Lecturer in Scandinavian Studies

2 months ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**College/School/Department**:College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures, Department of European Languages & Cultures.

**Contract: Open Ended, **Full Time 1.0 FTE (35 Hours per Week).

**Salary Grade**:UE08

**Salary**:£45,585-£54,395 (a revised salary range for this grade of £48,350 to £59,421 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024).

**Number of Posts**:1

The appointee will be a world-class researcher in Scandinavian Studies with a portfolio of publications. They will bring their research expertise in Scandinavian (especially Danish) culture, literature, society, politics, or history to be a core part of our research environment. The post-holder will be expected to collaborate with other colleagues in the School as part of a broader effort to decolonise our curriculum and critical lenses.

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 area.
- Fluency in written and spoken Danish to degree level, with excellent oral and written communication skills in Danish and English.
- Experience of teaching Scandinavian Studies at university level with clear potential to enhance the student experience.
- Experience of teaching Danish language to non-fluent speakers at university level.
- A developing profile of international excellence in relevant research and publications. Evidence of ability to supervise student work at all levels.

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits **pension scheme **, **staff discounts, **family friendly initiatives **, flexible working and much more. Access our **staff benefits page **for further information and use our **reward calculator **to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

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.

Interviews will be held as soon as possible following the closing date.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work **webpages. This post is open to visa sponsorship.



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