Last Updated on August 15, 2026 by admin
Explore job vacancies at the University of Aberdeen. Discover salary scales, staff benefits like 41 days of leave, and tips for a successful application.
Are you looking for a career that combines five centuries of history with cutting-edge innovation? The University of Aberdeen is one of the UK’s “Ancient Universities” and a global leader in research and education. Working here means joining a community of over 3,000 staff members in a city known for its beautiful “Silver City” architecture and its role as the energy capital of Europe.
Whether you want to be a researcher in the School of Medicine or join the professional estates and facilities team, Aberdeen offers a supportive environment with some of the best benefits in the higher education sector.
Job vacancies at the University of Aberdeen
Part Time Catering Assistant, Directorate of Estates & Commercial Services
Commercial Services at The University of Aberdeen are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the team working in the Food Court on the first floor of the Student Union Building. The successful applicant will assist this team with dishwash and potwash duties as well as helping to keep the dining room and back of house areas clean and tidy and removing rubbish to the bin area.
More detailsSchool/SectionDirectorate of Estates & Commercial ServicesDivisionCatering and Commercial ServicesStaff CategoryManualPosition TypePart Time, Term TimeGradeGrade 1Salary£13.45 per hourRef NoCMP330MClosing Date27-AUG-2026
Lecturer in Finance (Teaching & Research), Business School
The University of Aberdeen operates a 4+0 undergraduate degree with its partner South China Normal University (SCNU) taught in its entirety at the SCNU campus at Nanhai, in Guangdong province. The University of Aberdeen Business School invites applications for a (Teaching and Research) Lecturer in Finance to be based in Aberdeen but teach at SCNU. The successful applicant will primarily be based at the University of Aberdeen but will be required to spend substantial periods of time in China. Accommodation in China and travel to and from China will be covered by the University of Aberdeen.
More detailsSchool/SectionBusiness SchoolDivisionUnspecifiedStaff CategoryAcademicPosition TypeFull TimeGradeGrade 7Salary£47,389 – £56,535Ref NoBUS224AXClosing Date30-SEP-2026
Security Operations Manager, Directorate of Estates & Commercial Services
The University of Aberdeen is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Security Operations Manager within the Estates and Commercial Services Directorate to be responsible for the operational management of the university security team and delivery of effective security operations across the university buildings and campuses.
More detailsSchool/SectionDirectorate of Estates & Commercial ServicesDivisionFacilities ServicesStaff CategoryManualPosition TypeFull Time, RedeploymentGradeGrade 6Salary£38,784 – £46,049Ref NoEST431MClosing Date25-AUG-2026
Teaching Fellow, Natural & Computing Sciences
The Department of Computing Science, within the School of Natural and Computing Sciences at the University of Aberdeen, seeks to recruit a Teaching Fellow on a 6-month fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover. The successful applicant will contribute to the delivery of teaching across our undergraduate and taught postgraduate Computing Science programmes, supporting students through high-quality, research-informed teaching and assessment.
More detailsSchool/SectionNatural & Computing SciencesDivisionComputing ScienceStaff CategoryTeachingPosition TypeFull TimeGradeGrade 6SalaryPro rataRef NoNCS260AClosing Date25-AUG-2026
Anatomy Technician, Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
Join the University of Aberdeen as an Anatomy Technician, supporting teaching and research within a collaborative academic environment. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to anatomy education across a range of programmes.
More detailsSchool/SectionMedicine, Medical Sciences & NutritionDivisionInstitute of Education in Healthcare and Medical SciencesStaff CategoryTechnicalPosition TypeFull TimeGradeGrade 4Salary£28,199 – £31,236Ref NoMED263AXClosing Date24-AUG-2026
Administrative Officer (Tuition Fees), Directorate of People & Student Services
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Administrative Officer (Tuition Fees) to join Registry Student Services at the University of Aberdeen. This position will lead the University’s Tuition Fees team, ensuring the effective administration of student tuition fee processes and the delivery of a high-quality service to students, colleagues and external funding partners.
More detailsSchool/SectionDirectorate of People & Student ServicesDivisionRegistry ServicesStaff CategoryAdministrativePosition TypeFull TimeGradeGrade 6Salary£38,784 – £46,049Ref NoREG185AClosing Date24-AUG-2026
Associate Director – Strategy, Performance & Culture, Directorate of Research, Innovation and Enterprise
The University of Aberdeen is seeking an exceptional strategic leader to join the Directorate of Research, Innovation & Enterprise at an exciting point in the University’s development. The Associate Director role will provide strategic leadership for the Directorate’s Strategy, Performance & Culture portfolio, leading the development of the people, systems, culture and institutional capability that underpin research and enterprise success. Working across the University with academic and professional services colleagues, the postholder will strengthen organisational capability, enhance research performance and preparation for REF 2029, and drive strategic change in support of the University’s research and enterprise ambitions under Aberdeen 2040.
More detailsSchool/SectionDirectorate of Research, Innovation and EnterpriseDivisionUnspecifiedStaff CategoryAdministrativePosition TypeFull TimeGradeGrade 9Salary£69,488 – £78,188Ref NoRAI150AClosing Date26-AUG-2026
Teaching Fellow, Geosciences
The Department of Geography and Environment at University of Aberdeen offers MA and BSc undergraduate degree programmes, completed over four years. Students have the option of pursuing a general Geography degree or to specialise in either Human or Physical Geography. A sizable minority of undergraduates opt to take a Joint Honours degree. Research led teaching approach allows staff to introduce taught content aligned with their research interests at all levels of the undergraduate programme. Our Honours programme is structured such that the focus in Year 3 is upon skills, techniques and key concepts in the discipline and, in Year 4, special topics courses allow students to specialise in sub-areas of the discipline which align with our research strengths.
