Tutor, Art ​/ Design Teacher, Creative Design ​/ Digital Art

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

CAHHS / Edinburgh College of Art

Guaranteed Hours

Open-ended (permanent)

Applications are invited for a Guaranteed Hours (GH) contract as a Textiles tutor in Performance Costume on the following courses:

Performance Costume 2A:
Costume and set Design for Performance DESI
08094

Performance Costume 2B. Historical & Contemporary Design DESI
08091

Performance Costume 3A Costume in Action DESI
10075

Performance Costume 3B Re-Design & Critical thinking DESI
10079

Performance Costume 4A Graduate Design DESI
10078

Performance Costume Graduate Design 4B DESI
10077

We are seeking to appoint a tutor with a thorough knowledge and professional experience in a wide range of textile practice and expertise to deliver high quality studio and formal teaching across our undergraduate courses in Performance Costume to fill a tutoring position in semesters 1 & 2 - 2026/2027.

Tutors are sought to prepare and facilitate weekly seminars, tutorials, and textile workshops within the specialism of Performance Costume. You will teach a comprehensive textile curriculum spanning a wide range of textile techniques and methods. Applicants should be familiar with a range of textile techniques including a strong knowledge of fabric properties for print and dyeing, embroidery skills to include stump work and beading, costume break down, preparing digital files for CAD embroidery and sublimation printing, a range of fabric manipulation skills, including smocking and trapunto, leather work and embossing as well as laser cutting and 3D printing.

You will also need to be available to work on Monday and Fridays, the timetabled hours of the courses.

There is a guaranteed minimum of 100 hours to be offered in the academic year  with a larger proportion of the hours carried out in the first semester. The hours cover preparation and delivery to students in years 2, 3 & 4,a small number of hours for staff meetings, dealing with student enquiries and CPD hours.

A practising designer/maker with a minimum of 3 years’ experience of textile practice

An extensive, practical knowledge of a wide range of textiles techniques.

Ability to work within a team with a collegial attitude, respect and sensitivity toward students and other staff members.

Ability to apply professional practice experience from real life situations to enhance student understanding.

An enthusiastic, positive and creative approach to teaching.

This is an open-ended vacancy.

• 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. Use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.

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 a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ 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.

The closing date for applications is 13 August 2026.

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