Lecturer in Dyslexia

**[UE08] £42,149 - £56,587 per annum, pro rata**

**Moray House School of Education, Institute for Education, Teaching and Leadership**

Open Ended - Guaranteed Hours - Minimum Hours to be confirmed at later date/interview stage

Applications are invited for the position of Lecturer in Dyslexia within the Institute of Education, Teaching and Leadership.

**The Opportunity**:
**Your skills and attributes for success**:
Hold Associate membership of the British Dyslexia Association (AMBDA)

Have a well-established reputation and high-levels of positive credibility in the field of teaching about dyslexia both face to face and online.

Bring expertise in methods of assessing and supporting pupils/students with dyslexia in inclusive contexts.

Knowledge and understanding of dyslexia policy and practice as evidenced in experience and public presentations.

Have current knowledge and understanding of the Scottish and the rest of the UK policy contexts in relation to support for students with dyslexia.

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**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
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. Click to access our **staff benefits page **(opens new browser tab) 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.

Is is anticipated that interviews will be held **within 2 weeks from the closing date of the advert.**

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