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Tutor in Digital Media Design at Edinburgh College of Art - CAHSS
Grade UE06: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum, pro-rata
Guaranteed hours: A minimum of 20 hours will be offered in academic year 2026-27.
Open-ended: permanent
Applications are invited for a Guaranteed Hours (GH) contract as a Tutor in Digital Media Design.
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The University is not just any employer. We are part of a local community and a contributor to global thinking, progress and research. In Edinburgh, you are in one of the world’s most attractive cities with active arts and social sectors, while working in a University that has made significant contributions to society, medicine, physics and teaching for over four centuries. Our people have helped create the modern world and are working on more ground-breaking technologies and practices. Join the University of Edinburgh and you will be making a difference to everything around you.
The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We look for the best in the field across all disciplines and provide a working environment where academics can develop their careers and passion for their chosen subject area. We offer the full range of academic roles and have a genuine focus on our students’ performance and wellbeing.
The Opportunity:
We are recruiting a tutor to work within the Design and Digital Media master’s programme. The course we require support for is:
- 3D Digital Design and Design
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: 3d design, texturing, lighting, rendering, and animation. 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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People have always been at the heart of our work. Our people are at the centre of the University community and everything we do. We value colleagues with drive, determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you.
A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:
- Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience
- Working within one of the world’s leading universities
- Interesting work
- Good salary/pay rates
- Variety every day
- Responsibility and autonomy
- Contributing to the work and purpose of the University.
This post is a part-time, guaranteed-hours role (20 hours per academic year). Work is 100% on campus.
View the full job description https://uoe.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/jobdescriptionlibrary/IQDoYPNfc1laRo9JrwYAH-nPAf6GmwEJua93IaFpxTlHPGc (opens in a new browser tab)
How to apply
Please 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, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.
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 a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ equality.
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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 right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).
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 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.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 21st September 2026.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browser's local time zone.
Interviews will be held in late September.
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.
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 [http://www.ecu.ac.uk/equality-charters/athena-swan/] granted the Edinburgh College of Art a Silver Award in 2023.
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