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Applications are invited for a 0.4 FTE (14 hours per week) Teaching Fellow in History of Art to start on 1 August 2020, fixed term for 1 year.
We invite applications from specialists in the visual and material court culture of Northern Europe, c. 1400-1800. We welcome versatile applicants who have secondary interests in areas of high student need and who are able to incorporate material from the University’s Centre for Research Collections into their teaching.
A PhD or equivalent research experience is essential, as is evidence of excellent teaching. An understanding of ECA’s multidisciplinary ethos is important. Finally, the successful applicant may be expected to make a significant contribution to the teaching administration of the subject area.
This is a part time (14 hours per week) fixed term post.
Salary: £13,518 – £16,128 per annum (pro rated from £33,797 – £40,322 per annum)
Closing Date: 5pm (GMT) August 7th, 2020.
Informal enquiries concerning this post should be directed to Heather Pulliam, Head of History of Art, h.pulliam@ed.ac.uk.
1. Job Details
Job title: Teaching Fellow in History of Art
School/Support Department: History of Art, ECA
Unit (if applicable):
Line manager: Heather Pulliam
2. Job Purpose
We invite applications from specialists in the visual and material court culture of Northern Europe, c. 1400-1800. We welcome versatile applicants who have secondary interests in areas of high student need and who are able to incorporate material from the University’s Centre for Research Collections into their teaching.
Evidence of excellence in teaching and research-led teaching is essential. An understanding of ECA’s multidisciplinary ethos is important. Finally, the successful applicant may be expected to make a significant contribution to the teaching administration of the subject area.
3. Main Responsibilities
• Teaching of history of art at undergraduate all levels, including the supervision of dissertations and project work
• Teaching of history of art at masters level, including the supervision of dissertations and project work
• Developing, and updating course content for teaching at all levels
• Administration, assessment, presentation of work at examination period and periodic written feedback to students
• Undertake UG Honours level dissertation and postgraduate taught MSc and postgraduate research supervision
• Undertake administrative and management roles in the subject area as appropriate
4. Knowledge, Skills and Experience Needed for the Job
Essential
• PhD or equivalent research expertise in the History of Art or a cognate disciplin
• Demonstrable ability to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate level
• Demonstrable ability to devise and deliver new course materials
• Ability to develop good working relationships with a wide variety of groups – students, colleagues in the subject area, the University and partner institutions, industry practitioners and representative bodies, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good IT skills in relation to the history of art
Desirable
• Secondary teaching specialisms in theory/methodology, or cognate areas
• Flexibility and versatility in teaching
5. Dimensions
Further details on History of Art at the University of Edinburgh can be found here: http://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/history-of-art
6. Job Context and any other relevant information
Application Procedure
All applicants should apply online by clicking the apply link at the bottom of this page. The application process is quick and easy to follow, and you will receive email confirmation of safe receipt of your application. The online system allows you to submit a CV and other attachments.
You will be notified by email whether you have been shortlisted for interview or not.
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Conditions of Employment
Pension Scheme
This role is grade UE07 and therefore the post holder is automatically included in membership of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), subject to the USS membership criteria, unless they indicate that they choose not to join the Scheme.
For further information please visit our Pensions website.
Salary
The role is grade UE07 and attracts an annual salary of £13,518 to £16,128 for 14 hours, part time, each week. Salary is paid monthly by direct transfer to your Bank or Building Society account, normally on the 28th of the month. Salaries for part-time staff are calculated on the full-time scales, pro-rata to the Standard Working Week.
The University reserves the right to vary the candidate information or make no appointment at all. Neither in part, nor in whole does this information form part of any contract between the University and any individual.
History of Art
Research in History of Art (http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/edinburgh-college-art/history-art) is of consistently internationally recognised quality and covers a wide variety of periods in numerous outputs.
Teaching and Research
All staff in History of Art are active researchers, working in a wide range of fields, and their research interests strongly inform their teaching, both undergraduate and postgraduate.
Breadth and diversity
History of Art has an unusually wide range of specialist expertise, covering early and late Medieval art, the Renaissance, the Early Modern/Baroque period, and art from Neoclassicism to the present-day, with a particular focus on late nineteenth-century art and contemporary art and theory. World cultures are another distinctive feature of our research and teaching, with full-time staff specialising in Islamic and Chinese art, architecture and visual culture. Our students are also able to take courses taught by specialists in visual culture in Classics, Architecture and Film Studies. History of Art at Edinburgh also encompasses a wide range of approaches and methods to the study of art and visual culture.
Edinburgh College of Art
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, Athena SWAN granted the Edinburgh College of Art a Bronze Award in 2017.
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Research Excellence Framework 2014 (REF2014)
The College operates at the highest levels of international quality across a very wide range of disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences and submitted the work of more than 750 staff to 23 Units of Assessment in the Research Excellence Framework 2014. The College achieved a superb result, combining a large-scale, broad and diverse submission with very high quality outcomes: 86% of its research impact and 76% of the overall quality profile were assessed as world-leading (4*) and internationally excellent (3*). Using the widely used Research Power index (which combines the submission’s overall score for 3* and 4* work with the volume of staff submitted), 12 of the College’s Units were ranked within the top five in the UK, and 18 were ranked first in Scotland. With an assessment of more than 95% at 3* and 4*, we’re particularly proud of the outstanding research environment we create for staff and research students.
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