Materials Hub Team Leader (Maternity Cover)

As Materials Hub Team Leader you will be responsible for the full lifecycle of materials across the College of Art, facilitating learning, teaching and research via leadership of the student shop, reuse hub, tool library and exhibitions loans services. You will work closely with academic, technical and professional services colleagues to ensure responsible selection, sourcing, procurement, use, reuse and disposal of materials for the diverse community across the school.

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: up to 14 months until January 2028

Where passion meets purpose. 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.

Our technical staff are essential to supporting teaching, research, and the smooth operation of our facilities. Whether you're maintaining cutting-edge lab equipment, facilitating ground-breaking research, developing new techniques, or enhancing student and staff experience with top-notch facilities, your work will have a lasting impact that stretches far beyond our academic community.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering flexible working patterns.

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The closing date for applications is 25th November 2026.

Unless stated otherwise, the closing time for applications is 11:59 pm UK time. If you are applying from outside the UK, the closing time shown on our adverts will automatically adjust to your browser's local time zone.

We anticipate interviews will be held week beginning Monday, 7th December 2026.

Edinburgh College of Art is a large and diverse school within the University of Edinburgh's College of Humanities and Social Science. It is comprised of the Schools of Art, Design, History of Art, Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the Reid School of Music.

Our mission is to promote world-leading critical enquiry across all these subject areas through scholarly research, teaching and creative practice.

Almost 3,000 students and 300 staff study and work at ECA and we enjoy strong relationships with museums, galleries, archives, practitioners and industry partners in Edinburgh, Scotland, the UK and internationally.

Edinburgh College of Art is committed to equal and fair treatment of all its employees and in recognition of the positive promotion of diversity and gender equality among staff and students, Athena SWAN granted the Edinburgh College of Art a Silver Award in 2023.