Assoc. Prof. in Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings

About us

Set within UCL’s Faculty of The Built Environment, The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources (BSEER) is comprised of four world-class Institutes, including the UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering (IEDE). IEDE pursues a deeper understanding of the interactions between the built environment and health, human wellbeing, productivity, energy use and climate change.

About the role

UCL IEDE is seeking to appoint an Associate Professor in Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings to play a key role in our current and future teaching and research programmes.

The successful candidate will be appointed as the Programme Director of MSc Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings (5 years term, starting in the academic year 2024/2025).

We are looking for an enthusiastic Associate Professor to manage this MSc programme with a student cohort of up to 40FTE. The successful candidate will also teach one of the core modules on this programme: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/health-wellbeing-and-sustainable-buildings-msc

This post is available starting from 1 July 2024 on a permanent basis.

We are operating hybrid working and you will have the opportunity to work remotely for up to 3 days a week if you wish.

This role meets the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship or a global talent visa under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa.

About you

Applicants must be able to demonstrate research expertise relating to the development of interdisciplinary solutions to the global problems of designing, constructing and managing sustainable built environments.

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)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• 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/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

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 ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.