Job Description

Grade UE06: £34,610 - £39,906 per annum pro rata

CAHSS/ School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures

The Scottish Universities’ International Summer School (SUISS)

Part-time: 5 hours per week, but increases to 35 hours per week for 7 weeks during the summer

Open-ended (permanent) contract

The Scottish Universities’ International Summer School (SUISS) seeks to appoint a dynamic, innovative and outgoing Co-Director to collaboratively plan, organise and implement the annual summer school. Applicants should be working in the academic field of English Literature and/ or Creative Writing. This post is available from September 2026 on an open-ended basis. Applicants who have previously tutored for SUISS are desirable.

The Opportunity:

The SUISS Co-Directors work in collaboration with the SUISS Programme Manager to organise and deliver the annual summer school. The Co-Directors are responsible for a number of important academic aspects of the programme, including accreditation of SUISS courses, organising the bi-annual publication of Northern Light, recruitment of tutors and invitations to lecturers to speak at SUISS.

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.

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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 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.

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

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 28th July 2026.

Unless stated otherwise, the closing time for applications is 11:59 pm (UK time). If you are applying from outside the UK, the closing time shown on our adverts will automatically adjust to your browser’s local time zone

Interviews will be held approximately two weeks after closing date.

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