Job Description

Job Category: Academic
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This Teaching Fellow post will work alongside a team of educators within the division of Global Agriculture and Food Systems supporting the delivery of undergraduate and post graduate courses with a focus on sustainable food systems, nutrition and health.
This post is fixed-term (for 1 year) and full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also 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 at Grade UE07: 41,064 to 48,822 per annum, pro-rata if part-time.
Your skills and attributes for success:

• MSc or equivalent in an area relating to nutrition, food systems, and food security.
• International research in areas relating to food security and nutrition.
• Experience of teaching in higher education.

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Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- 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

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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.
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The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 10th November 2025.
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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:
Global academy for agriculture and food security. This will build on the University's successful global academy model, rooted in field-leading distance learning. It provide world-leading education, training, research, innovation and consulting, in support of global food and environmental security, sustainable rural development, and animal and human wellbeing. It is a vehicle for leading innovation and sustainable development in global agriculture and rural land-based and aquatic economies.
Find out more at https://www.ed.ac.uk/global-agriculture-food-security

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