Job Description
Grade UE06: £34,132 to £39,355 per annum, pro rata
CAHSS / Edinburgh College of Art
Guaranteed Hours
Fixed-term: 1 year
Tutor In History Of Art On The Following Courses
History of Art 1A: Images and Identity, 500-1700 (HIAR08029) (sem 1)
History of Art 1B: Making Meaning in the Premodern World (HIAR08030) (sem 2)
The Opportunity
We are seeking to appoint Tutors with expertise in relevant areas of History of Art, to join a team of teaching staff contributing to learning and teaching at undergraduate level. The successful candidate will assist with teaching, assessment and feedback across a variety of undergraduate courses from the start of the 2025-26 academic year. The courses have specified learning outcomes and sit within the undergraduate BA (Hons) History of Art and MA (Hons) Fine Art programmes.
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
- Be familiar with the methods, theories and historiography of art history.
- A commitment to sharing this knowledge through passionate teaching.
- Ability to work within a team with a collegial attitude, respect and sensitivity toward students and other staff members.
- Demonstrable ability to apply knowledge, skills and techniques to teaching and ability to understand the needs of a group of/and individual students and to provide appropriate guidance.
- An enthusiastic, positive and creative approach to teaching.
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary.
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
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 (opens new browser tab).
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will 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
25th July 2025.
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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
Edinburgh College of Art is a large and diverse school within the University of Edinburgh's College of Humanities and Social Science. It is comprised of the Schools of Art, Design, History of Art, Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the Reid School of Music.
Our mission is to promote world-leading critical enquiry across all these subject areas through scholarly research, teaching and creative practice.
Almost 3,000 students and 300 staff study and work at ECA and we enjoy strong relationships with museums, galleries, archives, practitioners and industry partners in Edinburgh, Scotland, the UK and internationally.
Edinburgh College of Art is committed to equal and fair treatment of all its employees and in recognition of the positive promotion of diversity and gender equality among staff and students, Athena SWAN granted the Edinburgh College of Art a Silver Award in 2023.
