Salary: £51,500 per annum

Duration of Contract: 12-month fixed-term, with the possibility of extension.

Hours per week: 35 hours per week (full-time)

Location: Chelsea or Sutton, with home working permitted for up to 3 days per week.

Closing Date: Sunday 31 May 2026

We are seeking an experienced digital learning specialist to join the ICR in a 12-month fixed-term role focused on shaping the future of online education in cancer science and oncology.

Reporting to the Academic Registrar, the Senior Digital Learning Lead will work closely with academic and professional services colleagues to explore new approaches to online professional learning in oncology and cancer science. The role will focus on designing and evaluating models for high-quality online courses that build on the ICR’s international reputation for postgraduate education and research.

The ICR delivers highly specialised postgraduate education with outstanding outcomes for students, and this role will play a key part in exploring how that expertise can be shared more widely through carefully designed online learning. A central early priority will be to develop a clear framework for the design and delivery of premium online professional courses, including pedagogical models, course structures and scalable approaches to production.

Alongside this core project, the role will provide senior specialist advice on digital pedagogy and the effective use of the ICR’s virtual learning environment (Canvas), reviewing current practice and ensuring that the platform continues to support teaching and assessment effectively as sector expectations and technologies evolve. The post-holder will also work with colleagues to explore the implications of emerging technologies such as generative AI for teaching, learning and assessment in a postgraduate research environment.

The role would suit an experienced digital learning professional who enjoys shaping new ideas and translating them into practical approaches. Working closely with senior colleagues in a small and collaborative institution, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence institutional thinking and design new models for digital education in a highly specialised research environment.

We Are Looking For

an experienced higher education professional with a strong understanding of digital pedagogy and online learning design;
someone with experience of working with academic staff to design or improve digitally enabled learning;
a candidate who is comfortable influencing and advising colleagues at senior academic levels;
an individual with excellent judgement about what constitutes high-quality online learning and how this can be delivered efficiently;
someone who is curious about emerging developments in digital education, including the use of generative AI in teaching and assessment.

This role offers a rare opportunity to design and shape a new area of work within a research-intensive postgraduate institution. While the post is initially offered on a 12-month fixed-term basis, there may be opportunities to extend the role depending on the development of this work and the availability of funding.

For full details, please see the job description attached. For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Stuart Bell on [email protected]. Shortlisted candidates will be offered a choice of interview times in Sutton on Thursday 11 June or in Chelsea on Friday 12 June.

Why work for us?

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The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world's most influential cancer research institutes, with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. Further information about working at the ICR can be found here.

At the Institute of Cancer Research, we champion diversity as we believe it fuels innovation and drives impactful research. We welcome applicants from all walks of life, valuing diverse perspectives that enrich our work.

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