Lecturer in Ecology
University College London
United Kingdom

The Department of Anthropology at UCL is a research-led department with an international reputation, offering innovative teaching programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The department is one of only a few broad-based anthropology departments in the UK comprising five sub-sections: Evolutionary and Environmental Anthropology, Social Anthropology, Material Culture, Medical Anthropology and Public Anthropology.

We are looking to appoint a full-time Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Human Behavioural Ecology for a period of 9 months, to start in January 2025. The salary for this post will be in the range of Grade 7: £45,521-50,585 per annum incl. London Weighting .

The post-holder should have broad research and teaching expertise within Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology and specialist expertise in Human Behavioural Ecology.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Human Behavioural Ecology, with a PhD in Anthropology (or a closely related field). We are looking for a candidate with evidence of high-quality teaching, and a demonstrable commitment to inclusive, research-based education who will contribute to the department's overall profile in teaching and learning, and student experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

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

UCL Anthropology is committed to prioritising issues of equality and social inclusion across all of its activities. We are actively seeking candidates who can demonstrate engagement with these pressing concerns.

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 and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

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