Job Description

Job Category: Professional, Administration and Operational:Grade UE06: xc2xa334,132 to xc2xa339,355 per annumCAHSS/School of DivinityFull time: 35 hours per weekFixed term: 13 monthsThe Opportunity:Student Advisers provide a first contact point for students within their School, providing guidance and support, including additional assistance where needed, to those navigating the University support systems. Working closely with academic and professional services teams, the role is an advocate for students, their School, and programme, ensuring parity of experience for all students.This post is full-time (35 hours per week), and fixed term for 13 months (September 2025 to October 2026). We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.The salary for this post is xc2xa334,132 to xc2xa339,355 per annum.Your skills and attributes for success:

• Knowledge of and sensitivity to the complex areas of student wellbeing and support
• Experience of working independently and ability to prioritise workloads in the face of conflicting demands
• Excellent interpersonal skills - remaining calm under pressure, being able to provide a safe and welcoming space for students in distress
• Excellent active listening skills and communication skills
• Constructive team player, demonstrating ability to work collaboratively, with a strong commitment to equality and inclusion
• Ability to understand the need for boundary setting when working with students

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• CV
• Cover letter

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

(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefitsChampioning 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 (opens new browser tab).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 noteThe closing date for applications is 5 May 2025.Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow's greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.About the Team:Theology has been taught at Edinburgh since the University's foundation in 1583. In the School of Divinity today (New College) you are in a college setting, with our own site, library, dining/socialising hall, and a strong sense of community of students and staff. Yet you are also part of a large, world-class university, and in the heart of one of the most scenic and vibrant cities in Europe. From its foundation, the University of Edinburgh has maintained a distinguished tradition of higher learning and academic excellence. Today the University is one of Britain's leading research institutions with an international reputation for scholarship and achievement; and access to research libraries of world importance.From the first year onward, courses involve small group tutorial and seminar learning as well as lectures. We have a long and distinguished record in research, teaching and postgraduate supervision. Our current staff includes scholars with international reputations in various subjects in theology and religious studies. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework Exercise (REF 2014), the School of Divinity was ranked first in Scotland and fourth in the UK for Theology and Religious Studies based on the quality and volume of our research. Incoming postgraduate research students are offered a training course in research methods, and are given conscientious supervision from their first weeks through to submission of the thesis. There are also special orientation events for foreign students. Our Student satisfaction rates are consistently amongst the highest in the University of Edinburgh.For further information about our school please visit

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