Heriot-Watt University in United Kingdom invites application for vacant Research and Faculty Positions, a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date02/05/2026
Reporting to the Global Director of Estates and Facilities, the Interim Head of Facilities Management will lead the strategic and operational delivery of Facilities Management services across a multi-campus, international estate. This role sits at the intersection of global consistency and local responsiveness, ensuring that diverse campuses and partnership environments are supported by clear standards, strong governance and high-quality service delivery.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date02/05/2026
The Administrative Assistants in the Off Campus Students Team share responsibility for key duties outlined below. A number of these tasks will also be shared with the Senior Administrative Assistant. For some specific tasks (e.g. course registration, exam data preparation, etc.) an individual will be assigned the responsibility of leading the work for an allocated period, after which the task will be reassigned to another in the team to share knowledge and expertise.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date02/05/2026
We seek a talented, motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to develop microfluidic system, integrate it with quantum sensing microscope, and to validate it on biological samples in collaboration with other team members, academic and industrial partners. The project goal is to create an integrated, multimodal platform to evaluate cellular metabolism and metabolic plasticity in complex microenvironments.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date02/05/2026
We seek a talented, motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to develop a confocal microscope integrating stimulated Raman imaging with NV-based quantum sensing, and to validate it on biological samples in collaboration with other team members, academic and industrial partners.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date02/05/2026
The Research Assistant is expected to carry out power amplifier design and measurement, and integrated direct-to-cell active antenna array design. The start date is expected in Jan/Feb 2026. It will be carried out under the supervision of Dr Haijun Fan.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date02/02/2026
A Senior Administrative Assistant (Business Services) is required to support the Head of Operations and Academic staff in the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date01/30/2026
The School of School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society has an exciting opportunity for a Modern Apprentice (Biology) Technician to develop their skills within the Lyell Centre technical team.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date01/27/2026
The Trusted Research and Secure Innovation (TReSI) Network is a new project, led by Heriot-Watt University and funded by the Scottish Funding Council as part of a portfolio of four projects under its Research and Innovation Shared Services Fund.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date01/27/2026
Forming part of the TReSI Network Project Team, the Business Analyst will provide business analysis skills and expertise to the project to deliver strategic and operational change across the project partners.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date01/27/2026
As the Trusted Research and Secure Innovation Network’s Communications and Engagement Officer, you will work across partner universities to ensure that the Network’s stakeholders are engaged in and aware of the project’s work and outputs.
We are on the look out for a CRM & Performance Reporting Manager to join our Dubai Campus. The CRM and Performance Reporting Manager is a mission-critical MRAC role responsible for owning the University’s CRM platform, performance reporting, and admissions intelligence capability across the region. The role exists to ensure MRAC leaders, Recruitment, Admissions, Finance, and Senior Leadership have accurate, timely, decision-grade data to drive student recruitment, admissions performance, revenue optimisation, cost-of-acquisition (CoA) control, and strategic planning.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date01/22/2026
We are looking for a creative and highly motivated researcher willing to work as part of our international and multidisciplinary team and with expertise to support our research activities in the engineering of optimal porous materials for CO2 capture applications via a data-driven and system-based approach (AI4Capture). This position is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our efforts on designing novel materials that are tailored for the most economical carbon capture process.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date01/22/2026
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in heat transfer modelling at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. The position is available from 1 May 2026 for a two-year, full-time contract.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date01/21/2026
The primary purpose of this post is to provide researchers with both direct and indirect support in developing, costing and manage research proposals. The post-holder will help ensure proposals are prepared efficiently and that there is a maximum recovery of costs to the University The role will also contribute to pre-competitive development work that enhances the overall research development process.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date01/20/2026
To make a leading contribution to PD-WATCH, a project funded through the Tay Health Tech Grand Challenge, focused on the development and clinical validation of a miniaturised, flexible wearable patch for continuous tremor monitoring in Parkinson’s disease. Working with Dr Anne Bernassau and Prof Marc Desmulliez, the PDRA will support hardware optimisation, data acquisition, machine-learning pipelines for tremor classification, and clinical validation in collaboration with NHS Lothia
The Assistant Manager-Finance and Administration is responsible for assisting Manager on the day-to-day accounts management; fund management; budgeting and financial analysis for the University.
The Assistant Manager, Academic Quality and Regulatory Compliance is expected to work in collaboration with the global Academic Quality teams to ensure compliance and consistency in practice across all HWU campuses, and most importantly in ensuring compliance with the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) frameworks, policies and procedures. The post holder will also be required to build professional relationships and maintain effective links with the local authorities, professional agencies, academic leaders, and as well as other relevant staff at the University.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date01/14/2026
We are looking for a highly experienced and skilled PDRA who will work on the EU project AEROSUB “Automated Inspection Robots For Surface, Aerial And Underwater Substructures“.
The Manager/Senior Manager, Academic Quality and Regulatory Compliance is expected to work in collaboration with the global Academic Quality teams to ensure compliance and consistency in practice across all HWU campuses, and most importantly in ensuring compliance with the Malaysian MOHE and MQA frameworks, policies and procedures.
