"Tutor"

Job Identification

11051

Tutor in Design at Edinburgh College of Art

Grade UE06: £32,982 to £38,205 Per annum, Pro-rata*               

Applications are invited for a Guaranteed Hours (GH), open ended contract as a Tutor in Design on the following course(s):

• DESI11162 The Business of Craft & Design

A minimum of 60 hours will be offered between January - May 2025 with a variable guarantee renewed annually.

The Opportunity: 

The School of Design is looking for a tutor with creative business knowledge and design experience to teach students on a practical course focused on creative business start-up. You are invited to apply to join a team of practice tutors - assisting with tutoring, feedback and assessment during the second semester 2024-25 session. The course sits within a suite of elective courses within a range of established master’s Design programmes such as MA Illustration, MA Graphic Design, MA Design for Change and MA Design Informatics. The course has a range of specified learning outcomes and aligns with professional practice taught within the School of Design’s postgraduate programmes. 

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Recent or current creative business owner with a minimum of 5 years’ experience of business start-up in the field of Design. 
• Ability to work within a team with a collegial attitude, respect and sensitivity toward students and other staff members.
• Ability to apply professional practice experience from real life situations to enhance student understanding.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• An enthusiastic, positive and creative approach to teaching.

Link (this leads to the full JD)

*GH contracts are based on the number of hours required to deliver a specific task, over a set period. They are paid at an hourly rate based on the pro-rata salary, allowing a flexible approach for practitioners to engage in their specific field(s) of expertise. These roles will usually be assigned significantly more hours than the minimum and never less than the guarantee.

About the Team

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

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

Over 3,000 students and 800 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. 

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, a defined benefits pension scheme, 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 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 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 30 August 2024.

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