Job Description

Grade UE07: 40,497 to 48,149 per annum, pro-rata

CAHSS / School of Divinity

Part-time: 10 hours per week

Open-ended (permanent)

The School of Divinity seeks an executive editor to join the Expository Times journal team, at University of Edinburgh. This journal seeks to disseminate scholarship relevant to ministry and looks at the interaction between theology and practice.

The Opportunity:

For over a century, the monthly Expository Times has distinguished itself from other periodicals by successfully combining an interest in all pastoral matters, practical and theoretical with the latest international biblical and theological scholarship.


This post is part-time (10 hours per week), and available from 1 st September 2025.


The salary for this post is

40,497 to 48,149 pro rata,

per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Previous relevant editorial experience High level of competence in online communications including webpages, email and other media, as well as a confident use of IT packages such as Word, Excel, Proven ability to work to strict deadlines

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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 our

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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

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On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore 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

Monday 21

st

July 2025.

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Interviews will be held

12

th

or 13

th

August 2025.