Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing

Grade UE07 £41,064 - £48,822 per annum pro rata

CAHSS / School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures / Department of English and Scottish Literature         

Part Time: 17.5 hours per week

Fixed term: 2 years contract (available from January 2026)

The Opportunity:

Applications are invited for the post of Early Career Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing (Poetry).

The successful candidate will contribute primarily to the teaching of our MSc in Creative Writing and Literature courses (poetry workshops and seminars), and the supervision of postgraduate dissertations. They will also contribute undergraduate creative writing (poetry) option courses and may supervise undergraduate dissertations as required. They will contribute to teaching related administration within the subject area. 

We particularly welcome applications from candidates with research expertise in one or more of the following areas identified as existing or emergent strengths within the English and Scottish Literature subject area: digital humanities; economic humanities; environmental humanities; health humanities; LGBTQ+ studies; postcolonial, transnational and/or diasporic literary studies.

We welcome applications for this post from all qualified candidates and particularly welcome applications from members of minority ethnic groups, who are currently under-represented in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• PhD in a relevant field, awarded by the time of application.
• Masters in Creative Writing 
• Experience of, or demonstrable capacity for, teaching Creative Writing (Poetry) in the context of a department of English literary studies.
• Experience of undergraduate and/or postgraduate teaching, including design of teaching materials for classes.
• Experience of marking and assessment of student performance at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Experience of undergraduate and/or postgraduate dissertation supervision.
• Experience in using IT effectively for teaching and learning, as appropriate to the role.

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Application Information

Please ensure you 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, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total 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 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 right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role.  This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 31st October 2025.

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