Job Vacancy: Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Quantitative Archaeology and Later European Prehistory

A part-time Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Quantitative Archaeology and Later European Prehistory is sought to teach core and option modules to undergraduate and postgraduate students, to act as personal tutor to undergraduate students, to build the profile of both quantitative and European prehistoric archaeology at the UCL Institute of Archaeology, and to contribute more generally to teaching and administration as required.

This is a part-time post at 29.2 hours per week (4 days) including all course preparation, teaching, support, marking and other duties.

The post is funded from 1 October 2025 until 30 September 2027, providing cover for Prof Andrew Bevan for the period when he will be on research leave as a Leverhulme Trust Fellow.

The successful candidate will have a PhD in archaeology or related field, with a specific research focus that includes significant engagement with quantitative, spatial and/or computational methods and which has a regular focus on some aspect of the European prehistoric archaeological record.

Candidates must be able to deliver undergraduate modules and Masters modules in quantitative archaeological methods in the regional prehistoric archaeology of Europe in line with their own expertise, as well as to deliver and contribute to other core archaeology modules at undergraduate and Masters level. Personal tutoring and academic support for undergraduate students is an important part of the role.

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 Prof Kevin MacDonald, at ioa-director@ucl.ac.uk.
• Enquiries about the application process may be directed to the Institute’s HR Administrator, Louisa Goldsmith.