17 Jobs found

Grade UE05: £28,879 - £33,232 Per Annum (pro-rata for fixed term contract)Postgraduate Admissions Office, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.Posts available:1 x Fixed term for 6 months, 35 hours per weekPlease note, we also have an open-ended (permanent) 28 hours per week position available. You must apply to job requisition 11729 for the permanent position separately if you would like to apply for this also.The OpportunityThe successful candidate will work with Admissions Administrators, Admissions Support Officers and Admissions Officers to provide a professional, effective customer-focused admissions service to postgraduate applicants and enquirers. This is an opportunity to join a professional admissions team responsible for processing more than 50,000 applications a year....

Grade UE05: £28,879 - £33,232 Per Annum (pro-rata for part time hours)Postgraduate Admissions Office, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.Posts available:1 x Open ended (permanent), 28 hours per week (part time)Please note, we also have a fixed term 6 months, 35 hours per week (full time) position available. You must apply to job requisition 11778 for the fixed term position separately if you would like to apply for this also.The OpportunityThe successful candidate will work with Admissions Administrators, Admissions Support Officers and Admissions Officers to provide a professional, effective customer-focused admissions service to postgraduate applicants and enquirers. This is an opportunity to join a professional admissions team responsible for processing more than 50,000 app...

UE07: £40,247.00 to £47,874.00 Per Annum.College of Science & Engineering / School of Chemistry.Full-time: 35 hours per week.Fixed Term: up to 30 Months.We are looking for an exceptional researcher to spearhead a project on developing new mixed-anion functional materials with potential applications as metallic ceramics. You will work at the interface of chemistry, physics and materials science to develop new metal oxide-fluoride materials and understand their structure and solid-state properties.The Opportunity:We are seeking a postdoctoral research associate (PDRA) with expertise in synthesising and characterising new inorganic materials. The postholder will combine experimental synthesis, structural analysis using X-ray or neutron scattering, and measurement of solid-state properties in ...

UE08: £49,250.00 - £60,321.00 Per Annum.College of Science & Engineering / School of Informatics.Open Ended Contract - Permanent.Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week.Applications are invited for an academic position in Embodied Natural Language Processing (NLP) in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, as part of a continuing expansion at the intersection of Natural Language Processing and Robotics.Natural Language processing is a highly interdisciplinary field of research that has seen increasing convergence with the field of Artificial Intelligence in recent years. The field has been revolutionised by recent advances in large language models, which have enabled NLP to contribute to an ever-growing range of new thematic areas. We are seeking a candidate able to conduct researc...

UE07: £40,247.00 - £47,874.00 Per Annum.CSE / School of Informatics.Fixed Term Contract - Temporary.Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week.The School of Physics & Astronomy is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who has the ability to provide first-class specialist technical and engineering support to the Nuclear Physics Research Group, in support of its world-renowned research and teaching activities. The Opportunity:This role offers a unique and fantastic opportunity to apply and develop your already well-established engineering, technical, facilities-management, health & safety and project management skills in an exciting and world leading research-intensive environment.You will be able to demonstrate high levels of expertise in the design, manufacture, fault diagnos...

Applications are invited for an industry-funded academic position in Computer Systems to join the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh.The Opportunity:Applications are invited for a Lecturer/Reader (Assistant/Associate Professor) position in Computer Systems to join the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. The post is based within the School’s Institute for Computing Systems Architecture (ICSA), which focuses on all aspects of systems including computer architecture, networking, operating systems, parallel and distributed systems, compilers, applied databases, mobile computing, machine learning systems, embedded/IoT systems, and security.This position is part of a wider strategy to grow and strengthen computer systems research across the School. Candidates ...

An exciting opportunity to join EDINA’s Technical Operations section with responsibility for the management of EDINA’s infrastructure level services. This is a Grade UE08, full-time, open-ended position based in central Edinburgh. The role is hybrid, you will report to the Head of Technical Operations and will be on campus a minimum of one day per week.What we can offer you:A competitive salary of £49,250 - £60,321 per annum.A senior role in EDINA’s Technical Operations team with responsibility for managing the infrastructure level components of EDINA’s services including Puppet, Kubernetes, Gitlab, New Relic.Generous annual leave allowance of 40 days per year (inclusive of festive closure days).Highly competitive defined-benefit pension scheme with a substantial employer contribution.A ra...

Grade UE07: £40,247 - £47,874 per annum pro-rata if part-timeCollege of Science and Engineering/School of Physics and Astronomy/Particle Physics TheoryFull-time: 35 hours per weekFixed-term: for 2 years, from October 1, 2025 until September 30, 2027 We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated candidate for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate (PDRA) in Theoretical Physics, to work on scattering amplitudes for gravitational physics at the Higgs Centre.The Opportunity:The School of Physics and Astronomy seeks to appoint a strong candidate to a full-time, fixed-term research position to contribute to the STFC Consolidated Grant ST/X000494/1 ‘Particle Theory at the Higgs Centre. Research activities will be oriented towards scattering amplitudes in gravitational physics, working with Tim Adamo, ...

