Teaching Fellow

**UE07: Salary range £39,347 - £46,974 per annum**

**College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences /Philosophy**

**Fixed term (approx. 12 months), full time (35 hours per week)**

**3 positions available
The School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking to appoint three full time, fixed term Teaching Fellow’s to its department of Philosophy.

**The Opportunity**:
The successful post holders will provide high quality teaching delivery and assessment support at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Philosophy.

They will actively contribute to the overall intellectual environment of the School play a collegiate role in the overall functioning of the Philosophy Department.
- Logic
- Moral Philosophy
- Feminist Philosophy
- Political Philosophy Philosophy of Technology

If you are currently in the process of completing your studies/PhD programme please note any relevant timescales in your cover letter and/or CV.

**Your skills and attributes for success:
- A postgraduate degree in Philosophy field(s) noted with relevant post-graduate research and/or teaching experience.
- The ability to teach in other areas would be highly advantageous.
- Experience in design and delivery of effective undergraduate university teaching and supervision (experience with dissertation supervision at postgraduate level would also be desirable).
- Research experience with evidence of outstanding potential. Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.

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**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:

- A competitive salary of £39,347 - £46,974
- 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, a defined benefits pension scheme, 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 may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.

**Key dates to note**

Please note that interviews are likely to occur around w/c 20 th May and those invited to interview shall be contacted directly (we aim to provide at least 1.5 weeks notice).

**Application information**

Applicants do not need to submit writing samples or letters of reference when applying, however we do ask that the names and contact details of 3 potential referees be included as part of your CV or cover letter.

**Please use your cover letter to focus upon previous teaching experience relating to the named area, plus any other specialisms that you may feel you wish to demonstrate suitable strengths within.
If you are currently in the process of completing your studies/PhD programme please note any relevant timescales in your cover letter and/or CV.