The University of Edinburgh in United Kingdom invites application for vacant Postdoctoral, Academic and Professional Positions, a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in galactic archaeology to work with Dr Sergey Koposov at the Institute for Astronomy, which is part of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh. The aim is to work on the DESI Milky Way Survey data and specifically use the measurements of radial velocities and abundances to constrain the Milky Way accretion history and the dark matter distribution in the Galaxy. Applicants with a strong background in galactic archaeology, galactic dynamics, stellar streams, stellar chemistry being able to deal with large datasets, including spectroscopic ones would be a particular advantage.
Postdoctoral Research Associate United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 01/11/2024
We are looking for a postdoctoral research associate (PDRA) to conduct research on the mathematical structure of supersymmetric quantum field theory and string theory, under the mentorship of Prof. Tudor Dimofte.
Research Associate in Sensor Data and Resource Management for Autonomous Airborne Platforms Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (N/A – Do not use) Posted on 01/11/2024
The School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Sensor Data and Resource Management for Autonomous Airborne Platforms. This Research Associate position will contribute to the ERPSC Smart Products Made Smarter prosperity partnership within the Institute of Imaging, Data, and Communications].
Research Fellow in Sustainable Analytics United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 01/10/2024
We wish to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to engage in research on Access to Finance for Small Businesses and Climate Change for 9 months.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 01/10/2024
We seek a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on the new UKRI Hub for Metabolic Psychiatry (PI Professor Daniel Smith). The Hub for Metabolic Psychiatry is led by the University of Edinburgh and is part of a wider UKRI Mental Health Platform comprising five Hubs from across the UK. Our Hub is focused on the interface between metabolism and severe mental illness.
Research Fellow in Corporate Risk and Machine Learning United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 01/10/2024
We are seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the project titled “Early Warning Signal Detection for Corporate Risk Using Machine Learning within a Merton Framework,” sponsored by Abrdn.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (DARE – Home) Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 01/10/2024
We are looking for a postdoctoral research fellow with experience of undertaking research into data and/or care practices in biomedicine to join the 4-year project, ‘Data and the Healthcare Revolution (DARE)’
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (DARE – Nation) Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 01/10/2024
We are looking for a postdoctoral research fellow with experience of undertaking research into data and/or care practices in biomedicine to join the 4-year project, ‘Data and the Healthcare Revolution (DARE)’
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (DARE – Policy) Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 01/10/2024
We are looking for a postdoctoral research fellow with experience of undertaking research into health policymaking to join the 4-year project, ‘Data and the Healthcare Revolution (DARE)’
Senior Lecturer or Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery Edinburgh – Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 01/09/2024
We are looking for a Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery depending on experience.
Research Fellow in Computational Biology United Kingdom Posted on 01/09/2024
We are currently recruiting a Research Fellow for this joint project collaboration. The selected candidate will be appointed for 2 years, during which time they will spend 12 months at LKCMedicine and 12 months at UoE. The fellow will be responsible for driving a project on the molecular epidemiology of brain health and dementia, under the joint supervision of the PIs from LKCMedicine and UoE (Max Lam and Riccardo Marioni).
Research Fellow Edinburgh – Western General, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posted on 01/09/2024
We have one Postdoctoral research opportunity working within the laboratory of Professor Javier F. Caceres at the MRC Human Genetics Unit in Edinburgh, funded by the Medical Research Council.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Edinburgh – Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 01/09/2024
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher with expertise in microbiology, molecular biology and genomic sequencing to join a BBSRC-funded multi-partner consortium team, led by Dr Deborah Hoyle at the Roslin Institute, investigating the impact of the UK regulatory withdrawal of Zinc oxide (ZnO) from piglet diet on post-weaning diarrhoea, antimicrobial resistance carriage and the gut microbiome.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Attribution of Changes in Risk from Cyclones of Tropical Origin Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 01/09/2024
We seek a 2-year (24 month) postdoctoral research associate (PDRA) to work on the UK NERC-funded large grant “HUrricane Risk Amplification and Changing North Atlantic Natural disasters (Huracán)”. The project determines what factors influence the development, strength and paths of cyclones of tropical origin. The PDRA in Edinburgh will use observations and climate model simulations to determine how climate change is influencing cyclone risk of tropical origin in Western Europe and contribute to storyline based risk assessments. A combination of attribution methods and machine-learning based causal network methods will be used to determine the key drivers of changing risk. The PDRA will work closely with the project team across the UK and US.
