Tutor

Grade 6: £35,302 – £40,704 pro-rata - appointment will be made at the first point of Grade 6 (£35,302)

CAHSS, Edinburgh College of Art, History of Art

Part-time (we guarantee a minimum of 250 hours)

Fixed term (21 weeks)

Applications are invited for a Guaranteed Hours (GH) contract as a Tutor in History of Art on the following course: HIAR11141 Topics in the History of Art (minimum 250 hours).

The Opportunity:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed colleague with experience, or potential to provide exceptional teaching in the field of Premodern Art History. The ideal candidate will have expertise in a non-European cultural area researching art, visual and/or material culture before 1800.

The Job Purpose is to deliver teaching and assessment of the postgraduate option course HIAR11141 Topics in the History of Art. The specific topic and thematics of the course will be research-led, reflecting the unique expertise of the Tutor. The course should complement existing postgraduate teaching within the department, offering further diversity in cultural areas and methodologies taught for our postgraduate cohorts. The course should not primarily engage with art histories of Europe or the UK. While the temporal specificity of the course may draw from any number of time periods or designations such as ancient, medieval, or Early Modern, the content must focus on art, visual and/or material culture made before 1800. Students enrolled on this course will be from a range of postgraduate degree programs, but primarily drawn from our MSc Global Premodern Art. We encourage proposed course topics to engage with Scotland’s rich and diverse local collection holdings at the University of Edinburgh and across the city.

The start date is 4 January 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter. This is a fixed term role to 28 May 2027, and will therefore cover one academic semester of teaching duties, focusing on the delivery of the postgraduate option course HIAR11141 Topics in the History of Art.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• A PhD or equivalent qualification in the field of premodern art history
• Ability to deliver specific courses in the field as required by the teaching needs of the subject area, in particular the following postgraduate course: HIAR11141 Topics in the History of Art https://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/26-27/dpt/cxhiar11141.htm
• An enthusiastic, positive and creative approach to teaching and relationships with professional partners
• Openness to the ideas and motivations of others and willingness to work as part of a team of academics and administrators
• Commitment to the principles of academic governance and leadership by example.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle: professional development and subject matter expertise, opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience, and working within one of the world’s leading universities,

This post is guaranteed hours, part-time (we guarantee a minimum offer of 250 hours).

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How to apply

Please include the following documents in your application:

CV

Cover letter, which should include a breakdown of your proposed structure for this course

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 our staff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and 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 a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ 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 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 23 November 2026

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 23:59 UK time. 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 TBA

About Company

Edinburgh College of Art is a large and diverse school within the University of Edinburgh's College of Humanities and Social Science. It is comprised of the Schools of Art, Design, History of Art, Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the Reid School of Music.

Our mission is to promote world-leading critical enquiry across all these subject areas through scholarly research, teaching and creative practice.

Almost 3,000 students and 300 staff study and work at ECA and we enjoy strong relationships with museums, galleries, archives, practitioners and industry partners in Edinburgh, Scotland, the UK and internationally.

Edinburgh College of Art is committed to equal and fair treatment of all its employees and in recognition of the positive promotion of diversity and gender equality among staff and students, Athena SWAN granted the Edinburgh College of Art a Silver Award in 2023.

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