Lecturer (Teaching) in MA Education and Dissertation Quantitative Methods Module Lead

UCL AI Centre; London; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading university in London seeks a part-time Lecturer (Teaching) in MA Education to lead the Quantitative Methods module. The successful candidate will offer support to postgraduate students while contributing to curriculum development. This role combines teaching, supervision, and resource management, providing a heavy emphasis on student success and quality education delivery.

Benefits

41 Days holiday

Defined benefit pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

On-site gym

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Qualifications

• Experience teaching quantitative methods to postgraduate students.
• A strong background in supporting MA Education students.
• Evidence of effective tutoring and pedagogical approaches.

Responsibilities

• Lead the quantitative methods module for MA Education.
• Design and manage quantitative methods resources on Moodle.
• Supervise dissertation students and provide personal tutoring.

Skills

Teaching of quantitative methods

Tutoring experience

Curriculum development

Education

Masters degree in Education or relevant area

Job description

Lecturer (Teaching) in MA Education and Dissertation Quantitative Methods Module Lead

Ref Number B16-01816 Professional Expertise Teaching, Teaching Support and Examination Support Department School of Education (B16) Location London Working Pattern Part time Salary £54,172-£63,752 Contract Type Permanent Working Type Hybrid Available for Secondment No Closing Date 25-Jun-2025

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 Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment is a world-leading centre for business, citizenship, computing, economics, geography, history, mathematics, religious education, science and social sciences education. A core strength of the Department is in the study, support and improvement of pedagogy, curriculum and assessment through multidisciplinary programmes. The Department hosts top-rated initial teacher education programmes, including Secondary PGCE, innovative Masters programmes and a wide range of continuing professional development courses. The department is also home to four research centres: Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education, Centre for Holocaust Education, Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research and the Development Education Research Centre.

About the role

The MA Education is a thriving programme which regularly recruits large cohorts of international and home students. We aim to support students to articulate, explain and justify their own position within the complex and diverse field of education.

We are looking to recruit a Lecturer (Teaching) in MA Education. The successful candidate will be the Quantitative Methods Lead for the MA Education Dissertation module, as well as a personal tutor and dissertation supervisor to a group of MA students. You will be involved in ensuring that the teaching and learning of quantitative methods on the ‘Dissertation’ module is appropriate for achievement of the module learning outcomes. You will be designing, managing and updating quantitative methods resources on Moodle and will ensure that student evaluation of the quantitative methods components is managed effectively and used to enhance provision for current and/or future cohorts. In addition, you will be involved in taking on a number of tutees and may be involved in contributing to teaching across a range of other modules.

This post is on a part-time basis (.50 FTE/ 18.25 hours per week).

Job-share may be considered

For further information on this post, please contact Dr Alex Elwick; email: [e-mail]

About you

The successful candidate will have a Masters degree or relevant experience in an area relevant to Education. You will have experience of teaching quantitative methods to undergraduate or postgraduate students and have experience leading quantitative methods modules or courses for undergraduate or postgraduate students. In addition, you will have experience of working effectively with postgraduates studying on an MA Education, particularly in a tutoring role and have good knowledge of a wide range of learning and teaching approaches suited to the learning needs of postgraduate students.

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 offer

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
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

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.

Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

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