英国伦敦国王学院博士后职位招聘–教育社会学

About Us 

We live in a period of global, social, technological and economic transformations. In the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy (SSPP) we seek to understand these changes and to shape transformations through our education and research. We make our distinctive contributions by giving our students the skills, judgement and confidence to embrace and shape change, and through our connected and engaged research, backed by clear strategies to have impacts in the world.

We are home to one of the largest, most diverse and international communities for social research and education in Europe. We have world-leading expertise across social science disciplines, with recognised strengths in security studies, political economy, global health, social risk and resilience, and education and social justice. Our global perspective draws on specialist expertise about important and dynamic regions of the world, including the European Union, China, India, Brazil, Russia and the Middle East.

We believe our education and research can influence change by focusing on real-world problems, by combining perspectives, insights and methods from different bodies of knowledge, and by working with our partners in society. We have deep relationships with government, business, civil society and international organisations, using our position in central London to convene and influence understanding, innovation and practice in the UK and internationally. We share a commitment to engaged curiosity and action in an open, collaborative and inclusive culture.

When you join SSPP, you become part of one of the largest, most international and most highly regarded faculties of its kind in the United Kingdom, at the heart of one of the world’s greatest and most influential cities.
About the Role 

We are seeking to recruit a social science scholar with interests and expertise in the sociology of education to teach on the MA Education and Society suite of programmes, and other programmes as required.

The successful candidate will contribute to module and seminar coordination, teaching, dissertation supervision and personal tutoring. This will include coordinating and teaching on the MA module, ‘The Social Context of Education’, organising staff speakers for the ’Student Seminar Series’ (a seminar series for students on the MA Education and Society programmes), and contributing to other teaching activities as required and depending on their expertise. They will also have the opportunity, and be supported, to undertake research.

The successful candidate will have strong communication, organisational and teamworking skills, a commitment to inclusive and democratic ways of working and proven teaching ability. They will be a member of the friendly and vibrant Centre for Public Policy Research within the School of Education, Communication and Society, which is a School in the Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy.

We particularly welcome candidates from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds to reflect the community we serve.

  This is a full time (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 31 August 2025.
About You 

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteriaPhD in relevant areaStrong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken EnglishStrong organisational and teamworking skills and a commitment to inclusive and democratic ways of workingExpertise in the sociology of education with a specific interest in and ability to lead and teach on the MA module ‘The Social Context of Education’Ability and willingness to make a broad contribution to teaching and supervision beyond the candidate’s immediate specialismProven teaching ability and a student-centred approachExperience of designing and developing teaching materials

Desirable criteriaExpertise and/or interest in contributing to teaching on education leadership and/or international educationExperience of teaching-related administration (e.g. use of e-learning platforms)

Full details of the role and the skills and experience required, can be found in the attached job description which is provided on the next page.

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’   pages.

Interviews are due to be held on in late June 2024

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.