Educational Learning Technologist

University College London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in Greater London seeks an Educational / Learning Technologist to support and enhance its online learning provision. This role focuses on consolidating existing training hubs and developing effective online courses for researchers and data professionals. Candidates should possess a relevant degree or professional experience, with a strong understanding of multimedia technologies and course design using Moodle. The position offers numerous benefits including generous holiday and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

41 Days holiday

On-site gym

Relocation scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in enhancing online learning through multimedia and mobile technologies.
• Ability to develop high-quality online learning materials.
• Understanding of accessibility standards in education.

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance CLOSER's online learning provision.
• Develop accessible online learning materials for researchers.
• Maintain engagement with users and provide ongoing support.

Skills

Course design using Moodle

Understanding of web-based technologies

Pedagogic support and guidance

User experience feedback integration

Education

Relevant degree or significant professional experience

Job description

Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

About CLOSER

CLOSER, the home of longitudinal research, is the interdisciplinary partnership of leading social and biomedical longitudinal population studies. Our mission is to increase the visibility, use and impact of longitudinal population studies,dataand research to ensure that longitudinal evidence is used to address the health, social,economicand environmental challenges facing the UK, now and in the future.

CLOSER is funded by theUKRIEconomic and Social Research Council (ESRC) through to September 2028 and is housed in the Social Research Institute (SRI) at theUCL Institute of Education(IOE).Discover more about our work atwww.closer.ac.uk .

About the role

The Educational / Learning Technologist will be responsible for supporting and enhancing CLOSER's online learning provision, with a key focus on consolidating the existing Learning Hub and Training Hub into a single, user-friendly platform, and supporting the development and delivery of a suite of online asynchronous short courses.

This role involves working with the Head of Education and Training (ET) to develop high-quality, accessible online learning materials that meet the needs of researchers, data professionals and policy makers working with longitudinal population studies (LPS) data. The Educational / Learning Technologist will play a pivotal role in designing and delivering effective digital learning experiences, ensuring that all content is pedagogically sound and accessible to all users.

In addition to leading the technical and strategic integration of the Learning and Training Hubs, the Educational / Learning Technologist will provide pedagogic support and guidance on best practices in online education. This includes developing learning resources that adhere to accessibility standards and delivering presentations, demonstrations, and training sessions to our main audiences – students, academics and policy researchers. A key part of the role will involve incorporating user experience (UX) feedback to enable the continuous improvement of the online offerings.

The Educational / Learning Technologist will also be responsible for maintaining engagement with users by providing ongoing support and troubleshooting for the platforms. They will work closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure the effective delivery of online learning content, as well as contributing to the wider activities of the CLOSER Education & Training team to support its mission to deliver comprehensive, accessible and high-quality learning resources and training.

The role is available until the 30th September 2028 in the first instance.

You will have a relevant degree or significant, equivalent, professional experience and an understanding of how web-based, multimedia and mobile technologies can be used to enhance learning and teaching. You will also have experience of course design using Moodle or other virtual learning environment.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.

It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

What we offer

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 (pro rata for part time staff)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme (pro rata for part time staff)
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

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.

Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

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