, and demography.You will also have the ability to teach a range of quantitative methods using R/Python.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.What we offerAs 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 to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs 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.Available documents
