Lecturer – Rural Skills; UHI

Overview

UHI Argyll offers further and higher education in one of the most geographically fragmented areas of Scotland. We are an academic partner of UHI, which operates through a partnership of twelve colleges and research institutions located throughout Argyll, the Highlands and Islands, Moray and Perthshire.

Salary range: £41,833 pro rata (appropriate scale of the national pay scales for college lecturers)

Duration: Fixed Term – 1 year

Working hours: Part Time – 0.19 FTE (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays)

Location: Bowmore, Islay

Closing Date: Sunday 26th July

Starting in August 2026, this post is to teach Nat 4 Rural Skills to school link students on Islay. You will be expected to develop any additional materials required for the teaching of these units, and to store the learning and teaching materials within college technology systems. All training will be provided.

Units to be delivered:

• J16174 Estate Maintenance:
  An Introduction
• J16274 Land-based Industries:
  An Introduction
• J16374 Employability Skills for Land-based Industries
• J16674 Crop Production:
  An Introduction
• J16774 Soft Landscaping:
  An Introduction

You must have achieved a minimum of a SCQF Level 5 qualification and have industry experience in rural or estate work. Experience of teaching would be advantageous, but is not essential.

The post is also subject to an application to join the Disclosure Scotland Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.