More detailsSchool/SectionGeosciencesDivisionGeography & EnvironmentStaff CategoryAcademicPosition TypeFull TimeGradeGrade 6Salary£38,784Ref NoGEO490AClosing Date21-AUG-2026
Research Assistant, Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
We have an exciting opportunity in the Institute of Medical Science (IMS) for someone with a passion for undertaking challenging research looking to use their skills in chromosome biology to make an impact on the study of cohesin and chromosome structure. You will join the laboratory of Dr Bin Hu to undertake structure-function analysis of cohesin and its regulators.
More detailsSchool/SectionMedicine, Medical Sciences & NutritionDivisionInstitute of Medical SciencesStaff CategoryResearchPosition TypeFull TimeGradeGrade 5Salary£33,002 per annumRef NoIMS334RClosing Date20-AUG-2026
Student Resident Assistant, Directorate of Estates & Commercial Services
The University of Aberdeen Student Accommodation team is looking to appoint a Student Resident Assistant to join the existing team in University Halls owned accommodation based at Hillhead Student Village. SRAs play a key role in helping students settle in and have positive university experience. They provide out of hours welfare support and organise a programme of activities to enable residents to get to know one another and enjoy cultural and social activities together. They provide a signposting service to both internal and external support agencies as appropriate and work closely with other University support services. The post involves evening and night working and reports to accommodation Night Manager and Operations Manager
More detailsSchool/SectionDirectorate of Estates & Commercial ServicesDivisionStudent Accomodation ServicesStaff CategoryManualPosition TypePart TimeGradeGrade 3Salary£26,565 – £27,920Ref NoEST433MClosing Date17-AUG-2026
Teaching Fellow, Law
The University of Aberdeen’s School of Law is an ambitious School with a long history of high quality and innovative teaching, research and scholarship. We are consistently ranked in the Top 20 UK Law Schools (rated 12 in the Times and 13 in the Guardian University Guide 2026). We are committed to equality and diversity and hold an Athena Swan Bronze Award. We have a supportive research and scholarship culture which will encourage and enable the successful candidate to pursue their research and scholarship ambitions as appropriate to the post.
More detailsSchool/SectionLawDivisionUnspecifiedStaff CategoryTeachingPosition TypePart TimeGradeGrade 6Salarypro rataRef NoLAW089AClosing Date18-AUG-2026
Student Support Adviser (Disability & Inclusion), Directorate of People & Student Services
The University of Aberdeen is committed to providing high-quality, inclusive support for all students, ensuring they can fully engage with their studies and university life. The increasing number of disabled students, and the expansion of inclusive practice requirements across the sector, have resulted in growing expectations and complexity within disability support provision.
More detailsSchool/SectionDirectorate of People & Student ServicesDivisionStudent Support ServicesStaff CategoryAdministrativePosition TypeFull TimeGradeGrade 6Salary£38,784 – £46,049Ref NoSUP190AClosing Date17-AUG-2026
Research Cultures Collaboration Associate, Directorate of Research, Innovation and Enterprise
The University of Aberdeen is seeking to appoint up to three Research Cultures Collaboration Associates to contribute to a national programme of activities focused on strengthening research cultures across Scotland’s higher education sector. The Associates will work alongside the Scottish Research Cultures Collaboration Manager and partners to deliver one of three projects:Enhancing Early Researcher Experience in ScotlandCreating Narratives of Research Cultures in ScotlandEvidence and Insight from Research Integrity and Culture Week
More detailsSchool/SectionDirectorate of Research, Innovation and EnterpriseDivisionUnspecifiedStaff CategoryAcademicPosition TypeFull Time, Part TimeGradeGrade 6Salary£38,784 – £46,049Ref NoRAI149AClosing Date19-AUG-2026
Senior Clinical Lecturer (Scholarship), Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
The University of Aberdeen has a global reputation for academic excellence in the delivery of healthcare and medical sciences education and in medical education research and development. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinical educator with a strong track record in delivering medical student education to join the dynamic and accomplished team of healthcare educators within the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition (SMMSN) at the University of Aberdeen. The postholder will serve as Deputy Lead for the MBChB Programme (Clinical), playing a key role in supporting and enhancing clinical education across the programme.
More detailsSchool/SectionMedicine, Medical Sciences & NutritionDivisionInstitute of Education in Healthcare and Medical SciencesStaff CategoryTeachingPosition TypePart TimeGradeClinical ConsultantSalary£111,430 – £148,064Ref NoMED267AClosing Date17-AUG-2026
Research Fellow, Biological Sciences
A talented and creative researcher in the field of evolutionary developmental biology is sought to take part in a highly interdisciplinary and international project funded by the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP). We aim to understand the role of gene family expansions in the evolution of novel complex traits in molluscs. Our approach will use a combination of state-of-the-art techniques, such as CRISPR/Cas9 gene knock-out and single cell technologies, to understand the functional role of specific genes in mollusc shell development. We are particularly interested in studying a class of receptors called pattern recognition receptors (PRR). The project offered will involve: (i) analysing single cell RNAseq atlases to determine the cell type expression specificity of PRR genes, (ii) assessing the spatial expression of PRR genes in developmental stages of molluscs using HCR in situ hybridisations and, (iii) CRISPR-Cas9 gene knock-out functional analysis of specific PRR genes.
More detailsSchool/SectionBiological SciencesDivisionUnspecifiedStaff CategoryResearchPosition TypeFull TimeGradeGrade 6Salary£38,784 – £46,049Ref NoSBS191RClosing Date04-SEP-2026