University Teacher in Design Informatics

The University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Wellbeing benefits

Professional development

Job summary

The University of Edinburgh invites applications for a full-time/flexible post in Design Informatics, focusing on data visualization and data representations.

The role emphasizes teaching undergraduate and Masters level courses, with a strong preference for candidates experienced in teaching design informatics and related visuals.

Qualifications

• Expertise in data visualization and/or building and implementing data representations.
• Experience in teaching undergraduate and Masters level courses in Design Informatics.
• Experience in teaching (imparting knowledge, motivating and assessing) in courses related to Design Informatics / data visualization.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and Masters-level courses in Design Informatics.

Skills

Data visualization

Teaching experience

Design informatics

Job description

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: contract ending 30 June 2027

Together we can do great things. Be part of something bigger.

Here, you can continue to make a difference in everything around you. Take on new challenges, grow your career, be recognised for your contributions, and benefit from our commitment to your wellbeing. Be part of something bigger - where your work has real impact and your development matters. There are so many reasons to take your next step with us.

Candidates should have expertise in data vizualisation and/or in building and implementing data representations, experience in teaching, and be interested and able to teach undergraduate and Masters level courses in Design Informatics. In particular, we are very interested in applicants who already have experience in teaching (including imparting knowledge, motivating and inspiring students, developing teaching materials, methods and approaches and assessment of student performance) in courses of relevance to Design informatics / data visualization.

This post is fixed term until 31st June 2026.

It is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

The salary for this post is UE07: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

• Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience
• Working within one of the world’s leading universities
• Responsibility and autonomy
• Excellent benefits and support

This post is associated with the Institute for Design Informatics (IDI) (designinformatics.org), a joint research initiative between the Schools of Informatics and Design. IDI draws upon Edinburgh’s unique combination of strengths in Informatics and Design, to inspire, equip and nurture a new generation of researchers, practitioners and entrepreneurs at the intersection of data, design and technology. IDI researchers engage in a wide-range of projects, with strengths around digital health and care, creative industries, fintech, data visualisation and analysis, digital humanities, co-creative and speculative methods, human-computer interaction, human-centered security and privacy, and the societal and ethical dimensions of data and AI. The successful candidate will join IDI’s dynamic team of academics, researchers, PhD students, software research engineers and professional services staff and their dedicated fully equipped lab spaces for data visualization, digital fabrication, and public and student engagement.

£41,064 to £48,822 per annum