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Job Description
The Opportunity:
The School of History Classics and Archaeology is looking for Guaranteed Hours Tutors to deliver learning and teaching activities such as undergraduate tutorial sessions on one or more courses across the three subject areas.
To deliver learning and teaching activities such as undergraduate tutorial sessions or other classroom activities within an established programme and with specified learning outcomes as part of the integrated overall structure of courses and to enhance the learning experience of students. A key purpose of the role is to create a stimulating and interactive learning environment where students can further their understanding of course topics and develop their academic skills including critical thinking analytical skills argumentation and communication skills and independence of learning.
This post is primarily aimed at History Classics and Archaeology PhDstudents or PhDstudents registered on a related programme from another school. You can find details about eligibility here:
How to Apply
This advert relates to tutoring for Academic Year2025/2026.
This is a guaranteed hours role paid hourly at Grade UE06 with a range of 34132 - 39355 per annum pro-rata as part-time (18.70 to 21.56 per hour plus annual leave allowance).
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Degree relevant to teaching area.
- Demonstrable ability to apply knowledge skills and techniques to teaching and ability to understand the needs of a group and individual students and to provide appropriate guidance.
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to explain concepts in a clear and understandable manner.
- Sufficient knowledge of the discipline/topics under discussion.
- Understanding of the basic principles of teaching learning and assessment.
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Application Information:
Tutors who are currently under contract with HCA with an end date of 31/08/2025 or later can re-apply for work for 2025/2026 using the link below and filling out the Availability Form (you do not need to apply via this advert):
How to Apply
Before submitting an application applicants must discuss any proposed employment with their principal supervisor.
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
Once your application has been checked we will send you a link to the availability form please complete as soon as possible. This will help the School to match you with the appropriate Teaching Support positions as they become available. It is also an opportunity for you to let us know the courses and areas you would be interested in to further develop your teaching skills. Please make sure you clearly state the course title the type of work you wish to undertake (tutor or demonstrator) and the number of hours you wish to be considered for.
HCAs Tutor and Demonstrator pool is comprised of colleagues on a variety of contractual arrangements including colleagues on open-ended contracts with the School and current PhD students with an existing contract. When considering the work available the School is required to ensure that our employment obligations to these continuing tutors are met first and they will be considered first when offering and allocating hours.
Once work has been provisionally allocated to our continuing tutors we then consider new applications received from potential tutors. All allocations need to take into account any restrictions on working hours such as visa restrictions and the limit of an average of 9 hours per week across the academic year for full-time postgraduate research students. They will also take into consideration the preferences indicated on the Availability Form.
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 ourstaff 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 ourright 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 19 June 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews will be held shortly after closing date.
Employment Type
Student