Postdoctoral Research Associate United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 01/05/2024
Grade UE07, – £37,099 – £44,263 College of Science and Engineering, School of Biological Sciences, Institute for Ecology and Evolution Full time – 35 hours Fixed term from February 2024 – February 2026 We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated post-doctoral research associate to join the NERC funded project ‘ECOFLU: Understanding the ecology of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in wild bird populations. The post is full time and fixed term for 24 months.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in pre-launch science preparations for the French-UK MicroCarb Mission Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 01/05/2024
We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in pre-launch science preparations for the French-UK MicroCarb Mission. UE07, £37,099-£44,263 School of GeoSciences, College of Science and Engineering Full time, 35 hours per week. Fixed term for 13 months from March 2024 or earlier 1 post available
Lecturer in Fine Art United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 01/04/2024
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Edinburgh College of Art as Lecturer in Fine Art. Applications are invited for two, part-time (0.5 FTE) Lectureships on open-ended basis
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Edinburgh – Bio-Quarter (Royal Infirmary), Midlothian, United Kingdom (N/A – Do not use) Posted on 01/04/2024
We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to carry out health informatics, based research on people with epilepsy. This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.
Lectureship in Circular Economy & Sustainability Transformations United Kingdom (N/A – Do not use) Posted on 01/03/2024
UE08: £45,585 – £54,395 Per Annum College of Science and Engineering, School of Geosciences, Institute of Geography and the Lived Environment Full Time: 35 hours per week Open Ended Contract – Permanent The Opportunity: The School of Geosciences at the University of Edinburgh wishes to appoint a full-time Lecturer in Circular Economy and Sustainability Transformations on an open-ended contract. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with an interdisciplinary approach and skillset who can join our community of geography, environment and sustainability researchers, to undertake teaching and research relating to the Circular Economy and wider field of Sustainability Transformations.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 12/21/2023
We are looking for a postdoctoral Research Fellow to study mechanisms of astrocyte ingestion of synapses and the role this plays in synaptic degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease. The fellow will be based in the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) at the University of Edinburgh, working in a project funded by a UK DRI industry collaborator which is led by Prof Tara Spires-Jones and Dr Claire Durrant.
Gene Drive Post-Doctoral Research Associate Edinburgh – Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 12/20/2023
We are looking for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to join the Whitelaw Group, and work with Dr Simon Lillico on the emerging Gene Drive project at The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh. Grade 7 (£37,099 – £44,263, depending on experience), Full time – 35 hours week, Fixed term, available from March 2024 to Feburary 2026.
Scientific Administrator and Liaison Officer Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 12/19/2023
We are looking for a Scientific Administrator and Liaison Officer to deliver the scientific aims of the Centre through day-to-day management of one of its major international collaborations, the Autism Rat Consortium (ARC). Applicant should have extensive research experience showing knowledge of research activity and a PhD or equivalent qualification in a discipline cognate to the Centre’s aims. This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week), with the potential for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.
Lecturer / Senior Research Fellow / Professorial Group Leader in Virology Edinburgh – Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 12/18/2023
We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Group Leader in Virology (at Senior Research Fellow or Professor level) to join our exceptional team of researchers. You will lead an independent programme in virus research to improve understanding of how viruses interact with their hosts, contributing to The Roslin Institute’s mission to achieve sustainable agriculture, control diseases and enhance health.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Cryptography Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 12/18/2023
The School of Informatics are looking for a Postdoctoral researcher position in cryptography and open finance. The post is available full time and for a fixed term of 21 months.
Lecturer in Economic History Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 12/15/2023
We are looking for a Lecturer in Economic History.
Postdoctoral Research Associate Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 12/15/2023
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in computational astrophysics related to high redshift galaxy formation with Prof. Sadegh Khochfar at the Institute for Astronomy, which is part of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh. We aim to simulate and model the formation of the first stars, galaxies and black holes in the Universe with state-of-the-art simulation code.
