Associate Lecturer (Teaching) - Preparation for Academic Studies in Higher Education (PASHE)

Associate Lecturer (Teaching) – Preparation for Academic Studies in Higher Education (PASHE)

Ref Number B16-02004 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 05-Apr-2026

About us

Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education 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 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.

About the role

Course Delivery and Dates

The PASHE programme will be delivered fully online in 2026 and the dates are:

• Teaching & Assessments: 08 June – 21 August
• Post-Teaching Administration Week: 24 – 28 August

The course dates include five full days of paid induction on the Monday to Friday immediately before teaching 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 (Grade 7 – sp 33-37), 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.

About you

You 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, in order for your application to be considered.

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 from January 2026 – specific dates to be confirmed. Interviews will be conducted online via MS Teams.
• Candidates must be based in the UK and be willing to travel to the UCL Bloomsbury campus in London for right to work and DBS checks, as needed.

For informal queries regarding the role, please email Katherine Koulle at: pashe@ucl.ac.uk

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 (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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