Job Description

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Role: Tutor in Interior, Architectural and Spatial Design at Edinburgh College of Art

Grade UE06: Salary Range \xc2\xa331,396 to \xc2\xa336,024 Pro-rata*

120 hours will be offered between 1st September and 31st December 2023

This role is open-ended

Applications are invited for a Guaranteed Hours (GH) contract as a tutor in Interior, Architectural and Spatial Design.

• Reading Interiors Course ARCH11282

The Opportunity:

Interior, Architectural and Spatial Design are looking for an individual experienced in practical and theoretical teaching to fill tutor positions on a post graduate course that looks at creative ways of analysing and documenting the interiors of an existing modernist building in Edinburgh, using drawing, digital media, and site writing.

Applicants should have some knowledge of design/interior/architectural history and theory, including place writing, as well as practical experience of spatial drawing and/or digital media.

Learning and teaching activities are within a post graduate programme, therefore you will be required to deliver teaching, along with associated preparation and marking at that level. Experience of these within a university setting is required, and an understanding of the theory of interior, architectural and spatial design to post graduate level would be desirable. Practitioners with relevant experience will also be considered, alongside PhD students or those with tutoring experience in interior, architectural and spatial design and related disciplines.

You will be involved in teaching on Tuesday afternoons during the 11 weeks of semester 1 teaching, along with formative and summative marking at set points in the semester. You will work with a group of up to 15 students, and be responsible for teaching preparation supervised by the course organiser. You will also have responsibility for marking students work to deadlines and undertaking meetings with other course tutors, course organiser and programme director as required. Start will be immediate, and you will be required to familiarise yourself with the course material and online systems associated with the course.

Other courses within this programme are also inviting applications. Applications are welcome for multiple courses by an individual candidate. Each course must be applied for separately. Find out more

In addition to their application and CV, applicants are advised to provide a covering statement detailing their relevant experience and the reason for their interest in the role. *Payment is based on an hourly rate related to a full-time salary of \xc2\xa331,396 to \xc2\xa336,024

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Familiarity with Interior/Architecture/Design history and theory, including site writing.
• Familiarity with spatial drawing and modelling/digital media
• Teaching experience at university level in the subject, or related discipline.
• Experience of marking and evaluation of students work.
• Ability to use online digital platforms such as teams, collaborate and Miro or similar.

About the Team

Edinburgh College of Art is a large and diverse school within the University of Edinburgh\'s College of Humanities and Social Science. It comprises Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Art, Design, History of Art and Music.

Our mission is to promote world-leading critical enquiry across all these subject areas through scholarly research, teaching and creative practice.

Almost 3,000 students and 300 staff study and work at ECA and we enjoy strong relationships with museums, galleries, archives, practitioners and industry partners in Edinburgh, Scotland, the UK and internationally.

Edinburgh College of Art is committed to equal and fair treatment of all its employees and in recognition of the positive promotion of diversity and gender equality among staff and students, granted the Edinburgh College of Art a Bronze Award in 2017.

As a valued member of our team you can expect: An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits , staff discounts, , flexible working and much more. Access our for further information and use our to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

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.

Interviews will be held at a time to be determined later

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our webpages

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Tier 2/Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

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About the Team:

Edinburgh College of Art is a large and diverse school within the University of Edinburgh\'s College of Humanities and Social Science. It is comprised of the Schools of Art, Design, History of Art, Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the Reid School of Music.

Our mission is to promote world-leading critical enquiry across all these subject areas through scholarly research, teaching and creative practice.

Almost 3,000 students and 300 staff study and work at ECA and we enjoy strong relationships with museums, galleries, archives, practitioners and industry partners in Edinburgh, Scotland, the UK and internationally.

Edinburgh College of Art is committed to equal and fair treatment of all its employees and in recognition of the positive promotion of diversity and gender equality among staff and students, granted the Edinburgh College of Art a Bronze Award in 2017.

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