Ref Number B04-06462

Professional Expertise Teaching, Teaching Support and Examination Support

Department UCL BEAMS (B04)

Location London

Working Pattern Part time

Salary See advert text

Contract Type Fixed-term

Working Type Hybrid

Available for Secondment No

Closing Date 11-Sep-2025

About us

The Department of Chemical Engineering is routinely recognised among the very top departments in Europe and among the top 20 departments in the world in the QS World University Subject Rankings. The department has an extensive research portfolio across a wealth of areas, from the molecular scale to the scale of large industrial plants, at the heart of which lie chemical transformations by which raw materials are converted to products such as fuels, commodity and specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, construction materials and consumer products. Our current awareness of the world’s finite material and energy resources demands that these products are obtained in a sustainable, efficient and environmentally acceptable fashion and that new energy solutions are implemented. Within this exciting and demanding context, the department develops innovative and impactful technological solutions that leverage advances in basic science addressing Global Grand Challenges in domains such as Advanced Manufacturing; Functional Materials; Health; and Energy, Water, CO2, Environment and Sustainability.

UCL Department of Chemical Engineering is one of the top research and teaching departments in the UK and has world-class standing. The department offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and has an extensive research portfolio across a wealth of areas, from molecular scale to complex systems.

The department is one of the founding members of the Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering and is home to the EPSRC “Frontier Engineering” Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering (CNIE), and the Electrochemical Innovation Laboratory (EIL). For more information see www.ucl.ac.uk/chemeng

About the role

The role holder will contribute to the development, planning and implementation of a high quality curriculum and will assist in the development of learning materials, preparing schemes of work and maintaining records to monitor student progress, achievement and attendance. The role holder will also be tasked with identifying, developing and implementing a range of teaching and learning initiatives, for example incorporating more blended learning into the curriculum and to pilot new assessment and feedback methods.

This is a fixed term role for 1 year in the first instance. The role is available part time, extended term time only.

This appointment is subject to the UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Academic Staff.

About you

The key skills required for the post is a first degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent qualifications and/or experience; process design-related knowledge in the broad field of chemical engineering; knowledge of sustainability and process safety in a chemical engineering context; combined with excellent people skills and the ability to build good relationships with students, colleagues and external partners.

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 (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

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

Enquiries should be addressed to Professor Eva Sorensen (Head of Department) at e.sorensen@ucl.ac.uk. Any queries on the application process can be directed to Ms Katy Le Lion (Departmental Manager) at chemeng.department.manager@ucl.ac.uk.

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online, please contact chemeng.safety@ucl.ac.uk.

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.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Gold award, in recognition of our long-term commitment and 'beacon' status in advancing gender equality.