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Edinburgh - Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working)
Job Info
Job Identification : 10188
Locations : High School Yards, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ, GB (Hybrid working)
Apply Before : 04/26/2024, 06:59 PM
Health and Safety Requirements : No key hazards identified for this post
Criminal Record Check : No criminal record check required
Contract Type : Open Ended
Number of Openings : 1
Grade : UE08
Organization : Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, Edinburgh University Group
Department : Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
Job Function : Lectureships
Job Schedule : Full time
Job Description
UE08: £48,350 - £59,421
CAHSS / School of Social and Political Science
Full time (35 hours per week)
Open-ended:
We are looking for a Lecturer with experience in the history of medicine and related areas of history of science and social studies of biomedicine to join the Science, Technology and Innovation Studies Subject Area.
The opportunity:
You will demonstrate experience, achievement and outstanding potential reflected in a growing personal teaching and supervisory portfolio with a prominent focus on history of medicine in the modern era, 19th to 20th centuries, and a commitment to the provision of academic student support. You will present a research profile, in both experience to date and in future potential, at the forefront of the area of activity.
This post is open ended, available from August 2024.
This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- A PhD in Science and Technology Studies, History of Medicine, History of Science, Medical Humanities or a related area
- Evidence of recent, sustained and developing attainments in teaching, including teaching in history of medicine in the modern era, 19th to 20th centuries, as appropriate to career stage
- Evidence of investigative research and publication activities, appropriate to career stage, meeting standards of international excellence in the history of medicine in the modern era, 19th to 20th centuries
- Evidence of a clear commitment to Subject Area or School-level administrative duties appropriate to career stage
- Evidence of a clear commitment to collegiality and team working
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary of £48,350-£59,421
- 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 page) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
As part of your application, please submit a CV and covering letter that addresses your suitability for the role.
Informal questions about this post can be directed to the Hiring Manger, Lawrence Dritsas via email at l.dritsas@ed.c.uk
External applicants, please refer to the guidance in ‘How to Join Us’ to support your application process.
For current employees interested in applying for this role, please apply as an internal applicant through the People & Money Current Jobs app.
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 is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.
Key dates to note
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Interviews will typically be held 2-3 weeks after the closing date.
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About the Team
The School of Social and Political Science (SPS) is one of the largest and most successful schools of social science in the UK, with global reach and local and global impact. Our goals are to promote excellence in education, research and innovation. The School comprises seven Subject Areas plus a number of research and teaching centres and institutes, and a number of cross-Subject consortia and other units. The academic staff complement currently numbers c.265fte. Our staff profile is multi-disciplinary across the key social sciences with a strong and growing international orientation. The School has c. 2,600 undergraduate and postgraduate taught students on its programmes of study, and c. 250 doctoral researchers.
The School's primary aim is the advancement and dissemination of knowledge and understanding of social science. We provide an outstanding educational environment and support the highest quality research, tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges. We deliver excellence in discipline-based and interdisciplinary programmes. In addition, as a School, we play a leading role in delivering learning opportunities for students across the University to engage with current global challenges and uncertainties and in equipping students with the social science tools and lenses they need to become active, responsible and critical global citizens and leaders.
In REF 2021, the School returned 100% of its eligible staff from Professors to early career researchers; a strategy that combined excellence with inclusion. All four Units of Assessment to which SPS contributed were rated amongst the top five in the UK for their breadth and quality of research. Overall 39% of our research activity was classified as world leading with a further 47% assessed as internationally excellent. For two of our four Units of Assessment – Politics and International Relations, and Social Policy and Social Work – the whole of the research environment achieved the highest possible rating and was judged to be world leading.
For further information about our school please visit http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/
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