Job Description

Grade UE06: 34,132 to 39,355 per annum pro rata

CAHSS / Edinburgh College of Art

Guaranteed Hours: 20 hours between August 2025 - August 2026

Open-ended (Permanent)

The Opportunity:

We are recruiting a number of tutors to work across one or more of a range of courses within the Design and Digital Media master's programme. The courses we require support for are Elements of Digital Design, Design for Interactive Media, Media and Culture, Fundamentals of User Experience Design, 3D Digital Design, Game Design Studio, Digital Playgrounds for the Online Public and Global Design Culture.


Assistance is needed in delivering tutorial activities, providing practical guidance and advice to students, and assessing student work. Applicants should have advanced knowledge of working practices in one or more of the following areas: graphic design, digital media for screen and print publishing, UX design, interaction design, UI design, 3D modelling, texturing, rendering and basic animation, game design. The applicants should also have an understanding of the intellectual and research context in which digital design takes place.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Excellent level of digital design practices and skills. Highly effective teaching and general communication skills. Ability to work confidently and effectively with a diverse student cohort. Demonstrable critical, informed, and scholarly capacity to engage with a range of teaching media, including online learning and teaching. Ability to work within teams with a collegial attitude, respect and sensitivity toward students and other staff members.



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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

29th July 2025.

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