UE07 - £40,247- £47,874School of MathematicsFull time – 35 hours per weekFixed term for 1-3 yearsWe are looking for postdoctoral research associates (PDRA) to conduct research within the Hodge Institute, in the School of Mathematics, in areas related to algebraic geometry, symplectic geometry and mirror symmetry, quantum topology, representation theory, and interactions with quantum field theory and string theory.The Opportunity:These PDRA position will start on or around 1st July 2025, with fixed terms of 1-3 years, depending on funding source (specified when offers are made). They are funded by grants held by the following staff members, in the following areas:Prof. Tudor Dimofte (tudor.dimofte@ed.ac.uk): algebra & topology in QFTDr. Milena Hering (M.Hering@ed.ac.uk): stability of toric ...

Grade UE08: £49,250 - £60,321 per annumCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences /Psychology Full time: 35 hours per week Open-ended: permanentThe School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking to appoint one full time, open-ended, teaching-focused Lecturer to its Department of Psychology. The Opportunity:The successful candidate will deliver high-quality teaching within the department, joining a collaborative team responsible for the design and delivery of the quantitative methods curriculum (taught in R) across Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes. They will play a key role in ensuring that courses are engaging, innovative, and aligned with current developments in the field, while supporting students in th...

Grade UE04: £25,433 - £28,081 per annum, pro-rata as part-time(This pro-rates to £20,346.40 with progression up to £22,464.80 per annum, based on 28 hours per week)University Secretary’s Group/Student Experience Services/Institute for Academic DevelopmentPart-time: 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE)Open-ended: permanentThe Opportunity:The Institute for Academic Development (IAD) are looking for a suitably experienced and motivated individual to join our small events operations sub-team, within our wider Operations and Projects team. The post holder will provide general support for the planning and delivery of running in-person and online training courses or events, collating management information, distributing publicity materials, and supporting routine operational admin tasks. On a day-to-day b...

The OpportunityA fantastic opportunity to support disabled students to participate fully and succeed in their chosen courses of study. You will independently assess students’ support requirements to authorise reasonable adjustments to learning & teaching environments and examinations for individual students, working closely with University academic and support staff and external agencies as required. The position is open to candidates who are looking for part-time employment, 0.8 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) which is the equivalent to 4 days or 28 hours per week.Your skills and attributes for successWe are looking for an experienced Disability Advisor to join our Team. You will be an enthusiastic, motivated and empathetic individual with relevant experience to be able to advise, assess and s...

The OpportunityA fantastic opportunity to support autistic students to participate fully and succeed in their chosen courses of study. The position is open to candidates who are looking for part-time employment, 0.4 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) which is the equivalent to 2 days or 14 hours per week. We are looking to meet candidates available for work from 0900 – 1700 on campus on a Friday plus one other day (preferably a Monday but can be negotiated).Your skills and attributes for successWe are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual with relevant experience of working with autistic adults within a one-to-one setting.Educated to degree level in a professional relevant subject (e.g., health, social work, counselling).Must have comprehensive training in adult autism, holding the ...

Grade UE04: £25,433 - £28,081 per annumStudent Recruitment & Admissions Full-time: 35 hours per weekOpen-ended: permanent The OpportunityWe are looking for someone with great customer service skills and a ‘can-do’ attitude to join our Enquiry Management Team. If you enjoy helping people, learning something new every day and going out of your way to ensure people are given the best service, this may be the role for you. You will be responsible for inbound enquiry management and communications between the University and prospective students, applicants and their supporters (e.g. agents, parents, career advisors and counsellors). This post is full-time (35 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote an...

Grade UE07: £40,247 to £47,874 per annum pro-rataCMVM / USHER InstitutePart-time: 21 hours per weekFixed-term: available from January 2025 for 24 monthsLocation: Usher Institute, Usher Building, 5-7 Little France Road, Edinburgh BioQuarter - Gate 3, Edinburgh, EH16 4UX The Teaching Organisation at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a Teaching Fellow to contribute to the development of online teaching content, assessment marking and teaching support to participants studying the MSc in Leading Digital Transformation for Health and Care in Scotland. The Opportunity:The post holder will be required to liaise directly with both participants, academics and professional services staff in order to provide responsive and high-quality teaching and learning support....

Grade UE07: £40,247- 47,874 per annumCMVM/The Roslin Institute/Prendergast and Hassan GroupsFull-time: 35 hours per weekFixed-term: for 24 monthsThe Opportunity:We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join our dynamic team at the Roslin Institute, focusing on utilising genome editing technologies to enhance the productivity and welfare of cattle. This role is ideal for an individual passionate about animal genetics and biotechnology, aiming to integrate cutting-edge genomic tools and the outputs of AI-driven approaches to drive forward agricultural innovations. This is an excellent opportunity for a forward-thinking scientist to impact the field of agricultural genetics and contribute to sustainable livestock development initiatives. If you are eager to advance yo...

Grade UE07: £40,247 to £47,874 per annum.CMVM / MGPHS / USHER Institute.Contract type: Full time (35 hours per week).Fixed Term contract for 24 months, available immediately.The Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit (ECTU) at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a Senior Software Developer to work within the Data Management & Programming Team, which has overall responsibility for delivering data solutions to support the clinical trials portfolio within ECTU.The Opportunity:This is an exciting opportunity to join the Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit (ECTU), a leading registered trials unit based within the Usher Institute at Edinburgh Bioquarter. ECTU has a proven track record on delivering research and answering important questions about treatment and service delive...