Gender and History Editorial Assistant

Grade UE05: £29,588 to £33,951 per annum, pro rata

CAHSS / School of History, Classics and Archaeology

Part time: 10.5 hours per week

Fixed term: until 31st December 2029  

The Opportunity:

To provide editorial assistance and administrative support to the editors of a world-leading History journal, Gender & History (G&H), and in liaison with the journal Collective, authors of submitted manuscripts and the publisher

This post is part-time (10.5 hours per week) and fixed term until the 31st December 2029 . We are open to considering requests for hybrid or remote working within the UK (on a non-contractual basis)

The full time salary for this post is £29,588 to £33,951 per annum, this will be pro rata for the part time role. 

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills 
• Ability to manage workflows and, where necessary, identify and address problems 
• Ability to proofread scholarly writing consistently well and gain mastery of stylistic conventions
• Attention to detail

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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. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits 

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. 

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 (opens new browser tab).

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will 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 25 September 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 on a date to be confirmed.

For queries about this role please contact hca-hr@ed.ac.uk .

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