12582 - Early Career Teaching Fellow in English Literature (Romanticism)
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £40,497 to £48,149 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 June 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | University of Edinburgh |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 12582 |
Summary
Grade UE07: £40,497 - £48,149 per annum pro-rata
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences / School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures / English & Scottish Literature
Part-time: 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE)
Fixed-term: 01/08/2025 – 31/12/2026
Applications are invited for the post of Early Career Teaching Fellow in English Literature (Romanticism).
The successful candidate will contribute to the teaching of literary studies for our undergraduate degree programmes in English and Scottish Literature. With experience of teaching Romantic Literature and assessing student work, and to the supervision of MSc dissertations. They will contribute to teaching related administration within the subject area. The postholder 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.
This role is part-time and for 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE).
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, all 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 literature from the Romantic era 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.
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences / School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures / English & Scottish Literature
Part-time: 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE)
Fixed-term: 01/08/2025 – 31/12/2026
Applications are invited for the post of Early Career Teaching Fellow in English Literature (Romanticism).
The successful candidate will contribute to the teaching of literary studies for our undergraduate degree programmes in English and Scottish Literature. With experience of teaching Romantic Literature and assessing student work, and to the supervision of MSc dissertations. They will contribute to teaching related administration within the subject area. The postholder 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.
This role is part-time and for 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE).
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, all 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 literature from the Romantic era 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.