Heriot-Watt University in United Kingdom invites application for vacant Research and Faculty Positions, a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Academic Developer (Contract for Service of 6 months)Malaysia Posted on 11/24/2023The academic developer will take a lead role in the design and refinement of micro-credential courses related to a transnational project awarded by British Council. The successful candidate will use their pedagogical expertise and development skills to support and assist staff on the creation of fresh online modules related to the digitisation, decentralisation and decarbonisation within the energy sectors, as well as contributing to the development of specific assets such as video and podcasts. Reporting to the programme development project lead, the academic developer will use initiative and innovation to help shape the online student experience for the international summer schools to be held in Malaysia, China and Vietnam. The academic developer will be creative and passionate about digital education, and have outstanding communication and technical skills. This is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting contribution in the dynamic field of online learning.
Information Governance OfficerEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/24/2023The role holder will provide specialist information and records management and data protection advice and expertise to enable the University to optimise use of information and manage information risks throughout the information lifecycle. Reporting to the Head of Information Governance and Data Protection Officer (HIG&DPO) and working collaboratively and seamlessly with other members of the Information Governance team.
Senior Administrative Assistant -FTCEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/23/2023You will be part of a small team, providing administrative and reporting support to the Assurance Services Team across its portfolio of responsibilities. Attractive remuneration package offered.
Assistant Professor in PsychologyEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/23/2023The School of Social Science is seeking an Assistant Professor in Psychology. Salary: Grade 8 (£45,585 – £54,395)
Marketing Officer (Academic Portfolio)Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/23/2023The role is focused on supporting and implementing marketing and communication strategies to meet the objectives and priorities of the School of Textiles and Design (based at our Borders campus in Galashiels) and the wider University’s overarching marketing and recruitment strategies.
Research Associate in Quantum Sensing Enhanced by Machine LearningEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/23/2023The Quantum Photonics Laboratory seeks a talented and motivated scientist to undertake research on quantum sensing enhanced by machine learning and real-time feedback.
Senior Database OfficerEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/23/2023This role will be responsible for overseeing how the University manages, stores, organises and accesses the information held on our alumni, supporters, and donors.
Research Associate in the Theory of Bio-inspired Collective Light Matter InteractionsEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/23/2023Working alongside two PhD students and an experimentally focused PDRA, this theoretical post aims to develop and explore experimentally accessible signatures of collective light-matter coupling effects for small ensembles of condensed-matter emitters, both via analytical approaches as well as numerical code.
Research Associate in Carbon Dioxide RemovalEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/23/2023We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic person to work with us to develop/adapt reactive transport models for geochemical carbon dioxide removal.
Research Associate in Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation and Value-added Chemicals ProductionEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/23/2023This position is looking for Post Doctoral Research Associate funded by EPSRC (UKRI) Postdoc Guarantee scheme.
Admin AssistantEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/21/2023The role of the Administrative Assistant is to work as part of a team to administer travel, conference and accommodation bookings for School staff and students, check and provide support to staff completing expenses forms, and undertake general finance administration tasks.
AdministratorEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/21/2023The role-holder will be responsible for leading the organisation and delivery of key University off campus student support operational processes, primarily but not exclusively for Partnership students, leading areas of business process improvement, as well as having direct administrative responsibilities for complex business critical tasks.
Research Associate in Sustainable TravelEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/21/2023The School of Engineering and Physical Sciences is advertising a 19-month post-doctoral position (PDRA) to work within the Design HOPES Green Transition Ecosystem (GTE) Hub.
Manager, Prospect ExperienceMalaysia Posted on 11/21/2023The Admissions Manager will be an experienced leader responsible for delivering the University’s Admissions strategy, working closely with colleagues across the Institution and managing Student Admissions within the University’s central Marketing and Recruitment Team.
Assistant Professor in Computer Science T&SEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/20/2023The Department of Computer Science is looking to hire an enthusiastic, engaging and ambitious assistant professors with a teaching and scholarship (T&S) profile.
TechnicianEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/20/2023The post holder will be responsible for achieving and maintaining high standards with regards to laboratory and workshop practices. Although part of a workshop-based team once work has been allocated the role holder will be required to work to a large extent on their own initiative and have a flexible approach to the workload.
