Lecturer in Digital Culture & Society
The Department of Information Studies at UCL invites applications for a fulltime Lectureship in Digital Culture and Society. We seek a humanities- or social‑science‑led researcher whose work examines how people experience, interpret, and are shaped by social and cultural aspects of the digital. Applicants should be able to speak to contemporary debates around information, data and society, and the ways they shape knowledge, belief and action.
Teaching will primarily take place at UCL East, with potential contributions to postgraduate programmes at Bloomsbury. The role includes supervising undergraduate, Masters, and doctoral dissertations, and undertaking academic‑related administrative duties.
This is a full‑time, open‑ended appointment beginning in Autumn 2026.
Interviews will take place on 21st July 2026. For further information about the role please contact:
- Adam Crymble
- Daniel Wilson
- Terrie Fiawoo, for administration and reasonable adjustments queries
As part of your application please attach:
- A Cover Letter
- Research Statement
We welcome scholars working on areas such as (but not limited to) digital identities and behaviour, misinformation and belief, platform cultures, digital intimacy, online safety and wellbeing, decision-making and the influence of algorithmic power. We are especially interested in candidates whose work explores how individuals and communities navigate digital environments, including from cross‑cultural or marginalised perspectives.
Applicants should be grounded in critical, interpretative, or qualitative approaches, potentially (although not necessarily) in conjunction with computational methods; however, this post is not intended for candidates whose primary expertise lies in medical informatics, business analytics, management studies, or technical approaches to digital systems.
The successful candidate will contribute to our existing multidisciplinary undergraduate programme, including teaching modules on aspects of the digital, and may create a new module that complements their own research area as well as the student curriculum. They should be comfortable helping students understand the social, cultural, and epistemological dimensions of digital life, and supporting them in developing critical and empathetic perspectives on digital society.
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday
- 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
- 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.
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