The University of Edinburgh in United Kingdom invites application for vacant Postdoctoral, Academic and Professional Positions, a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Postdoctoral Research Associate – Comparative Oncology
- Job Identification13217DepartmentThe Roslin Institute Edinburgh – Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before10/27/2025
We are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to join our comparative oncology research group at the University of Edinburgh. The successful candidate will work with Professor Kelly Blacklock, Professor Liz Patton, and Dr Mark Stares.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Digital Cultural Heritage Data Ethics & Software Ecosystems)
- Job Identification13221DepartmentDesign Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months42Apply Before10/24/2025
We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Digital Cultural Heritage Data Ethics & Software Ecosystems to join the Institute for Design Informatics, Edinburgh College of Art.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Job Identification13238DepartmentMRC University Unit for Human Genetics Edinburgh – Western General, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before10/31/2025
The post-holder will be part of a multidisciplinary team in the lab of Prof. Andrew Jackson, working in a cross-disciplinary environment that addresses both fundamental cellular processes and disease mechanisms.
Research Fellow in IC Design and Testing for Emerging Memory Technologies
- Job Identification13223DepartmentInstitute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before11/06/2025
Be the First to ApplyThe School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research Fellow in IC Design and Testing for Emerging Memory Technologies. This Research Fellow position will contribute to the Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies held by Regius Chair of Engineering Prof Prodromakis within the Institute for Integrated Micro Nano Systems
Senior Researcher
- Job Identification13233DepartmentInformatics United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months12Apply Before10/23/2025
Be the First to ApplyThe School of Informatics is seeking a Senior Researcher to be employed to work within the Effect Handler Oriented Programming (EHOP) project. The focus will be on the continuing design, implementation, and evaluation of the WasmFX extension to WebAssembly. There will also be opportunities to engage with other aspects of the EHOP project.
Research Fellow in AI for Electron Device Design
- Job Identification10436DepartmentEngineering Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months60Apply Before11/05/2025
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 Electron Device Design. 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 Before11/05/2025
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.
Research Fellow in AI for Electronic systems modelling
- Job Identification13098DepartmentInstitute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before11/05/2025
The Centre for Electronic Frontiers (CEF) at the University of Edinburgh is accepting applications for an experienced Research Fellow in AI for Electronic systems modelling. The position will be based at the King’s Buildings Campus.
Postdoctoral Researcher in cold-water coral reef habitat loss from ocean acidification
- Job Identification13152DepartmentGeoSciences Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months27Apply Before11/05/2025
We seek a postdoctoral research associate (PDRA) to join an interdisciplinary team investigating how ocean acidification will lead to habitat loss in cold-water coral ecosystems.
Research Associate
- Job Identification13212DepartmentInformatics Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before10/22/2025
Applications are invited for research associate positions in Algorithms and Complexity, funded by the European Research Council (ERC) starting grant “New Approaches to Counting and Sampling” (NACS), led by Dr. Heng Guo in the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh.
Research Associate in AI for Electron Device Design
- Job Identification12698DepartmentInstitute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before11/04/2025
The Centre for Electronic Frontiers (CEF) within the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh is accepting applications for an experienced Research Associate in AI for Electron Device Design. The position will be based at the King’s Buildings Campus.
Research Assistant
- Job Identification13168DepartmentBiological Sciences United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before10/20/2025
We are looking for a research assistant to lead efforts to generate 3D reconstructions of fossil plants to characterise the evolution of phyllotaxis.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Job Identification13205DepartmentInstitute of Cell Biology United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before11/03/2025
We are looking to recruit and ambitious, creative and motivated postdoctoral research associate (PDRA) with structural biology and protein biophysics experience to join the Crosby Lab at the University of Edinburgh.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Job Identification13209DepartmentChemistry Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before11/10/2025
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position to work under the supervision of Dr Benjamin N. Bhawal on a project funded by the EPSRC, with support from AstraZeneca.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mathematical Physics
- Job Identification13197DepartmentMathematics United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before12/05/2025
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in mathematical physics, within the School of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh.
Research Associate in Communicating Uncertainty Quantification for Flood Modelling
- Job Identification13201DepartmentInstitute for Infrastructure and Environment Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before10/17/2025
The School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Communicating Uncertainty Quantification for Flood Modelling.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Literacy)
- Job Identification13176DepartmentEnglish and Scottish Literature Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before10/29/2025
We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Literacy) to be a core member of a new research project ‘Rewriting wor(l)ds: A transdisciplinary and participatory investigation of how poetry can support young people’s literacy engagement and wellbeing’.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Psychology/Neuroscience)
- Job Identification13179DepartmentEnglish and Scottish Literature Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before10/29/2025
We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Psychology/Neuroscience) to be a core member of a new research project ‘Rewriting wor(l)ds: A transdisciplinary and participatory investigation of how poetry can support young people’s literacy engagement and wellbeing’. The project is funded by the UKRI and led by UKRI Future Leaders Fellow Dr Patrick Errington.
Transition Fellow (Cancer Research UK Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence)
- Job Identification13196DepartmentCentre for Cancer Research Edinburgh – Western General, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before12/31/2025
We are seeking transition fellows with a strong publication track record to develop an independent programme of research, relevant to the themes of the CoE.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (SPARK)
- Job Identification13180DepartmentPolitics and International Relations Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months30Apply Before10/29/2025
We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with experience in the politics of the UK, Scottish, German or Bavarian parliaments to join the UKRI-funded research project, ‘Studying Parliaments and the Role of Knowledge’ (SPARK).
Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Job Identification13145DepartmentMathematics United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before10/31/2025
We are looking for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to join Dr Ofer Busani’s research group in the School of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh.
Research Associate
- Job Identification13146DepartmentInstitute for Computing Systems Architecture Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months12Apply Before10/16/2025
The School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh invites applications for a research associate (post-doc) position in the area of systems for machine learning.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Job Identification13163DepartmentGeoSciences Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months18Apply Before10/20/2025
The appointed PDRA will contribute to an exciting new project which aims to combine existing survey data resources to create a new, harmonised multidimensional dataset concerning people’s relationships with nature across the whole of the UK, and use it to address priority questions for policy-makers.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Job Identification13144DepartmentMathematics United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before10/15/2025
We are looking for a talented and ambitious early career researcher to work on the project “Numerical Analysis for Stable AI” funded by a European Research Council Advanced Grant.
Research Fellow
- Job Identification13148DepartmentCentre for Discovery Brain Sciences Edinburgh – BioQuarter, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before10/22/2025
We are looking for an enthusiastic postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Rajani Lab as part of the new national BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research.
Research Associate in Technology Capability Enhancement for Microdosing Drug Delivery and Sensing
- Job Identification12878DepartmentInstitute for Bioengineering Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before10/17/2025
The School of Engineering is seeking to appoint a Research Associate in controllable drug delivery and physiological sample collection for specific organs, including the lung and cornea. This position will contribute to the EPSRC Hub in Microscale Science & Technology to Accelerate Therapeutic Innovation (MicroTex) project within the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh.
Research Associate in Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Crowd Dynamics
- Job Identification13105DepartmentInstitute for Multiscale Thermofluids Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before10/15/2025
The School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Crowd Dynamics. This Research Associate position will contribute to the EPSRC-funded project FLOCKS (Fluid dynamics-Like Open-source Crowd Knowledge-driven Simulator) within the Institute for Multiscale Thermofluids (IMT) at the University of Edinburgh. This role is UE07 and is available on a fixed-term basis for up to 36 months (3 years).