This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role shaping University of the Arts London''s learning and teaching research agenda, ensuring it supports TEF (Teaching Excellence Framework) and APP (Access and Participation Plan) goals. This role is instrumental in positioning UAL as a leader in creative education research, ensuring that policy, research, and academic development work cohesively to support the University''s strategic ambitions. As Associate Director of Educational Research and Policy, you will lead research-driven initiatives to identify best practices, drive innovation in creative education, and align policy and delivery frameworks with emerging pedagogical approaches. You will implement sector-leading evaluation methodologies to demonstrate the rigor and impact of creative pedagogical innovations, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations. You will also provide academic leadership, contributing to the University''s broader research strategy, and will be responsible for securing external research funding, as well as acting as Director of Study and/or research degree supervisor, supporting the next generation of researchers, and contributing to institutional research impact, ensuring UAL''s work is recognised externally. About you You will need a PhD in a relevant area of creative pedagogical research, with experience of managing a research community, and a recognised national or international research active profile. You will also be recognised as a