Overview
Grade UE07 £41,064 - £48,822 per annum
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences/ School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Fixed term: 12 months, from 1st January 2026
Full time: 35 hours per week
The Opportunity
Applications are invited for a Teaching and Research Fellowship in Classical Art and Archaeology, with a focus on Roman art and archaeology, in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh. The post is available from 1st January 2026 for a fixed term of 12 months; full-time contract.
The salary scale for this post is UE07 £41,064 to £48,822 per annum.
Your skills and attributes for success
* A PhD in Classical or Roman art and/or archaeology or a cognate field.
* Track record of potential for excellence in teaching and research.
* A passion for research-led teaching.
Application Information: Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
* CV
* Cover letter
* Writing sample
* Statement indicating plans for teaching as outlined in the job description
What 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, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page 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.
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.
Key dates
The closing date for applications is 9 October 2025. Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If applying outside the UK the closing time on adverts automatically adjusts to browser local time zone.
Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date.
About the team
Classics at Edinburgh offers teaching across all areas of classical studies – Greek and Latin Literature and Thought, Ancient History, Classical Art and Archaeology, Byzantine and Medieval Latin Studies as well as Modern Greek Studies. All academic staff teach at all levels of the curriculum, and teaching is taken very seriously. There is a strong and growing presence of postgraduate students across programmes and research degrees. Our research interests cover virtually all areas of classical studies, with fieldwork and publishing in various regions.
To find out more, please visit the Classics Website: https://hca.ed.ac.uk/classics
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