Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing

Location: Edinburgh - Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom Department: Academic

Grade UE07: £41,885- £49,798 per annum, pro rata

CAHSS/ School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures

Fixed Term: 12 months, from January 2027

Part Time: 17.5 hours per week (0.5 FTE)

The Opportunity

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

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

The postholder will contribute primarily to postgraduate teaching and to curriculum and programme development at postgraduate level, within the English Literature subject area in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. The successful candidate will be expected to play a full part in the collegiate life of the Subject and the School and undertake appropriate administrative roles.

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.

Your skills and attributes for success

• PhD in a relevant field, awarded by the time of application, or equivalent publication track record.
• Masters in Creative Writing
• Experience of, or demonstrable capacity for, teaching Creative Writing (Poetry and Fiction) 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.

This post is part time (17.5 hours per week). The salary for this post is £41,885 - £49,798 per annum (pro-rata).

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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 Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

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.

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)

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.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 25 November 2026.

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Interview dates to be confirmed.