Postdoctoral and Research Positions (47) at The University of Edinburgh in United Kingdom

The University of Edinburgh in United Kingdom invites application for vacant Postdoctoral, Academic and Professional Positions, a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Research Associate in AI for Electronics Testing & Verification automation

• Job Identification10297DepartmentEngineering Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months60Apply Before03/07/2025

Be the First to ApplyThe Centre for Electronic Frontiers (CEF) at the University of Edinburgh is accepting applications for an experienced Research Associate in AI for Electronics Testing & Verification automation. The position will be based at the King’s Buildings Campus

Research Fellow in AI for Electronics Testing & Verification automation

• Job Identification10439DepartmentEngineering Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months60Apply Before03/07/2025

Be the First to ApplyThe Centre for Electronic Frontiers (CEF) at the University of Edinburgh is accepting applications for an experienced Research Fellow in AI for Electronics Testing & Verification automation. The position will be based at the King’s Buildings Campus.

Post-doctoral Research Fellow

• Job Identification12067DepartmentCentre for Clinical Brain Sciences United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months18Apply Before02/28/2025

Be the First to ApplyAn exciting opportunity for an ambitious post-doctoral research fellow to join the research team of Prof Siddharthan Chandran – Director, UK Dementia Research Institute (UK-DRI), Prof Neil Carragher (Chair of Drug Discovery, Edinburgh) and Dr. Bhuvaneish Selvaraj (UK-DRI, Edinburgh) to work across motor neuron disease (MND) modelling and drug discovery using state of the art human experimental platforms.

Research Associate in Single-photon Sensor Technology for LIDAR

• Job Identification11065DepartmentInstitute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before03/06/2025

Be the First to ApplyThe School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Single-photon Sensor Technology for LIDAR. This Research Associate position will contribute to the EPSRC-funded UK Hub for Quantum Enabled Position, Navigation and Timing 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 Fellow

• Job Identification12023DepartmentThe Roslin Institute Edinburgh – BioQuarter, Midlothian, United Kingdom Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before02/20/2025

Be the First to ApplyWe are looking for a driven and enthusiastic Quantitative Geneticist Research Fellow to help deliver a large-scale single cell molecular QTL discovery programme supported by £5M of UKRI funding as part of the Edinburgh Molecular Mechanisms Cluster. 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.

Research Associate in Interfacial Science & Engineering

• Job Identification12042DepartmentInstitute for Multiscale Thermofluids Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before02/26/2025

The School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Interfacial Science & Engineering. This Research Associate position will contribute to the project “Understanding the motion and adhesion of complex fluids on engineered surfaces” (funded by the Leverhulme Trust grant RPG-2024-339) within the Institute for Multiscale Thermofluids at the University of Edinburgh. This role is UE07 and is available on a fixed-term basis for up to 36 months.

Research Associate in Modelling gas transport in polymers

• Job Identification12051DepartmentInstitute for Materials and Processes Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before03/05/2025

Be the First to ApplyThe School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Gas Transport in Polymers. This Research Associate position will contribute to the CharMPol project within the Institute of Materials and Processes.

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

• Job Identification12030DepartmentCentre for Cancer Research Edinburgh – Western General, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before02/25/2025

This is an excellent opportunity for a post-doctoral researcher to join an exciting research project funded by Worldwide Cancer Research: Nucleoli, inflammation and cancer risk: does size matter?. Advanced age is one of the most significant risk factors for cancer. Two hallmarks of aging are enlarged nucleoli and inflammation. This project will use state of the art imaging technologies on unique human and animal tissues we have access to, alongside phenotypic assays and molecular studies, to determine the relationship between nucleolar size, inflammation and cancer initiation. The project will be supported by expert collaborators from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle Universities. This research has far-reaching implications as it will help us understand how age predisposes to cancer, allowing identification of biological markers and interventions that are applicable to this population.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

• Job Identification12043DepartmentInstitute for Condensed Matter Physics and Complex Systems Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before03/04/2025

Be the First to ApplyWe are looking for an outstanding early-career researcher to join our group at the Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions (CSEC), belonging to the Institute for Condensed Matter and Complex Systems (ICMCS) of the University of Edinburgh.

