The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our
right to work webpages .
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is
Friday 20 February 2026.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews will be held during February and March.
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About The Team
The Centre for Open Learning supports the educational life cycle by working with people at the transitional points in their lives. We aim to make the University seamless and are academically ambitious, student focused and outward looking. We enable our students to be actively engaged in their education locally and globally. Our environment nurtures excellence and supports open learning for all.
The department delivers the following programmes;
- Part-Time Access Programme – This skills-based programme offers a route for adult returners into undergraduate degrees offered by the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
