Job Vacancy: Lecturer (Teaching) in Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

A Lecturer (Teaching) in Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology is sought to teach core and optional modules on the MSc in Bioarchaeological and Forensic Anthropology.

This is a full-time post at 36.5 hours per week including all course preparation, teaching, support, marking, and other duties.

The post is funded from 15 September 2025 - 14 September 2026, providing cover for Katie Hemer for the period when she will be on research leave as a British Academy Mid-Career Fellow. Detailed information about current modules, including those offered as part of the MSc in Bioarchaeological and Forensic Anthropology can be found on the UCL Institute of Archaeology Graduate Study webpages.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in Bioarchaeology, Palaeopathology, Biological Anthropology, Forensic Anthropology, or Dental Anthropology. Candidates must have exceptional knowledge of, and the capacity to teach classes in human skeletal anatomy, palaeopathology, and dental anthropology, whilst a deep understanding of the ethics surrounding the teaching and research of human remains is essential.

Further specialisation in one or more of the following areas would be desirable: proteomics; histology; aDNA/DNA; or stable isotope analysis. The post-holder will also ideally have field experience.

Further information

• Further details of the post and the online application facility are available on the UCL website»
• Informal enquiries about the post may be addressed to Dr Katie Hemer, at k.hemer@ucl.ac.uk.
• Enquiries about the application process may be directed to the Institute's HR Administrator, Louisa Goldsmith.