Research Assistant United Kingdom (N/A – Do not use) Posted on 12/15/2023
The School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh invites applications for up to 2 Research Assistant or Associate positions in natural language processing. The researchers will join a team working on efficient, large-scale models for machine translation of speech and text, and multilingual dialogue summarisation.
Chancellor’s Fellow in Responsible Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 12/13/2023
The School of Informatics and Edinburgh Futures Institute are inviting applications for a Chancellor’s Fellowship in Responsible Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Chancellor’s Fellowships are 5 year tenure track fellowships, designed to support talented early career researchers to develop into leading research-active academic at the University. This post is part of EFI’s Centre for Technomoral Futures’ Baillie Gifford research programme in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence, funded by a major gift from the global investment firm Baillie Gifford.
Postdoctoral Research Associate United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 12/13/2023
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Postdoctoral researcher to lead a project investigating the role of dynamic ubiquitination in malaria transmission biology. The project is based in the group of Dr. Nisha Philip based in the Institute of Immunology and infection Research.
ATLAS Postdoctoral Research Associate Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 12/12/2023
We seek two postdoctoral researchers to join our growing activities at the ATLAS experiment. You will have a leading role in novel Higgs boson measurements or di-Higgs searches in the di-photon decay channel. Complementary to the analysis, you will pursue innovative machine learning developments on photon calibration and identification or new triggers for the HL-LHC.
ATLAS Postdoctoral Research Associate Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 12/11/2023
We are looking for a postdoctoral candidate to join our expanding efforts in the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. You will make substantial contributions to our physics programme using Higgs boson signatures and perform key development work in ATLAS simulation (for both current and upgraded ATLAS).
Research Associate in Neurotechnology Systems Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 12/11/2023
The School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Neurotechnology Systems. This Research Associate position will contribute to the Miniature Microscope and other projects within the Institute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems (IMNS) at the University of Edinburgh. This role is UE07 and is available on a fixed term basis for up to 24 months.
Postdoctoral Research Associate United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 12/11/2023
We are looking for a talented early career researcher in fluid dynamics, with expertise in turbulence and computational methods to work on the project “A new understanding of turbulence via a machine-learnt dynamical systems theory” (UKRI Frontier Research Guarantee for an ERC Starting Grant).
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader in Psychology Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 12/08/2023
The School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking to appoint four open ended, fulltime Lecturer/Senior lecturer/Readers to its Department of Psychology. The post holders will contribute high quality research, teaching and academic citizenship.
Research Fellow in Food Systems Transformation (Systems Thinking and Practice) United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 12/08/2023
We are looking to hire a highly motivated Research Fellow in Food Systems Thinking (Systems Thinking and Practice), with excellent analytical, organisational and interpersonal skills, to work on our new Wellcome Trust Living Good Food Nation Lab project (https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/people-and-projects/grants-awarded/building-health-centred-net-zero-aligned-food).
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 12/08/2023
We are looking for a postdoctoral research fellow in systems neuroscience to study how distributed neural circuits combine to plan, initiate, and control motor actions.
Research Assistant Computational Neuroanatomy Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 12/08/2023
We are looking for a research assistant with experience in computer science and/or computational neuroanatomy to study cognitive and sensorimotor dysfunction in neurological and developmental disorders.
Research Associate in Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Design Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 12/08/2023
The School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Design. This Research Associate position will contribute to the Centre for Electronic Frontiers (CEF) within the Institute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems at the University of Edinburgh. This role is UE07 and is available on a fixed term basis initially for 24 months.
Postdoctoral Research Associate Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 12/08/2023
The Psychology Department in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate on a part time (0.8 FTE/28 hours), fixed term basis for 2 years. This post is expected to commence in April 2024.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 12/06/2023
The School of Health in Social Science is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellowship as part of the Edinburgh Career Development Scheme. The aim of this Fellowship is to provide support for an outstanding researcher, in the immediate postdoctoral stage, to strengthen their research and develop their academic career. This would offer the successful postholder an opportunity to develop into a research-active academic at the University of Edinburgh.
