Heriot-Watt University in United Kingdom invites application for vacant Research and Faculty Positions, a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Research and Faculty Positions at Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date03/03/2026
The Internal Communications Manager (Change and HR) will lead the planning and delivery of internal communications to support organisational change, HR initiatives and workforce-related activity during a high-change period.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date02/26/2026
The Postdoctoral Research Associate will contribute to research on emerging optical phenomena in time-varying and nonlinear photonic systems, with a particular focus on advanced material platforms and integrated device architectures.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date02/26/2026
This role will deliver all aspects of the Football Scholarship Programme at Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh Campus, as part of Heriot-Watt University Football Club.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date02/25/2026
Executive support is provided to the Centre Manager for IDRIC and the Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF). The post holder is responsible for delivering high-quality administrative and secretarial support, including day-to-day operational activities such as diary management, organising meetings, prioritising and managing emails, and assisting with the drafting of email communications.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date02/24/2026
SafeGuarding operates 365 days a year and 24 hours a day and our SafeGuarding Officers are the first responders to any security and emergency incidents occurring on campus.
We are recruiting for a Marketing Manager, The Marketing Manager will lead a small team to develop and implement marketing initiatives and corporate communications within the academic schools aligned to the University’s strategic plan. The successful candidate will be an ambitious, proactive marketing professional, with experience in brand implementation, content creation, project management, delivery of publications, and integrated marketing campaigns including online campaigns.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date02/23/2026
The role will oversee the management of the regular giving programme, ensuring the delivery of professional mass fundraising activities targeting alumni, friends and other stakeholders via telephone solicitations, direct mail, email and online campaigns.
We are recruiting for a Timetabling Administrator to join our Registry and Academic Support Directorate. The Directorate supports academic and professional services staff across the University in a number of areas, including: academic, institutional and student related Regulations and Policies, and global, national and institutional quality matters. The Timetabling Team is responsible for supporting all aspects of teaching and exam timetabling; these are activities where the primary service users are academics and students. The team also supports general room bookings as a service for all members of staff and students.
We are seeking a highly motivated Research Assistant to support the execution of a funded research project titled ‘EcoGen Envelopes: IoT-Enabled Energy Harvesting Roof Tiles for Smart Responsive Infrastructure’.
We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to support the execution of a funded research project titled “AI Pathologist for Diverse Medical Diagnosis.” The successful candidate will contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of advanced AI based diagnostic tools aimed at improving medical decision making across diverse patient populations.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date02/13/2026
The role is based in the Institute of Geoenergy Engineering. Candidates will be expected to have a high level of skill in the use of a wide range of machining tools and fabrication techniques.
This role will work within a cross-functional team to shape and deliver effective communication strategies and plans to support the strategic objectives of our Marketing, Recruitment, Admissions and Communications (MRAC) teams.
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom Posting Date02/12/2026
The Theoretical and Empirical METaknowledge (TEMET) lab at Heriot-Watt is seeking a Research Assistant (RA) to help with data collection and other tasks, starting late February 2026 or earliest thereafter.
Working to recruit students for a leading UK university the post holder will have responsibility for developing and driving the recruitment strategy for students
We are expanding our portfolio of teaching at our Dubai campus, and we require an Assistant Professor who will be expected to deliver and assess a range of undergraduate Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics courses at the University’s Dubai Campus, working in collaboration with colleagues at our Dubai, Edinburgh and Malaysia campuses.
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.
