Heriot-Watt University in United Kingdom invites application for vacant Research Positions, a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Senior Technician (Industrial R&D project)
- Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Posting Dates08/12/2025
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Senior Technician to support an industrial research project, in collaboration with Take Root Bio Ltd. The role will involve laboratory-based experimental work, data analysis, and literature review to support the development of innovative fermentation and distillation processes for industrial applications.
- Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Posting Dates08/12/2025
The candidate will also contribute to industry engagement efforts by preparing demonstrations and presentations showcasing the platform’s potential for ALS diagnostics and cognitive impairment stratification.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Fluorescence Imaging of Surgical Tools
- Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Posting Dates08/11/2025
This position is a funded impact project focused on working closely with an external company, Tiny Air, a growing company who develop surgical instrument cleaning systems.
Research and Innovation Associate
- Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Posting Dates08/11/2025
An opportunity is available for a part-time post (60% FTE) Post-Doctoral Research and Innovation Associate to join a research project which will work with autistic people and care staff to explore ways that technologies might help people as they get older.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Computational Imaging
- Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Posting Dates08/07/2025
The Biomedical and Astronomical Signal Processing (BASP) laboratory at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh (HWU), headed by Professor Yves Wiaux, is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in computational imaging. The post holder will develop new image formation algorithms for radio astronomy. Technology transfer to magnetic resonance imaging in medicine is a secondary target.
Research Associate in Quantum Networks
- Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Posting Dates08/07/2025
The post holder will join the research group led by Prof Erika Andersson.
Research Assistant in Healthcare Sustainability (FTC 18 months)
- Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Posting Dates08/05/2025
Heriot-Watt University is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic candidate to help deliver research in the area of healthcare environmental sustainability. The successful candidate will be employed for a period of 18 months at 100% FTE, as part of a project entitled Diagnostic Discard: Exploration of material values in point-of-care diagnostic sector, funded by an APEX award from the Royal Society. This research project aims to generate critical conversations and influence sustainable decision-making in the lateral flow diagnostic sector, and the Point-of-Care diagnostic supply chain.
Research Assistant/Associate in Miniaturised Device Manufacturing
- Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Posting Dates08/01/2025
The applicant will be part of a large team of researchers at HWU and the UoE working on the manufacture and characterisation of flying performance of nanodrones.
Research Associate in Advanced Platform for Integrated Quantum Photonics Devices
- Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Posting Dates07/30/2025
The Quantum Photonics Laboratory seeks a talented and motivated scientist to start a new line of research on integrated platforms for novel quantum devices using rare-earth doped crystals for quantum memory applications.
Research Associate – Enabling CO2 Storage Using Artificial Intelligence
- Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
- Posting Dates07/16/2025
The successful candidate is expected to develop cutting edge deep learning models for multi-scale flow modelling of CO2 in subsurface reservoirs.
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