Senior TechnicianEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/20/2023Based at Heriot-Watt’s Edinburgh Campus, Heriot-Watt University and the British Geological Survey (BGS) have joined forces to create a new research platform, the Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Science and Technology to become one of Europe’s leading centres for research and expertise in the earth and marine sciences.
Software Developer in Modelling of Freight Logistics and OperationsEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/20/2023The Software developer post offers the exceptional candidate an outstanding opportunity to enhance their software development portfolio by engaging with a close-knit international community of researchers on a range of challenging and well-funded research projects. Grade 7: (£36,023 – £44,263 depending on Experience)
Research Assistant in Cell Biology and BioengineeringEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/20/2023The post-holder will be required to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of cell biology and bioengineering and to have a working knowledge of a range of topics within the sphere of their chosen discipline.
Admin Assistant X2 – Student RecordsEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/17/2023The post-holders will provide a helpful, professional and co-ordinated approach in support of, and advice to, students, and academic and administrative staff across the University and at other campuses working as part of the Student Records and Awards (SRA) team and to assist, as directed, with all major Registry and Academic Support activities including Enrolment (on- and off-campus) and Graduations (at all campus locations), including the monthly conferment for in absentia awards, intermediate and exit awards.
Admissions OfficerEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/16/2023Based in our busy Admissions Office you will work as part of the team that provides administrative support for the UCAS and direct application processes ensuring the effective delivery of admissions services and contributing to recruitment target success each year.
Student Service Centre Manager – Dubai CampusUnited Arab Emirates Posted on 11/16/2023We are recruiting for a Student Service Centre Manager to join our Registry and Academic Support directorate in Dubai Campus. The Directorate supports our students and staff across the full student life-cycle from enrolment to graduation. The Directorate has responsibility as the definitive record-keeper of all student information, programme and course details, as well as leading services that help students settle and stay at the University. This includes providing professional help and advice through a range of support and wellbeing services. The Directorate also supports academic and professional services staff across the University in a number of areas, including: academic, institutional and student related Regulations and Policies, and global, national and institutional quality matters.
Research Associate – The Green Transition: Finance, Policy, AIEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/15/2023The Networks Lab of the Edinburgh Business School seeks to hire 2 Research Associates. Salary: Grade 7 (£36,023 – £44,263)
Assistant Professor in FinanceUnited Arab Emirates Posted on 11/15/2023Edinburgh Business School (EBS) Dubai is the largest of five Schools in Dubai. We have staff across three campuses and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate taught and research degrees across a wide range of discipline areas. We are a global University and this is reflected in the way that we manage programmes and courses. We also deliver one of the largest online MBA programmes as well as several specialist MSc programmes through a network of Approved Learning Partners. Due to the continued expansion of student numbers on our Dubai Campus we are looking for highly motivated and qualified academics to join us at an exciting time in our growth. Applicants must have a Doctoral qualification and experience of teaching and course management.The School is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Finance, to join us by 01st Jan 2024 at the latest.
Research AssociateEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/15/2023The Department of Mathematics is advertising a 24-month post-doctoral position (PDRA) to work within the auspices of the Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship “Uncertainty quantification, data-driven simulations and learning of multiscale complex systems governed by PDEs” under the guidance of Professor Lorenzo Pareschi
Academic Support LibrarianEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/15/2023The Academic Support Librarian will provide professional and liaison support to staff and students in Schools and Academic Units on behalf of Information Services(IS). Provide information skills and digital literacy teaching to reflect and satisfy Heriot-Watt University’s global need, creating online resources, advising colleagues and giving lectures, seminars and individual instruction to undergraduates, postgraduates and academic staff on the use of information resources and the wider digital literacy
Widening Participation OfficerEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/14/2023The purpose of this role is to deliver widening participation activities across a range of non-traditional groups, focussing on engagement with local schools and community groups
Development Executive – Major DonorsEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/14/2023This is a skilled role requiring specialist knowledge and experience of major donor fundraising. Reporting to the Senior Development Executive the post holder will be responsible for securing a high return on investment in the form of major philanthropic gifts from individuals.
