Higher education lecturers Work, Jobs in Edinburgh, Sct (with Salaries)

Assistant Lecturer in Drama and Performance
Queen Margaret University —Edinburgh
- £38,784 - £48,822 a year
- Part-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Teaching
Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Science
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £37,694 - £47,389 a year
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- Master's degree
- Analysis skills
- Annual leave
16h
Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Science (Sport Rehabilitation)
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £47,389 - £58,225 a year
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- Master's degree
- University
- Annual leave
16h
Teaching Fellow in German Studies
University of Edinburgh —Edinburgh
- Part-time
- English
- University
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
11d
Assistant Professor in Mathematics
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £37,694 - £47,389 a year
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- Maths
- University
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
12d
Lecturer, Horticulture
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh —Edinburgh
- £40,112 - £43,542 a year
- Part-time
- Communication skills
- Teaching
8d
Assistant Professor in Theoretical Computer Science
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £37,694 - £47,389 a year
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- Computer Science
- University
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
16h
Lecturer in Statistics
University of Edinburgh —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- English
- Machine learning
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
5d
Teaching Fellow in Old Testament & Hebrew Bible
University of Edinburgh —Edinburgh
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- University
- In-person
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
17h
Lecturer in Applied Animal Science/ Animal Husbandry
University of Edinburgh —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- University
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
7d
Lecturer in Clinical Psychology
University of Edinburgh —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- English
- University
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
17h
Lecturer in Child Nursing (Maternity Cover)
Edinburgh Napier University —Sighthill
- £46,049 - £58,225 a year
- Full-time
- Nursing
- Master's degree
- Teaching
- Annual leave
Senior Lecturer / Lecturer in Small Animal Cardiology
University of Edinburgh —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- English
- Teaching
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Assistant Professor in Mechanical/Biomedical Engineering
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
- £37,694 - £58,335 a year
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- Engineering
- Supervising experience
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule

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Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Science
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students' work and take responsibility for dealing with referred issues regarding students within their own educational…
£37,694 - £47,389 a year
16h
Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Science (Sport Rehabilitation)
Heriot Watt University —Edinburgh
Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students' work and take responsibility for dealing with referred issues regarding students within their own educational…
£47,389 - £58,225 a year
16h

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Assistant Lecturer in Drama and Performance

Queen Margaret University -
Edinburgh

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Job details

Part-time
£38,784 - £48,822 a year

Qualifications

Scottish Higher
Bachelor's degree
Communications
Teaching

Full job description

School: Arts, Social Sciences and Management

Division: Media, Communication and Performing Arts

Contract Type: Teaching & Scholarship

Duration: Open-ended

Hours: 15.75 hours per week (0.45 FTE)

Grade/Salary: Grade 7: £38,784 - £43,482 pro rata (with possible progression to £48,822). Starting salary would be dependent on experience.

Ref: CVMC05526A

The Division of Media, Communication and Performing Arts (MCPA) seeks to appoint an Assistant Lecturer in Drama and Performance. The primary purpose of this role is to work collaboratively with an established team of academics to deliver primarily undergraduate courses, with a focus on Ba(Hons) Drama.

QMU has a long track record of delivering industry-relevant Arts degrees. Joining an established team of academics and practitioners, you would contribute to the delivery of existing modules from QMU’s well-established courses to provide students with a practical, broad and employable skill set.

The successful candidate will require academic and practical knowledge and understanding of the wider field of performance. They are expected to provide up-to-date industry-relevant expertise in the broad area of Drama and Performance, with a focus on teaching theatre making skills, including text-based performance and directing.

Applicants should have significant professional or independent practice experience and should have previously taught in an HE context. They would benefit from holding a postgraduate qualification in the relevant subject area.

The post holder would primarily focus on delivering existing undergraduate degree programmes and in addition, they may be required to contribute towards developing new modules related to their knowledge and expertise.

Modules that the postholder may be asked to contribute to include:

Staging Texts (T2190)
Introduction to Theatre & Performance Studies (T1179)
Analysing Texts (T1175)
Directing, Designing and Performing Contemporary Texts (T4208)
Undergraduate Dissertations: Honours Project (T4204)

The Division of Media, Communication and Performing Arts offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Drama, Content Creation, Arts Management, Acting, Costume, Strategic and Political Communications, Film, Media, Digital Marketing and Public Relations. The Division also has several successful collaborations with other organisations delivering QMU validated degree programmes. Staff within the Division submitted to REF 2021. If the post-holder has a track record of relevant research outputs, then they will be able to apply to join the Research and Knowledge Exchange Centre for Culture in Society.

The closing date for this position is 24 June 2026

Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.

Should you wish to apply for the vacancy, please visit our vacancies pagedownload the job description and complete an application online form, and submit along with an up-to-date CV. The application should detail why you are interested in the role and how you meet the essential criteria.

If you have any queries regarding the application process or require special assistance, please contact Human Resources by email at [email protected]

This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we can not progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

As a university, we are committed to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchersalongside Concordat to Support Research Integrity and were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles.

Queen Margaret University is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please have a look at our Diversity, Wellbeing and Inclusion Calendar

We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award which recognises the advancement of gender equality at QMU. Find out more about Athena SWAN here

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higher education lecturers jobs in edinburgh, sct

Assistant Lecturer in Drama and Performance

Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Science

Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Science (Sport Rehabilitation)

Teaching Fellow in German Studies

Assistant Professor in Mathematics

Lecturer, Horticulture

Assistant Professor in Theoretical Computer Science

Lecturer in Statistics

Teaching Fellow in Old Testament & Hebrew Bible

Lecturer in Applied Animal Science/ Animal Husbandry

Lecturer in Clinical Psychology

Lecturer in Child Nursing (Maternity Cover)

Senior Lecturer / Lecturer in Small Animal Cardiology

Assistant Professor in Mechanical/Biomedical Engineering

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