Teaching Fellow in Religious Studies

7 days ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Grade UE07: £40,497 to £48,149**per annum pro-rata**

**CAHSS/School of Divinity**

**Part-time: 28 hours per week**

**Fixed-term: for 13 months**

We are looking for Teaching Fellow in Religious Studies (Theory and Method and Islamic Studies) to organise and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate course materials (including online delivery) and assist with the supervision and assessment of dissertation students.

**The Opportunity**:
The post holder will have specialist knowledge and teaching experience in Theory and Method in the Study of Religion, with an ability to teach Islamic Studies and Islamic History. This post is available from July 2025 - August 2026, part time temporary cover, fully funded by Leverhulme Trust.

This post will cover teaching in the School of Divinity to include but not limited to:

- Studying Religions
- Theories of Religion
- Theory and Method in the Study of Religion
- Science, Sorcery, and Wonder in Islam

This post is part-time (28 hours per week).

The salary for this post is **£40,497 to £48,149 pro rata,**per annum.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Demonstrable evidence of excellence in teaching.
- Ability to design and deliver course materials and assess student performance
- A thorough knowledge of current trends within the discipline.A PhD in a relevant discipline.

**Click to view a copy of the full**job description**.**

**Application Information**
- CV
- Cover letter

**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).

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**

Interviews will be held **the first two weeks of July.

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