Development Executive – Trusts & FoundationsEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/14/2023This is a skilled role requiring specialist knowledge and experience of Trusts and Foundations. The post holder will be responsible for securing a high return on investment in the form of major philanthropic grants from charitable trusts and foundations.
Development AssistantEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/14/2023This post is part of the Development Team comprising three Senior Development Executives, three Development Executives, two Development Assistants as well as a Development Communications Executive.
Marketing & Communications Officer – (Global Research Institutes – Health & Care Technologies)Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/14/2023As part of the Marketing Team, you’ll report into our Senior Marketing Manager for Business and Enterprise. You’ll collaborate with your new colleagues and external stakeholders to build engagement with the GRI across targeted global audiences.
Senior Admin Assistant-Academic OperationsEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/13/2023We are currently recruiting a Senior Administrative Assistant who will be responsible for supporting key academic operations processes, such as clerking boards of examiners and studies committees, processing marks and grades and processing mitigating circumstances.
Research AssociateEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/13/2023Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in theoretical physics at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. The position is available from 1st September 2024 for a 3-year,full-time contract.
Research Fellow in Carbon Dioxide Removal Centre DevelopmentEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/13/2023This position is ideal for experienced postdoctoral researchers who are looking for a high-ranking assignment before applying to faculty positions.
Research Associate in Health and Assistive TechnologyEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/10/2023The Research Associate will join the CARE research group (https://care.hw.ac.uk) at HWU and will in the first instance work on the EPSRC project titled “FEATHER”. The RA will join the National Robotarium, a world-leading centre for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.
Associate/Assistant Professor in PsychologyEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/10/2023We are actively seeking a post holder to assume Programme Leadership of our PGT Business Psychology suite of programmes in Edinburgh. Salary and Grade: Assistant Professor, Grade 8, £44,414 – £52,841 or Associate Professor, Grade 9, £54,421 – £63,059
Research Associate/Research Fellow in Agent Based Modelling for Transport Decarbonisation and Sustainable Cold-ChainEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/10/2023The Research Associate positions offer the successful candidates an outstanding opportunity to develop their research career, by engaging with a close-knit international community of researchers on a range of well-funded research projects. Salary: Grade7/8 (£36,023-£44,263)/ (£45,585-£54,395)
Cleaning Assistant at Oriam x2Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/10/2023We have both part time and full time opportunities Oriam: Scotland’s Sports Performance Centre for Cleaning Assistants. Those are shift pattern based work opportunities. Our Cleaning Assistants support the facility team to always deliver a clean and safe environment.
Administration Assistant (Executive Support Office)Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/09/2023The School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic person to undertake the role of Administrative Assistant in our busy School Executive Support Office. Salary: Grade 4 (£22,681 – £24,533)
Business Systems Specialist – FinanceEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/09/2023The Business Systems Specialist – Finance is responsible for working with colleagues in the Global Finance directorate to manage, improve and enhance the Finance functionality of the University’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, which is used to manage data and processes relating to Finance and Human Resources.
Procurement ManagerEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/09/2023We are looking for a Procurement Manager who will provide professional procurement services, expertise and support to colleagues throughout the University’s academic and non-academic units and subsidiary companies, enabling the University to reach its strategic ambitions of improved student and community experience, globalisation, research excellence and financial sustainability.
Food and Beverage AssistantEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/07/2023Heriot Watt University seeks a flexible and customer orientated Food and Beverage Assistant to to provide and assist with the provision of professional, welcoming, high quality, flexible catering service to students, colleagues and visitors to the University across all areas where the service is provided or may be provided by the in house team
CleanerEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/07/2023We are recruiting a number of vacancies for Cleaning staff to work at our Riccarton Campus in Edinburgh.
General AssistantEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/07/2023The Food and Beverage team is part of Hospitality Services and has responsibility for all aspects of the planning, preparation and service of retail and events catering both on and off the Edinburgh Campus. The team is looking for a General Assistant to actively contribute to the successful delivery of excellent service to all students, staff and visitors across the university.
Research Associate – Energy Demand, Generation and Flexibility ForecastingEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/07/2023The school of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society is seeking a Research Associate to join the team of Researchers.
Associate Professor in Well EngineeringEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/06/2023We are delighted to be seeking a number of new academic colleagues as part of this exciting large-scale partnership between Heriot-Watt and Zhubanov University in Aktobe, Kazakhstan.
