PhD Scholarship with Graduate Teaching Assistantship

The School seeks to award a number of PhD scholarships with associated Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) positions to outstanding doctoral candidates with clear potential to excel as academic teachers and researchers. The GTA PhD scholarship is a four-year fixed term position: Students undertake a PhD on a 0.75 FTE basis alongside a 0.25 FTE teaching contract. Remuneration consists of a PhD stipend of £14,427 per annum (0.75 of the standard UKRI rate), plus a salary of £7,401. In addition, PhD tuition fees will be covered.

About Our Team

This post sits within the School’s Doctoral Centre, a dedicated academic unit for the oversight and support of postgraduate research students, as well as the delivery of a range of research methods teaching across the School. Members of the Doctoral Centre have research interests that cover the full range of disciplines within the School, with a particular focus on research methodology. 

Detailed Description

Under the leadership of the Director of Doctoral Programmes, the role-holder will provide teaching support for core research methods teaching on Edinburgh Business School programmes, including medium and small group teaching, tutorials and assessment activities. Alongside their teaching, candidates will pursue a PhD in Management that aligns with the following topic area: 

The PhD Topics can be found in the full job description, by clicking the 'Apply' button, above.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director of Doctoral Programmes, the post-holder will:

• Undertake a PhD on the topic specified above, maintaining an appropriate rate of progress and engaging in relevant training and other events as required. 
• Develop and deliver core research methods teaching on Edinburgh Business School programmes, including delivery to a range of group sizes in both in-person and online environments. 
• Provide flexible, appropriate, and timely support to students using a variety of media. 
• Prepare and mark assessments and provide student feedback as required, and in line with School policies and standards. 
• Contribute to the administrative work of the Doctoral Centre as required. 
• Undertake other duties as required by the Director of Doctoral Programmes. 

Education, Qualifications and Experience 

The person requirements to successfully perform the role.

Essential criteria: 

• An undergraduate degree in a relevant area with a minimum 2:1 classification (or equivalent). 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Candidates for whom English is a second language should meet the University’s minimum English-language requirements for entry onto the PhD programme. If you have not already studied a degree programme that was taught and examined in the medium of English, the minimum overall IELTS score is 6.5 with no score lower than 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening. 
• A viable research proposal for PhD study on the topic listed above. 
• Good general IT skills. 
• Ability to manage own time in order to balance the requirements of teaching and PhD study. 
• Ability to work as part of a teaching team to deliver a high quality student experience. 

Desirable criteria: 

A postgraduate Master’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent research experience. 

Relevant teaching and/or professional experience. 

How to Apply 

Applications can be submitted up to midnight (UK time) on Wednesday the 10th of July 2024.

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