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Faculty Position in Operations and Technology

The Operations and Technology Group at the UCL School of Management, University College London, invites applications for a tenure-track open-rank faculty position (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor). The anticipated start date is 1 September 2026.

University College London (UCL) is a leading global center for research and education, consistently ranked among the world’s top universities. In the 2025 QS World University Rankings, UCL was placed 9th globally. The university’s academic excellence is reflected in its community, which includes over 32 Nobel Prize winners among its staff and alumni. UCL is also deeply international, with more than one-third of its students representing over 150 countries and nearly one-third of its staff coming from outside the UK.

The UCL School of Management is a world-leading business school, with a strong focus on research excellence. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF), the School was ranked second among UK business schools for research output. Since 2016, it has been based in Canary Wharf, at the heart of London’s financial district. The School places a high value on academic research and provides strong institutional support, while maintaining a relatively light teaching load of just 60 hours per year.

Qualifications

Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability or potential to conduct high-quality research in operations management, operations research, or business analytics. A doctoral degree in operations or a related discipline is required by 1 September 2026. Candidates are also expected to contribute to teaching in areas such as operations, analytics, or sustainability at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.

The UCL School of Management encourages diversity and a positive culture among all faculty, staff, and students. Our school is committed to building an intellectual community in which diversity, fairness, and inclusion are valued. UCL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Application Instructions

To apply for this position, please submit a CV, a job market paper, and up to one additional research paper via https://apply.interfolio.com/170038. A cover letter and research statement are optional. If you are currently a PhD student or postdoctoral researcher, you should also arrange for three referees to submit their letters online. The application deadline is 10 October 2025.

Postgraduate Administrator (Maternity cover)

About us

The UCL School of Management is home to UCL’s business and management research and education programmes. The School has forged a reputation for world-leading research and teaching in the areas of innovation management, the creation and growth of technology-intensive organisations, business analytics, and entrepreneurship.

The research undertaken at the UCL School of Management has been rated as ‘world-leading’ and ‘internationally excellent’ in the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF), placing us 2nd in the UK for Business and Management. The School is accredited by both the AACSB and AMBA, and is a member of the Chartered Association of Business Schools.

The School is home to over 2,100 students, with more than 55% from outside the UK. The School’s faculty members also come from all over the world, with PhDs from Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Columbia, UCLA, Northwestern, Cornell, Duke, Cambridge, and London Business School, among others.

The UCL School of Management takes full advantage of being part of a world-leading university through its interdisciplinary outlook and builds on close collaborations in both research and education with other UCL departments, including computer science, engineering, economics, psychology, public policy, statistics, and medical sciences.

About the role

This role is responsible for managing all administrative aspects of teaching and learning for designated programmes, including student enquiries, applications, inductions, module selections, assessments, and events. It ensures smooth processes, provides a high-quality service to students, staff, and alumni, and contributes to the development of the School of Management’s Teaching and Learning Support Team.

This is a fixed-term maternity cover role for 14 months, commencing on 1 November 2025.

This post is a job share for 3 days per week, Mondays – Wednesdays (21.9 hours per week). As this is a job-share role, both role holders need to ensure they establish and maintain effective communication at all times.

Salary – UCL Grade 7 £43,981 - £52,586 per annum pro rata (including London Allowance)

This post is funded until early January 2026 to cover maternity leave. Please be advised that he salary is pro rata as this is a part-time role.

If you have any queries about the role or need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible online format to apply for this job, please contact mgmt-hrsom@ucl.ac.uk.

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In the event we get a high number of applications, we may close the advert early before the published closing date. As a minimum, we will keep all adverts open for 2 weeks. ​​​​

About you

The ideal candidate will hold an undergraduate degree or equivalent professional qualifications or possess significant relevant experience in a similar role. They will have demonstrable experience in providing high-quality administrative support to enhance the student lifecycle from application through to graduation, ideally within higher or further education or a teaching and learning environment.

They will be familiar with student systems such as Student Information Systems, admissions platforms, and Virtual Learning Environments such as Moodle. Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, including Excel, Word, and Outlook, alongside strong digital skills, is essential for effectively supporting administrative and operational tasks.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are also required, with the ability to collaborate with and support a wide range of stakeholders in a professional and approachable manner.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. Please also read the attached Candidate Guidance document. When completing your supporting statement, please tell us, using examples, how you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.

What we offer

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

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and, for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

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