UE07: £39,347.00 - £46,974.00 Per Annum.

CAHSS / Moray House School of Education & Sport.

Full Time - 35 Hours per Week.

Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months.

The Opportunity: 

The Moray House School of Education and Sport is pleased to invite applications for a 12-month Teaching Fellowship in Children’s Rights. You will work as part of a committed group of childhood studies and children’s rights academics, researchers and students to maximise the potential within MHSES and the University. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team, making your own particular contributions and collaborating both with staff and students. 

A job share for this role will be considered, please indicate in your application if this is your preference.

Your skills and attributes for success:  

A PhD in an area relevant to childhood studies/children’s human rights topics (Desirable).

Expertise in children’s rights in policy and practice. 

Experience in course level leadership at undergraduate and postgraduate level (Desirable).

Demonstrable ability to teach and supervise dissertations at undergraduate and postgraduate level. 

Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

A competitive salary of £39,347 - £46,974 per annum, pro rata.

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, a defined benefits pension scheme, 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 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) 

Key dates to note 

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.  

Interviews will be held in August.

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.