Teaching Fellow in Heritage

Grade UE07: 41064 - 48822 per annum

CAHSS / School of History Classics and Archaeology / Archaeology

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: from 1^st January 2027 until 31^st December 2027

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The Opportunity:

The School of History Classics and Archaeology is looking for a Teaching Fellow to deliver and assess courses on the Archaeology undergraduate and Masters programmes.

Responsibilities include the role of Course Organiser for selected courses (including preparation and delivery of content and marking of assignments) contributions to co-taught courses supervision and assessment of dissertation students student support contribution to the academic administration and assisting in course and programme development.

We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise that bridges archaeological heritage environmental and policy perspectives and who can contribute to the Schools growing international profile in marine and coastal heritage though we welcome applicants from a broad range of relevant backgrounds.

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.
• Specialist knowledge of the discipline/topics under discussion.
• Understanding of the principles of teaching learning and assessment.

People have always been at the heart of our work. Our people are at the centre of the University community and everything we do. We value colleagues with drive determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

• Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience
• Working within one of the worlds leading universities
• Contributing to the work and purpose of the University

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How to apply

Please include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter

Informal enquiries should be directed to the Head of Archaeology Prof. Catriona Pickard at

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 including generous annual leave entitlement a defined benefits pension scheme a wide range of staff discounts family-friendly initiatives and flexible work options. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits pageand use our reward calculator to discover the 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.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

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.

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

The closing date for applications is 14^th August 2026.

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Interviews will be held shortly after the applications closing date.