CDCS Training Fellow

UE07 £40,497 - £48,149 per annum, pro rata (£22.19 per hour plus 18.09% on annual leave uplift)

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences/Centre for Data, Culture & Society

Guaranteed Hours: 30 hours minimum over contract, working pattern to be agreed

Fixed term, from 1 August 2025, and run for 12 months

6 Posts Available

The Opportunity:

The CDCS Training Fellows will assist the Centre's team in our mission to grow capacity for data-driven and computational research across CAHSS. They will work closely with the Training Manager to develop the Centre's training programme, delivering a series of workshops and tutorials on areas of specific research methods expertise. They may also be involved in events and projects developed by the Centre, as appropriate.

The Edinburgh Centre for Data, Culture, & Society is an initiative based in the Innovation Services of the Edinburgh Future Institute as part of the Data-Led Methods and Research Technology Group.  It provides a space for experimentation, innovation and skills development, and gives tailored?support to research groups and projects. The Centre offers?extensive training opportunities across a variety of applied digital research methods and work to showcase the potential of data-rich and?applied?digital research. This post will contribute to a growing programme of CDCS and Innovation Services activities and provides an exciting opportunity to shape training provision within that programme. 

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• in-depth knowledge of data-led and/or computational research in the Arts, Humanities and/or Social Sciences
• experience in developing training courses and materials
• creativity in course and materials design

Application Information:

Please ensure you 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, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. 

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. 

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 11 June 2025

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. 

Interviews will be held 23-24 June 2025