Lecturer (Teaching) Technologies in Digital Humanities Paternity Cover Full-time NEW

Lecturer (Teaching) Technologies in Digital Humanities Paternity Cover

The Department of Information Studies at UCL invites applications for a Lecturer in Technologies in the Digital Humanities (Grade 8) to provide full-time leave cover for four months from 1 December 2026 to 28 February 2027 in the first instance. The post will primarily support the MA/MSc in Digital Humanities during Term 2 of the 2026/27 academic year.

This is a short and teaching-intensive appointment designed to ensure continuity of module delivery, assessment and student support. The successful candidate will take on a full Term 2 teaching load and should be ready to work within existing module structures and materials from the start of the appointment.

We seek a candidate with strong technical expertise who can teach data visualisation, GIS and contemporary generative AI approaches in ways that are accessible and critically informed. The Digital Humanities programmes bring together students from humanities and other disciplinary backgrounds, so the ability to teach practical technical content clearly to students with different levels of prior experience is essential.

The principal Term 2 teaching responsibilities will be:

• INST0100 Generative AI for Information Processing
• INST0065 Data Visualization and GIS (or other contribution to wider teaching)

Alongside module teaching, the postholder will contribute to assessment and marking, personal tutoring, Master's dissertation supervision and other programme-level enabling and administrative work appropriate to a full-time member of the Digital Humanities team during the cover period.

We welcome applicants from digital humanities, information studies, data science, computational humanities or social science, cultural analytics, GIS, artificial intelligence or related fields. Candidates should combine practical technical competence with an understanding of the methodological, ethical and critical questions involved in applying digital technologies in humanities research.

Candidates should be able to take responsibility for teaching quickly, collaborate closely with existing module and programme colleagues, and support a smooth handover at both the beginning and end of the cover period.

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 and expenses
• 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

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates underrepresented in UCL's workforce, including those from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, and – for Grade 9 and 10 roles – women.