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

• Job Identification12001DepartmentMRC University Unit for Human Genetics Edinburgh – Western General, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before02/14/2025

We are looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic research fellow to join the laboratory of Dr Duncan Sproul at the University of Edinburgh’s Institute of Genetics and Cancer to understand the role of heterochromatin hypomethylation in carcinogenesis. This project is a close collaboration with Kevin Myant’s laboratory based within the same institute.

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Synthetic Organic Chemistry

• Job Identification12020DepartmentChemistry Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months10Apply Before02/20/2025

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Synthetic Organic Chemistry.

Research Fellow

• Job Identification12022DepartmentOpen Studies Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before02/17/2025

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced social researcher to work closely with the research team in a proactive and hands-on manner and with students in a confident yet sensitive manner. The post-holder will engage with the project team, including the responsibility to report on findings and participate in regular meetings with the Principal and Co-Leads.

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Microbiology and Palaeobiology

• Job Identification12034DepartmentInstitute for Condensed Matter Physics and Complex Systems Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before03/07/2025

An exciting three-year postdoctoral position working at the interface of palaeontology and microbiology to answer fundamental questions about the fossil record of microbial life.

Transition Fellow (Cancer Research UK Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence)

• Job Identification11984DepartmentCentre for Cancer Research Edinburgh – Western General, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before03/19/2025

Be the First to ApplyWe are seeking transition fellows with a strong publication track record to develop an independent programme of research, relevant to the themes of the CoE. Fellows will be expected to apply for independent research funding supported by existing research programmes on brain tumours. They will receive a generous consumables budget and priority access to CoE infrastructure, including preclinical models, and will be supported by a variety of mentoring schemes.

Knowledge Transfer Associate in soil carbon analysis and accounting

• Job Identification12005DepartmentGeoSciences Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months21Apply Before02/14/2025

We are seeking a highly talented, independent and motivated candidate for a 21-month fixed term position. You will work as part of a team to build a simple but effective tool that combines model estimates and field data, provides simple to understand outputs, and quantifies uncertainty in ways that meet good practice and standards in the voluntary carbon market.

The Fennell Career Development Fellow in the History of the Americas

• Job Identification11926DepartmentHistory Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before02/27/2025

We are seeking to appoint The Fennell Career Development Fellow in the History of the Americas

Lecturer in Heritage

• Job Identification11964DepartmentArchaeology Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months12Apply Before02/26/2025

We are seeking an ambitious and innovative Lecturer in Heritage to join our thriving research and teaching community within the School of History, Classics, and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh.

Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Classics

• Job Identification11890DepartmentClassics Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before02/26/2025

Be the First to ApplyThe School of History, Classics, and Archaeology seeks to appoint two three-year Research Fellows under the aegis of the UKRI-funded research project, Class Struggle in Ancient Greek Democracy (under the framework of the ERC Consolidator Grant scheme).

PA-X Peace Agreement Analyst

• Job Identification12010DepartmentLaw United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months12Apply Before02/12/2025

The Peace Agreement Analyst role is an exciting opportunity to combine technical data analysis skills with a deep understanding of peace agreements and their contexts. You will play a key part in maintaining and expanding the PA-X database, a vital resource for academics and policymakers working on peace processes worldwide.

Post-doctoral Researcher in Evolutionary Genomics

• Job Identification11979DepartmentThe Roslin Institute Edinburgh – Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before02/25/2025

Two post-doctoral researcher positions are available that will play key roles in delivering an exciting new 4-year multi-partner BBSRC research project focussed on understanding genome evolution following whole genome duplication (WGD, i.e. polyploidy) events across the Tree of Life (please see rediploidisation.org). The researchers, based at the Roslin Institute, will lead and deliver ambitious scientific objectives as part of a highly integrated multi-partner consortium, for example using cutting-edge comparative single cell transcriptomics and whole genome alignment approaches to reconstruct genetic and functional changes that follow WGD events in diverse eukaryotic taxa.

Research Associate

• Job Identification12003DepartmentInformatics United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months18Apply Before02/25/2025

The School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher (Research Associate) in areas including quantum cryptography, cryptanalysis, hardware security and quantum hardware modules.

PDRA in landscape-scale natural capital accounting and biodiversity reporting

• Job Identification12008DepartmentGeoSciences Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before02/18/2025

Be the First to ApplyAdvance urban and landscape-scale natural capital accounting and biodiversity reporting methods through action research in Scotland.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

• Job Identification11850DepartmentChemistry Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months14Apply Before02/10/2025

We seek a talented and self-motivated postdoc to work on a project in the ion spectroscopy and laboratory astrochemistry team led by Dr. E. K. Campbell. The position is offered for up to 14 months. The earliest starting date for the successful candidate is 1st March 2025.

