Associate Professor in Communication & Programme Lead, BA Communications

Ref Number

B16-01477

Professional Expertise

Academic

Department

School of Education (B16)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

£65,698–£71,357

Contract Type

Permanent

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

29-May-2024

IOE is UCL 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 Culture, Communication and Media (CCM) 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.

We are looking to appoint a Lecturer in Communication to lead the new BA Communications and advance communication studies at the IOE and beyond, joining a team of researchers and lecturers whose expertise spans a range of areas in language, discourse, media and communication. They will hold the role of Programme Leader for a term of four years in the first instance. The post holder will also develop a distinct research portfolio, including doctoral research, and engage in enterprise and engagement.

You will have a PhD in a relevant field and experience of teaching communications in higher education, preferably at undergraduate level. Sustained success in securing research funding is desirable. 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.

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 Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

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