Bioinformatics Analysis Core Manager Edinburgh – Western General, Midlothian, United Kingdom (N/A – Do not use) Posted on 12/06/2023
This is an unusual opportunity to play critical roles in a variety of collaborative research projects at the cutting edge of human disease genomics – from large human disease and tumour cancer sequencing cohorts, to functional studies in diverse disease model systems. You will join an experienced and well-resourced group within an established community of computational biologists at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer (IGC), and work with multidisciplinary teams involving clinicians and experimentalists. Managing the IGC Bioinformatics Analysis Core (BAC) staff, you will lead project planning/design/analysis efforts, arrange advice and training in bioinformatics, and coordinate collaborations with external partners. The IGC (https://www.ed.ac.uk/institute-genetics-cancer) is in the vanguard of the ongoing revolution in medicine.
Research Associate in Power Electronics Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 12/06/2023
The School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Power Electronics. The position will contribute to the modelling of power electronic systems undertaken as part of the SIF Network DC research program. The appointment will be at UE07 and is available on a fixed term basis for up to 30 months.
Postdoctoral Research Associate Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 12/06/2023
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in cosmological large-scale structure to work with Prof. Romeel Davé at the Institute for Astronomy, which is part of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh. Our primary goal is to exploit observations using radio surveys using MeerKAT, particularly LADUMA, MIGHTEE, and MALS, to constrain galaxy formation models and provide theoretical support for data interpretation. Applicants with a strong background in galaxy evolution, particularly with cosmological galaxy formation simulations and/or extragalactic radio surveys, would be at a particular advantage.
Elizabeth Georgeson Fellow Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 12/04/2023
The School of Engineering is pleased to invite applications for the 2023 Elizabeth Georgeson Research Fellowship. This three-year Fellowship specifically supports early-career (postdoctoral) researchers from backgrounds that are under-represented in engineering research and academia (e.g. gender, minority ethnicity, disability, disadvantaged circumstances, etc.). The Fellowship aims to provide a supportive and collegial environment for early-career researchers to develop new, independent research, with a view to raising external research funding to conduct that research and establish an independent academic career. In this 2023 round of the Elizabeth Georgeson Fellowship scheme, we will therefore be prioritising applications from candidates who self-identify as female. Candidates of minority ethnic groups in the UK of all genders, with/without disabilities or other characteristics under-represented in Engineering are also encouraged to apply.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (N/A – Do not use) Posted on 12/04/2023
We seek a talented and ambitious postdoctoral research fellow to investigate how specific regulators of microglia state (abundance/function) influence the microglia-endothelial cell axis in the development and progression of white matter abnormalities relevant to vascular cognitive impairment and dementia.
Postdoctoral Research Associate Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 12/04/2023
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in observational galaxy evolution to work with Dr Kenneth Duncan at the Institute for Astronomy, which is part of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Local Volume Galaxy Archaeology Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 12/04/2023BE THE FIRST TO APPLY
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Local Volume Galaxy Archaeology. The successful candidate will join the research group of Prof. Annette Ferguson at the Institute for Astronomy, which is part of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh.
Postdoctoral Research Associate United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 11/30/2023
Grade UE07 (£37,099 – £44,263) College of Science and Engineering School of Biological Sciences Institute of Ecology and Evolution Full time contract (35 hours per week) Fixed Term (36 months) A postdoctoral research position is available in the lab group of Dr Matthew Hartfield, funded by a ERC Consolidator Grant/UKRI Frontier Research Grant (SelectSelf – Rethinking Evolution in Self-Fertilising Species). I am looking for an enthusiastic and motivated postdoctoral researcher who is interested in evolutionary genetics and mating-system evolution.
Research Associate United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Posted on 11/07/2023
We are looking for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate as RD&I Fellow in the area of AI-enhanced workflows to join a recently launched Virtual Production R&D Lab funded by the UKRI.
Lecturer/Reader in Robot Systems United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 10/25/2023
Applications are invited for an academic position in Robot systems.
Lecturer/Reader in Machine Learning Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 10/23/2023
Applications are invited for an academic position in machine learning in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, one of the largest centres in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Europe. The appointment will be full-time (35h per week) and open-ended (equivalent to a US tenured position).
Lecturer/Reader in Computational Cognitive Science Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Posted on 10/17/2023
Applications are invited for an academic position in Computational Cognitive Science at the School of Informatics.
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