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11348 - Early Career Teaching Fellow in English Literature (Drama & Performance)

Job details
Posting date: 26 September 2024
Salary: £40,247 to £47,874 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 10 October 2024
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week
Company: University of Edinburgh
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: 11348

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Summary

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures, English & Scottish Literature.

UE07 £40,247 - £47,874 per annum

Fixed Term contract: 7 months (From January 2025)

Full-Time: 35 Hours per Week



Applications are invited for the post of Early Career Teaching Fellow in English Literature (Drama and Performance).

The successful candidate will contribute to teaching literary studies for our undergraduate degree programmes in English and Scottish Literature. With experience in teaching drama including elements of performance, they will contribute to the teaching of Shakespeare as well as other areas, and to the supervision of MSc dissertations. They will contribute to teaching-related administration within the subject area. The post holder may also be required to supervise Honours dissertations.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates with research expertise in one or more of the following areas identified as existing or emergent strengths within the English and Scottish Literature subject area: digital humanities; economic humanities; environmental humanities; health humanities; LGBTQ+ studies; postcolonial, transnational and/or diasporic literary studies.

We welcome applications for this post from all qualified candidates and particularly welcome applications from members of minority ethnic groups, who are currently under-represented in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures.

Informal inquiries may be directed to LLC.Recruitment@ed.ac.uk.

Please note that while the School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures operates with a hybrid working model, teaching is delivered in person and on campus.



Your skills and attributes for success:

PhD in a relevant field, awarded by the time of application.
Experience of, or demonstrable capacity for, teaching drama and performance in the context of a department of English literary studies.
Experience of undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching. Including design of teaching materials for classes
Experience of marking and assessment of student performance at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
Experience of undergraduate and/or postgraduate dissertation supervision.
Experience in using IT effectively for teaching and learning, as appropriate to the role.

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