Teaching Fellow, Creative Writing – Poetry
University of Edinburgh Information Services Group
Teaching Fellow – Creative Writing, Prose
University of Edinburgh Information Services Group
part-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Edinburgh • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £41,064 - £48,822 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Applications are invited for the post of Early Career Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing (Prose).
- The successful candidate will contribute primarily to the teaching of our MSc in Creative Writing (fiction workshops and seminars) and Literature courses (‘e.g. Acts of Storytelling’), and the supervision of postgraduate dissertations.
- They will also contribute undergraduate creative writing (prose fiction) option courses and may supervise undergraduate dissertations as required.
- They will contribute to teaching related administration within the subject area.
Requirements
- PhD in a relevant field, awarded by the time of application.
- Masters in Creative Writing
- Experience of, or demonstrable capacity for, teaching Creative Writing (Prose) in the context of a department of English literary studies.
- Experience of undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching, including design of teaching materials for classes.
- Experience of marking and assessment of student performance at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
- Experience of undergraduate and/or postgraduate dissertation supervision.
- Experience in using IT effectively for teaching and learning, as appropriate to the role.
Benefits
- 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
PhDMasters in Creative Writingteaching Creative Writingdesign of teaching materialsmarking and assessmentdissertation supervision
Soft skills
teaching administrationcommunication skills