About us

The UCL Department of Space and Climate Physics is a research and teaching department of UCL and is the UK's largest university space research group. The department participates in international space science projects by providing custom instrumentation, hardware and/or software products and also by exploiting and interpreting the scientific aspects of the data that these projects obtain. The department is therefore a centre of space science and engineering expertise. To support these projects, a wide range of skills in technology management have been developed in the department, and the Technology Management Group of the department is a focus for these skills.

The Technology Management Group is concerned with the development, management and exploitation of technology within an enterprise context, and carries out research, teaching and consultancy in relevant areas. By applying this knowledge, it also supports projects and activities in the Department of Space and Climate Physics, other UCL departments, associated institutions and partner companies. This programme of activity involves teaching in relevant programmes across the university, including undergraduate and postgraduate courses and industrial training programmes. Most of these services are delivered through UCL's Centre for Systems Engineering, which is hosted by the department within the Technology Management Group. An important facet of this is the provision of modular MSc programmes in Technology Management, Systems Engineering Management and Management of Complex Projects. Open short courses and customised industrial training courses in Systems Engineering and Project Management are also offered to a range of customers in the UK and overseas. Building on our close links to industry, we have recently developed master's degree apprenticeships in Systems Engineering and Transformation Leadership. All of our programmes promote the value of using systems thinking to manage risk successfully and to deliver effective and sustainable change in the presence of increasing complexity. Note that teaching is not generally focused on the space sector, but covers many industries such as aerospace, rail, defence and security, automotive, healthcare, construction and consumer technology, and the experience of tutors reflects this.

About the role

We are seeking to appoint a teaching-focused Lecturer in Systems Engineering, Technology Management or Transformation Leadership. Applicants should have a strong background in transformation or systems engineering with a demonstrable interest in transformation leadership in a technology context.

The Department is family friendly and applications would be welcome from applicants seeking part-time opportunities. The Department has been awarded the Institute of Physics Juno Practitioner. The aim of Project Juno is to recognise and reward physics departments, schools, institutes and organisations that can demonstrate they have taken action to address gender equality in physics and to encourage better practice for all staff. Note that teaching is mostly delivered face to face in London (and occasionally elsewhere). Staff are able to work in a hybrid mode with the expectation that 2 days per week are spent in the London office.

About you

The successful candidate is expected to hold a Doctorate, preferably in management or leadership in a technology context or have equivalent experience. To have expertise and experience in systems engineering, technology management or transformation leadership is essential for this role along with being a native or fluent English speaker with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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

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

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 Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.