UCL Institute of Education is looking for
Lecturer in Quantitative Social Science x 2 posts
Ref Number
B16-01905
Professional Expertise
Academic
Department
School of Education (B16)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
£54,931-£64,644
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Type
Hybrid
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
10-Oct-2025
About the role
We are seeking two Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science to contribute to our research and teaching.
- Relevant fields include sociology, economics, and related disciplines.
- A research agenda on socioeconomic inequality, environment and climate change, education, labour market policy, or social norms is welcome.
- Applicants with the ability to teach Advanced Quantitative Methods (e.g. Social Network Analysis and/or Machine Learning) and proficiency in R/Python are especially welcome.
The post holders will contribute to and help shape our interdisciplinary research portfolio by applying advanced quantitative social science methods to pressing real-world challenges. They will be expected to develop an ambitious research agenda, seek external funding from a diverse range of sources, and produce work with demonstrable impact beyond academia.
The successful candidates will teach and lead modules on our BSc Social Sciences with Data Science, MSc Social Research Methods with Data Science, or MSc Sociology programmes, and may be invited to (co-)lead these programmes over time.
We are particularly interested in applicants with a commitment to open and collaborative scholarship, innovative pedagogy, and inclusive curriculum design.
Appointees will also be expected to contribute actively to the intellectual and collegial life of the department.
These posts are available from 1st September 2026.
Interviews will be held on 10th and 11th November 2025.
About you
You will have a PhD in any social science discipline, where advanced quantitative methods have been applied, completed by the time of appointment and a clearly articulated publication strategy and pipeline targeting internationally leading journals in sociology, economics, and demography.
You will also have the ability to teach a range of quantitative methods using R/Python.
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
- 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.
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.