Assistant Professor in Subsurface EngineeringEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/06/2023We are delighted to be seeking a number of new academic colleagues as part of this exciting large-scale partnership between Heriot-Watt and Zhubanov University in Aktobe, Kazakhstan.
Research Assistant in Chemical EngineeringMalaysia Posted on 11/03/2023Heriot-Watt University Malaysia is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic candidate to help deliver research in the area of Chemical Engineering. The successful candidate will be employed for a period of three (3) years and will be required to fulfil the research obligations of a project entitled Feasibility study of Industry 5.0 in oil palm industry via multi-dimension pinch and mathematical modelling approaches. This research is funded by Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) and aims to investigate the optimum Industry 5.0 implementation strategy and approaches in the oil palm industry to have minimum impact of human displacement by smart technologies.
Professor and Director of the Institute of Life and Earth SciencesEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/02/2023Applications are invited for a professor with the vision and leadership credentials to direct the Institute of Life and Earth Sciences to deliver a strong international reputation in areas of excellence to address key aspects of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Marketing Officer (Global Research Institutes)Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/02/2023As part of the Marketing Team, you’ll report into our Senior Marketing Manager for Business and Enterprise. You’ll collaborate with your new colleagues and external stakeholders to build engagement with the GRI across targeted global audiences such as; academic institutions, policymakers, governmental departments and business-to-business markets.
Assistant Professor in Computer Science (Part-Time)Malaysia Posted on 11/02/2023The role will be based at the University’s campus in Putrajaya, the administrative capital of Malaysia. Programmes will be delivered in English and so fluency in English is essential. An induction programme will be delivered to all new academic staff on Heriot-Watt’s standards and values, and to give practical experience on preparation, delivery and assessment of teaching.
Student Success Advisor – 24 month FTCEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/01/2023Exciting opportunity to join our Global Student Success Advisor team to improve student retention, focusing on student engagement, identity and belonging. The role spans pre-arrival, induction and transition activities as well as those related to student success, engagement and retention. Advice and support spans the whole student lifecycle: thus the role of the postholders is not simply to support students at risk of leaving their University studies.
Assistant/Associate Professor in Human Geography – Climate Change & SustainabilityEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 11/01/2023The Urban Institute was established in 2016 bringing together a group of economists, sociologists, geographers, planners and urban designers. We aim to generate and share through research and teaching knowledge that contributes to creating sustainable, resilient and just cities.
Professor in Sport and/or Exercise ScienceEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 10/30/2023Exiting opportunity to appoint a Professor in Sport and/or Exercise Science, with the vision and leadership credentials to direct growing Sport and Exercise discipline across the university including internationally.
Research Associate – Numerical Analysis of PDEsEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 10/27/2023We seek a postdoctoral research associate (PDRA) for a period of 2 years (24 months). Salary: Grade 7 (£36,023 – £44,263)
Assistant Professor in PsychologyEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 10/26/2023The School of Social Sciences is seeking a Assistant Professor in Psychology (Teaching & Research). Salary: Grade 7 (£36,023 – £44,263)
Research Associate in Enabling CO2 storage using Artificial IntelligenceEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 10/11/2023We are hiring for Research Associates to join a large multidisciplinary research project on maximising CO2 storage in deep geological formations. Salary: Grade 7 (£35,308 – £43,155)
Research Associate in Computational imagingEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 10/10/2023The Biomedical and Astronomical Signal Processing (BASP) laboratory at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (HWU), headed by Professor Yves Wiaux, is recruiting. The BASP group is developing cutting-edge research on all aspects of computational imaging, from theory and algorithms, to applications in astronomy and medicine.
Mechanical Workshop TechnicianEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 06/29/2023Two mechanical workshop technicians are required to provide support for teaching and research as part of a large team of technical staff (5 technicians plus 2 Modern Apprentices). This job will involve providing support services at all the school buildings on the Edinburgh campus as required.
Senior Mechanical Workshop TechnicianEdinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 06/29/2023Two senior mechanical workshop technicians are required to provide support for teaching and research as part of a large team of technical staff (5 technicians plus 2 Modern