Our award-winning School of Arts & Creative Industries (SACI) hosts a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and plays an active part in the creative industries across Scotland.

We are widely recognised for our expertise and excellence in creative practice, enhanced by extensive international collaboration, providing both staff and students with the opportunity to work and study worldwide.

Our ambition is to be in the top ten for creative industries among UK Higher Education Institutions.

As such, we are currently recruiting a part-time Lecturer in Creative Writing to join the team at our Merchiston Campus on a fixed-term, 12-month basis.

The Role:

In this post, you will have the opportunity to work with our dedicated Creative Writing team to design and deliver high quality, student-centred teaching and learning that reflects our focus on career development for emerging writers of commercial genres.

You will be in an excellent position to use your skills and experience to take responsibility for developing our existing teaching and research specialisms to further enhance the student experience and the University’s reputation from a global perspective.

The role will be primarily focused on teaching postgraduate Creative Writing students and will give you the opportunity to collaborate with a number of stakeholders, utilising your ability for cross-disciplinary working and general commitment to collaboration across the University and beyond.

What we will need from you:

We are looking for someone ambitious and enthusiastic, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team supporting others.

You will also need:

• Postgraduate or Undergraduate degree, demonstrable subject expertise in the area along with relevant practice experience in the field
• A professional publication record of recent, relevant commercial genre fiction
• Relevant teaching experience and evidence of a professional academic profile alongside a commitment to sustained continuous professional development
• A scholarly interest in developing innovative narrative practice
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A Masters-level or higher qualification in a relevant discipline

Benefits we offer (Calculated pro rata)

Edinburgh Napier University is a forward-thinking institution, home to forward-thinking people, inspired by the world around us. Join us and you will find that we offer support and recognition wherever due, as well as fantastic benefits such as an attractive pension with employer contributions of 26% and 46 days holiday (pro-rated accordingly).

There are professional development opportunities, discounted access to onsite sports facilities and a wide range of other staff discounts. For more information about our wide range of benefits, click here.

Additional information:

Salary: £46,049 - £58,255 per annum (Grade 6) (pro rata)

Contract: Fixed Term – 12 months

Hours: Part-time - 17.5 hours per week (0.5 FTE)

We are reviewing applications as they come in and may close the advert early once we find the right candidate. If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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

The University holds Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champion status. More details can be found here. We are a flexible Employer.