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We are looking for high-quality graduates who have completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Economics, and who want to gain high quality teaching experience at university level.
The Opportunity
We are looking for high-quality graduates who have completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Economics, and who want to gain high quality teaching experience at university level.
These posts are being offered on a Guaranteed Hours basis with one year contracts available. These contracts are refreshed and renewed each year providing that the School’s Management Team are satisfied with the post holder’s performance.
Tutors in Economics deliver learning and teaching activities, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, within an established programme and with specified learning outcomes as part of the integrated overall structure of courses and to enhance the learning experience of students.
A key purpose of the role is to create a stimulating and interactive learning environment, where students can further their understanding of course topics and develop their academic skills, including critical thinking, analytical skills, argumentation and communication skills, and independence of learning.
Your Skills and Attributes
- A solid academic background in Economics, usually up to a Master’s degree.
- Demonstrable capability to lead and coordinate groups, including the ability to understand the needs of a group and individual students and to provide appropriate guidance. Previous teaching or peer support experience is desirable.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain concepts in a clear and understandable manner.
- Understanding of the basic principles of teaching, learning and assessment.
- IT literacy, including awareness of GDPR.
Please note that recruitment for this role is happening on a rolling basis. Applications will be reviewed every two weeks starting from 24 th March 2023. The HR & Staffing Administrator will be in touch should we decide to progress your application further.
What You Can Expect
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more.
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. 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.
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.
Careers Service Advice
The Careers Service advise that you do not exceed the University’s recommended number of working hours per week:
- 15 hours for Undergraduates students (up to 35 hours during vacation);
- 15 hours for full-time, on campus Postgraduate Taught students.
- 9 hours for Postgraduate Research students. Please check with your supervisor before committing to work.
