Editorial Assistant (Critical African Studies) at Edinburgh University Group
Edinburgh University Group · Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Hybrid
- Junior
- Office in Edinburgh
Grade UE04: £26,093 to £28,778 per annum, pro-rata if part time
CAHSS / School of Social and Political Science
Part-time: 7 hours per week
Fixed term: 5 January 2025 to 4 January 2028
The Opportunity:
You will provide administrative and editorial support for the academic journal Critical African Studies, working closely with the editorial team within established processes and procedures in the day-to-day administration of the journal, including coordinating workflow for journal issues and assisting with the management of other journal projects. You will also provide copy editing of articles including grammatical errors, checking bibliographic sources, and suggesting changes to improve articles for tone and target audience.
This post is fixed term from 5 January 2026 to 4 January 2028.
This post is part-time (7 hours per week). We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote within the UK and regular on-campus working.
The salary for this post is £26,093 to £28,778 pro rata per annum.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Vocational qualifications (N/SVQ 2/3, ONC or equivalent) plus relevant work experience OR School education to Standard Grade/National 5 or equivalent plus relevant work experience.
- Experience of copyediting
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, especially Word and Excel
- Experience of maintaining detailed online records
- Ability to prioritise workloads effectively
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Application Information
As part of your application, please submit a CV and covering letter that addresses your suitability for the role.
Informal questions about this post can be directed to the Hiring Manger, Dr Akin Iwilade, Chair of Editorial Board, via email at [email protected]
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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.
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Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 2 December 2025
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Interviews will typically be held 2-3 weeks after the closing date.
About Company
The School of Social and Political Science (SPS) is one of the largest and most successful schools of social science in the UK, with global reach and local and global impact. Our goals are to promote excellence in education, research and innovation. The School comprises seven Subject Areas plus a number of research and teaching centres and institutes, and a number of cross-Subject consortia and other units. The academic staff complement currently numbers c.265fte. Our staff profile is multi-disciplinary across the key social sciences with a strong and growing international orientation. The School has c. 2,600 undergraduate and postgraduate taught students on its programmes of study, and c. 250 doctoral researchers.
The School's primary aim is the advancement and dissemination of knowledge and understanding of social science. We provide an outstanding educational environment and support the highest quality research, tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges. We deliver excellence in discipline-based and interdisciplinary programmes. In addition, as a School, we play a leading role in delivering learning opportunities for students across the University to engage with current global challenges and uncertainties and in equipping students with the social science tools and lenses they need to become active, responsible and critical global citizens and leaders.
In REF 2021, the School returned 100% of its eligible staff from Professors to early career researchers; a strategy that combined excellence with inclusion. All four Units of Assessment to which SPS contributed were rated amongst the top five in the UK for their breadth and quality of research. Overall 39% of our research activity was classified as world leading with a further 47% assessed as internationally excellent. For two of our four Units of Assessment – Politics and International Relations, and Social Policy and Social Work – the whole of the research environment achieved the highest possible rating and was judged to be world leading.
For further information about our school please visit http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/