Research Assistant

• Job Identification11971DepartmentInstitute for Education, Community and Society Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before02/10/2025

We present an exciting opportunity to work as a Research Assistant on a project titled “Whole school approaches for maximising movement and learning: co-development of a teacher toolkit”. This is an interdisciplinary project bringing together researchers from Moray House School of Education and Sport and partners from Actify, Paths for All, Education, and Public Health.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

• Job Identification11983DepartmentCentre for Cardiovascular Science Edinburgh – BioQuarter, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before02/28/2025

Join us as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and play a key role in discovering the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying vascular diseases. In this position, you will conduct essential research to investigate the nature and toxicity of protein and amyloid aggregates, exploring their impact on endothelial function and the development of vascular pathologies.

Clinical Research Fellow

• Job Identification11923DepartmentCentre for Cardiovascular Science Edinburgh – BioQuarter, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months30Apply Before03/21/2025

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Research Fellow to join our team, exploring a drug therapy aimed at counteracting hypoglycaemia and improving the quality of life for individuals living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).

Post-doctoral PET Data Analysist and Modeller

• Job Identification11929DepartmentCentre for Cardiovascular Science Edinburgh – BioQuarter, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months48Apply Before02/20/2025

We are looking for a motivated, innovative and organised post-doctoral scientist with expertise in image processing, analysis and kinetic modelling that could support our Total-Body PET national facility.

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Seismotectonics of the Andaman region

• Job Identification11957DepartmentGeoSciences Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months18Apply Before03/03/2025

We seek a postdoctoral research associate with a strong background in seismology, geodesy or tectonics to investigate the seismotectonics of the Sunda subduction zone, focusing on the Andaman-Nicobar region.You will participate in a NERC funded project ‘People-centered tsunami early warning for the Indian coastlines’, which will improve tsunami disaster resilience along the Indian coastline, some of the most densely populated areas in the world.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

• Job Identification11969DepartmentCentre for Discovery Brain Sciences Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before02/20/2025

We are looking for a talented researcher to join our team led by Dr. Jing Qiu within the Edinburgh Centre of UK Dementia Research Institute.

Post-Doctoral Researcher in Labour Economics

• Job Identification11831DepartmentEconomics Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before02/11/2025

The School of Economics is growing and is seeking to appoint a Post-Doctoral Researcher. The research focus of this post is on sorting in the labour market, and the post is funded by the UKRI Horizon Europe Guarantee Grant “Multidimensional Sorting with Imperfectly Transferable Utility”. 

Research Fellow

• Job Identification11943DepartmentCentre for Medical Informatics Edinburgh – BioQuarter, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months58Apply Before02/25/2025

The Centre for Medical Informatics at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a Social Scientist, or healthcare professional with qualitative research experience.

Technology-Facilitated CSEA Research Associate

• Job Identification11949DepartmentChildlight Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeOpen EndedApply Before02/10/2025

The Technology-Facilitated CSEA Research Associate post will join and support a cadre of researchers at all career stages to further specific aspects of the Data Institute research. This post specifically will be responsible for providing data/research assistance to the analysis of the prevalence and nature of CSEA from a variety of datasets concerning technology-facilitated CSEA for the Into the Light Global Index and Searchlight reports.

Research Fellow in AI for Electron Device Design

• Job Identification10436DepartmentEngineering Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months60Apply Before02/17/2025

The Centre for Electronic Frontiers (CEF) at the University of Edinburgh is accepting applications for an experienced Research Fellow in AI for Electron Device Design. The position will be based at the King’s Buildings Campus.

Research Assistant

• Job Identification11908DepartmentInstitute of Ecology and Evolution United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months48Apply Before02/14/2025

We are looking for a Research Assistant to provide support on laboratory experiments investigating the physiological and evolutionary responses of marine diatoms to ocean change, as well as to assist with laboratory management of a 4-person group.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

• Job Identification11946DepartmentInstitute for Astronomy Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before02/21/2025

Be the First to ApplyWe seek applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the field of galaxy and AGN evolution, to advance our understanding of galaxy evolution, and the role of active galactic nuclei in this process across cosmic time.

