Specialist Technician – Photography
Full job description
We are seeking a Specialist Technician in Photography and Lens-Based Media to provide technical support and guidance to all users of the ECA photography facilities. Open to all academic disciplines across the ECA curriculum, photography is considered as a core component in many courses, offering key technical provisions to wide range of ECA students.
The successful candidate will lead on support provision and technical teaching across our photography facilities. They will assist and advise makers throughout their creative projects, and will contribute to the ongoing development of these spaces.
The Opportunity:
The post holder will join a team of dedicated and professional technical staff supporting interdisciplinary teaching and research across various disciplines at ECA. They will have a solid background in, and practical understanding of, both digital and analogue photography processes, professional image-making and editing, and a passion for helping others make use of them in their creative practice.
This is an open ended full-time post (35 hours per week), and as a student-facing role critical to academic outcomes, we expect the successful candidate to work on site five days a week during the core business hours.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Relevant qualifications and work experience in an area related to photography and image-making.
- Experience of delivering technical workshops, and supporting makers on a one-to-one basis and in large and small groups
- High quality customer service and excellent communication skills
- Ability to work with a flexible approach to problem solving
To see all requirements, click here for a copy of the full job description. To apply, please upload your CV and a cover letter to our recruitment portal, directly addressing all essential and desirable criteria, as listed in the job description .
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
- A competitive salary of £ 32,982 to £38,205
- 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, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page 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
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 27 June 2024
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Interviews will be held soonest.
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