UE07: £40,247.00 - £47,874.00 Per Annum.

CAHSS / The Institute of Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences (SPEHS).

Open Ended Contract - Permanent.

Part Time - 21 Hours Per Week.

The Opportunity: 

The Institute of Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences (SPEHS) is looking to appoint a Teaching Fellow in Applied Sport Science and Strength & Conditioning. This is, by design, a wide-ranging, inter-disciplinary teaching role. We are looking for an individual who: has the capacity and motivation to teach across subject specialisms, is professionally accredited or is in the process of becoming so, and is educated to MSc, or preferably, doctoral level. The successful candidate will contribute to teaching/assessment, lead practical activities, provide high quality project supervision to UG and PG students, and course-manage.  

The appointed person will be expected to make a significant contribution to the academic and practical work on the BSc Applied Sport Science and MSc Strength & Conditioning programmes. This is an open-ended teaching-track appointment, offering 21 hours per week (0.6 FTE). In addition, time for scholarship (10% of total workload) will be set aside for this purpose. 

We take pride in offering our students a fantastic learning experience through our academic provision and active teaching and scholarship culture. We focus on creating opportunities for students to connect theory and practice which brings their education to life and prepares them for their next career move. 

Your skills and attributes for success:  

• Minimum Master’s level qualification in a relevant field, or equivalent 

• Recent experience of teaching in Higher Education (Desirable).

• Registered with, or in supervised training on a recognised professional accreditation pathway allied to an Applied Sport Science discipline / inter-disciplinary pathway 

• Experience delivering applied sport science support (Desirable).

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:  

• A competitive salary of Grade 7: £39,347-£46,974 

• 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.  

If invited for interview 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 information to note 

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Please submit a covering letter and CV in support of your application.  

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.