Senior Lecturer/Reader in Engineering Education

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with appropriate disciplinary and educational leadership experience for the post of Senior Lecturer or Reader on the King’s Academic Education Pathway (AEP). Appointment will be made at either Senior Lecturer or Reader level, depending on qualifications and experience.

There will be a particular focus on the launch and management of our new MEng group projects and the ideal role-holder will have an exciting and innovative strategic vision for delivery of these flagship activities together with the ability to operationalise and implement this. Additional departmental leadership roles such as Director of Studies, Senior Tutor and Assessment Board Chair may be available for the right candidate.

We are a general Engineering department with undergraduate courses in Electronic and General Engineering. Our students follow a core curriculum for the first two years which includes 4 multidisciplinary group design projects which support our developing pedagogy through ideation, integration, inspiration and innovation. Students are taught in our new student learning spaces at the heart of Strand Campus which includes makerspace and laboratory spaces.

This role will work in partnership with the Professor of Engineering Teaching and Learning as well as engaging with students, industrial and community partners in co-creation activities to develop a culture of imaginative innovation in engineering education.

As well as the delivered teaching, the role-holder will build scholarship which enhances the student experience across the department and wider faculty and college: identifying and leading initiatives to enhance our education offering. You will therefore be a leader or emerging leader in pedagogic innovation and curriculum development with consistently outstanding teaching practice acting as a role model to others. The Academic Education Pathway offers a framework for recognition, reward and opportunities for advancement for exceptional educators.

Information on the Department of Engineering and the Faculty of Natural and Mathematical Sciences can be found at the following links:

  https://www.kcl.ac.uk/engineering

  https://www.kcl.ac.uk/nms 

This post will be offered on an indefinite contract

This is a full-time  post