Lecturer in Math position application - UK - Teaching statement I am currently applying for a lecturer position in mathematics, in the UK. I just have a general question regarding how the applications usually compare to US applications. In the US, most of these jobs require a very precise list of documents: recommendation letters, CV, research statement, teaching statement, and maybe some other stuff. Usually it's very clear.

In the UK, most of the applications I found require an application form + supporting material. In many of them, it's not so clear what this supporting material should be. My plan was to include at least my CV, publication list, and research statement (similar to the one I would send to a US application). But what about the teaching statement? I don't want to make my application extra large by attaching unnecessary documents which could end up being detrimental. Specially a teaching statement, the idea of which I never bonded with.

I'm willing to write one and submit it as well, but I wanted to know from UK people (specially those that have been in hiring committees) about this.
Having applied for jobs in both North America and the UK, I can confirm that unless the advert and "further particulars" specifically mention it, there is no need for a teaching statement.

I thought I would add some further comments, which aren't exactly relevant to your question but which came to mind since you mentioned UK vs NA.

For a standard "lectureship in pure mathematics" (presumably entry level?), I was told by a 3rd party, when I applied for my current job, that in many UK places a list of courses in the CV, plus remarks of the form "my teaching was rated in the kth decile by student questionnaires," would be sufficient.

The important thing is an up-to-date CV, which should emphasise the extent of previous teaching experience. Success in getting grants, either as a graduate student or postdoc, is probably also worth including. Other information such as conference participation and refereeing work is rather secondary; you can include it, but I don't think it would make much of a difference.

Due to the sheer volume of applications, it may be worth including things like the publication list at the end of the CV rather than in a separate document. You might also wish to highlight your four best papers in an early "Selected publications" section; sadly the spectre of REF-fability is always on the minds of committees. The CV is often what is circulated when drawing up a longlist. The research statement should probably remain separate, and is roughly speaking the same kind of thing that one would prepare for a North American application.