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About the Role

CEGE’s Geomatic Engineering section contributes to teaching in Surveying, Reality Capture, GIS and Geospatial Data Analysis within the BEng/MEng Civil Engineering and the MEng Architectural and Engineering Design, and MEng Construction Engineering, Innovation and Leadership programmes.

The Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Geomatic Engineering will be responsible for preparing and delivering teaching materials, conducting practical exercises in surveying, supervising and marking dissertations in the field of Surveying and GIS, as well as providing excellent academic support for students. They will collaborate closely with department members to ensure that the teaching provision meets the students' requirements.

This is a maternity cover, fixed-term role with earliest start date 1st September 2026 until 31st August 2027 in the first instance.

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

This role is eligible for hybrid working with a minimum of 80% on site.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Academic Staff. Please visit:

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/policies/2021/jun/conditions-service-academic-staff

for more information.

About You

To be successful as an Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Geomatic Engineering for this maternity cover role, you will need:

• Strong practical and theoretical background in Surveying.
• Strong practical and theoretical background in Geographical Information Systems.
• Ability to teach Geomatic Engineering and Surveying at undergraduate level.

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

To apply for the vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button.

If you have any queries regarding the vacancy, the application process, reasonable adjustments, or a more accessible format to apply for this job online, please contact the HR team at:

cege-hr@ucl.ac.uk

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

The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues in being successful and happy at UCL by sharing expectations around how we work.

In the event we get a high number of applications, we may close the advert early before the published closing date. As a minimum, we will keep all adverts open for 2 weeks.

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 holidays, 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 the following website to find out more:

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits

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.
• For our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze Award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here:

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/