About usIOE isFounded 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 ) is a department of IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society. It is committed to excellence in teaching, research and consultancy in the areas of: Media and Cultural Studies, Art, Design and Museology; Academic writing; English education: Applied Linguistics; Music Education; Multimodality studies; Learning with Digital Technologies.About the roleWe are looking to appoint a Lecturer in English Education, with a specialist interest in Children’s Literature, to provide leadership in the fields of English at the IOE and beyond, joining a team of researchers and lecturers whose expertise spans a range of areas relevant to the education context.In the first instance, this will involve teaching on the English Education MA programme, including leadership of the Literature for Children and Young People module and contributing to the supervision of MA dissertations, with the possibility of some supervision at doctoral level, as well as contributions to knowledge exchange and consultancy activities.About youHolding or working towards a doctorate in a relevant field, you will have substantial experience of primary/elementary or secondary/high school English/Language Arts/literacy. A good knowledge of a wide range of learning and teaching approaches suited to the learning needs of postgraduate students from a diversity of cultural and linguistic backgrounds is essential.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. Further enquiries should be directed to Mehrunissa Shah: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
