Associate Lecturer (Teaching) - Preparation for Academic Studies in Higher Education (PASHE)
Ref Number: B16-01645
Professional Expertise: Teaching, Teaching Support and Examination Support
Department: School of Education (B16)
Location: London
Working Pattern: Full time
Salary: See advert text
Contract Type: Fixed-term
Working Type: On site
Available for Secondment: No
Closing Date: 06-May-2025
About us
IOE is UCL’s 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.
About the role
The PASHE programme is an academically challenging and intensive pre-sessional course that runs in the summer, with 11- and 8-week entry points. The students are preparing for entry to the Institute of Education’s undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes.
Key aspects of the role include assessing student progress and attainment, promoting and directing personal and independent learning through one-to-one tutorials, and ensuring that the course provides the best possible academic and English language preparation for prospective UCL Institute of Education students.
Course Delivery and Dates
The PASHE programme will be delivered fully online in 2025 and the dates are:
* Teaching & Assessments: 09 June – 22 August
* Post-Teaching Administration Week: 25 – 29 August
The course dates include five full days of paid induction on the Monday to Friday immediately before the course commences, and a post-teaching administration week.
Due to the intense, complex nature of the course, applicants must be available for the entire duration of the programme, including the induction and administration weeks.
In addition to the salary, Associate Lecturers will also receive pay for accrued leave at the end of the contract. Please note, leave cannot be taken during the programme, unless in exceptional circumstances and with prior agreement. Any leave taken is deducted from the final accrued leave total.
The salary being offered for this post is at Grade 7, spine points 33-37 (£46,546 to £51,610 per annum, including £5,125 London Allowance per annum).
About you
The ideal candidate will be an experienced EAP professional with excellent online teaching skills, the ability to give appropriate feedback to students on both formative and summative assessment tasks and be familiar with using Virtual Learning Environments to support learning.
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.
Please note the following:
* Please include a CV with your application.
* When applying, please do not upload copies of published papers or other academic work – they will not be considered as part of the shortlisting process.
* Please note we will be shortlisting on a rolling basis between the opening and closing date, so early application is encouraged. If we fill all positions before the closing date, we will close applications early.
* Interviews will take place on a rolling basis from December 2024 – specific dates to be confirmed. Interviews will be conducted online via MS Teams.
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 (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 Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.
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