Research Fellow

• Job Identification11947DepartmentInstitute for Astronomy Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before02/21/2025

We seek applications for a Research Fellow in the field of galaxy and AGN evolution, to advance our understanding of galaxy evolution, and the role of active galactic nuclei in this process across cosmic time.

Lecturer in Landscape and Wellbeing

• Job Identification11888DepartmentArchitecture and Landscape Architecture Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months12Apply Before02/17/2025

We are looking for a Lecturer in Landscape and Wellbeing to lead on the planning, management and delivery of the Master of Science in Landscape and Wellbeing within ESALA. We are seeking candidates able to contribute to courses covering theory, research design and methods, data acquisition, and analysis, as well as to provide tutoring support for Masters level dissertations within our portfolio of Landscape Architecture programmes.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

• Job Identification11889DepartmentCentre for Cancer Research Edinburgh – Western General, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months18Apply Before02/14/2025

We seek a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to carry out a research project to develop and test new methods to make immune-cold colorectal cancer responsive to immunotherapy. 

Research Associate

• Job Identification11933DepartmentInformatics Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before02/13/2025

The School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh invites applications for several Postdoctoral Researcher positions at Grade UE07 (Research Associate), in areas including, but not limited to, quantum algorithms, quantum machine learning, verification, error mitigation, benchmarking, distributed and cloud quantum computing, quantum cryptography, quantum communications and quantum simulation.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

• Job Identification11874DepartmentInstitute of Molecular Plant Science United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before02/14/2025

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Postdoctoral Scientist to join the Ahn lab to explore biochemical methods to identify novel immune receptors activated during pathogen infection in plants.

Research Fellow in Corporate Risk & Machine Learning

• Job Identification11870DepartmentBusiness School office United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months19Apply Before02/17/2025

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Corporate Risk and Machine Learning (Fixed Term 19 months, Full Time).

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

• Job Identification11859DepartmentCentre for Discovery Brain Sciences Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months60Apply Before02/20/2025

We seek a motivated postdoctoral researcher to conduct primary research into how neurons transport mRNA to distal sites and use these mRNAs as substrates for local protein synthesis during synaptic plasticity.

Clinical Research Fellow

• Job Identification11828DepartmentCentre for Inflammation Research Edinburgh – BioQuarter, Midlothian, United Kingdom Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before02/10/2025

The newly established Baillie Gifford Pandemic Science Hub (PSH) at The University of Edinburgh is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Clinical Research Fellow to take a leading role in developing and testing interventional devices in clinical research studies. This post is 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.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

• Job Identification11839DepartmentLaw United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before02/28/2025

This is an excellent opportunity for two dynamic early career post-doctoral researchers join an exciting interdisciplinary research project funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI): Infra-Legalities: Global Security Infrastructures, Artificial Intelligence and International Law. This project is investigating how AI and automated decision making (ADM) processes are reshaping global security law and governance, with an empirical focus on three areas: (i) digital bordering infrastructures, (ii) platform governance of terrorist and violent extremist content online, and (iii) counterterrorism watchlisting systems. These posts are part of a Future Leaders Fellowship project led by Dr. Gavin Sullivan (University of Edinburgh).

Lecturer/Reader in Databases in AI and Datascience

• Job Identification11779DepartmentInformatics Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeOpen EndedApply Before02/14/2025

The School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh has a faculty position for Databases in AI and Data Science. The database group within the School is world-class and one of the strongest in Europe with interests in all nearly all aspects of databases. It has strong links with other groups in the School including artificial Intelligence, machine learning, systems and theory. As is common in database research, most of the work of the group combines principles with practice. Interests of the database group currently include: the many connections between databases and machine learning; graph databases and query languages; compilation; incomplete information; data provenance.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

• Job Identification11809DepartmentLaw United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months48Apply Before02/12/2025

We are seeking a post-doctoral research fellow to work on a Leverhulme-funded interdisciplinary project titled ‘A History of Hurt Feelings and the Law’. The project is a collaboration between Prof Chloë Kennedy (University of Edinburgh), Prof Katie Barclay (Macquarie University) and Dr Alice Krzanich (University of Aberdeen).

Elizabeth Gardner Fellowship

• Job Identification11774DepartmentPhysics and Astronomy Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months48Apply Before02/19/2025

We are looking for an early career postdoctoral researcher from a background currently under represented in the School, who is ready to develop their own, independent research in a supportive environment under the guidance of a mentor.