The University of Edinburgh in United Kingdom invites application for vacant Postdoctoral, Academic and Professional Positions,
Postdoctoral and Research Positions
Research Associate in Implementation of Detection and Sensor Fusion Algorithms for Radars
- Department : Institute for Imaging, Data and Communications Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months7Apply Before01/22/2026
Be the First to ApplyThe School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Implementation of Detection and Sensor Fusion Algorithms for Radars. This Research Associate position will contribute to impact acceleration projects within the Institute for Imaging, Data, and Communications (IDCOM).
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- Job Identification13471DepartmentInformatics United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months12Apply Before01/21/2026
The School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher (Research Associate) in areas including quantum cryptography, cryptanalysis, hardware security and quantum hardware modules, for a QuantERA project: “Hardware Security Module for secure delegated Quantum Cloud Computing” (HSM-QCC, link: https://quantera.eu/hsm-qcc/).
Research Associate in Rain Drops
- Job Identification13552DepartmentInstitute for Multiscale Thermofluids Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before01/12/2026
The School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Rain Drops within the Institute for Multiscale Thermofluids, School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. This role is UE07 and is fixed term for 5 months.
- Job Identification13555DepartmentEdinburgh Parallel Computing Centre United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before01/15/2026
Join EPCC, the UK’s National Supercomputing Centre, in a highly technological and fast-moving field. We are seeking up to four motivated Application Consultants (Grade 7).
- Job Identification13493DepartmentInformatics United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before01/19/2026
The School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh invites applications for two Postdoctoral Research Associate positions in SLAM and large-scale graph optimisation.
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
- Job Identification13521DepartmentPsychology Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before01/27/2026
The Psychology Department in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences are seeking a full time, fixed term Post-Doctoral Research Associate. This post is available from 1st of September 2026.
- Job Identification13522DepartmentCentre for Cardiovascular Science Edinburgh – BioQuarter, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months51Apply Before01/12/2026
To work on the British Heart Foundation Programme Grant funded to the Baker lab to investigate RNA and gene therapy approaches to understand and treat vascular diseases.
Research Associate in Thin Film Transistor Devices
- Job Identification13509DepartmentEngineering Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before01/16/2026
The School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Thin Film Transistor Devices. This Research Associate position will contribute to the Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies within the Institute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems at the University of Edinburgh. This role is UE07 and is available on a fixed-term basis for up to 24 months.
- Job Identification13510DepartmentEngineering Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before01/16/2026
The School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Thin Film Memcapacitors. This Research Associate position will contribute to the Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies within the Institute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems at the University of Edinburgh. This role is UE07 and is available on a fixed-term basis for up to 24 months.
Research Associate in Human-Centred Engineering for Climate Resilience
- Job Identification13506DepartmentInstitute for Infrastructure and Environment Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before02/09/2026
The School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Human-Centred Engineering for Climate Resilience. This Research Associate position will contribute to the Failure Modes of Engineering network within the Institute for Infrastructure and Environment, School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh.
- Job Identification13498DepartmentMRC University Unit for Human Genetics Edinburgh – Western General, Midlothian, United Kingdom (Hybrid working) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before01/23/2026
A 2-year postdoctoral position to join the laboratory of Wendy Bickmore, exploring fundamental aspects of how enhancers drive the dynamics of transcriptional responses.
- Job Identification13475DepartmentThe Roslin Institute Edinburgh – Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months32Apply Before01/15/2026
We have an opportunity for a Research Assistant, based at the University of Edinburgh, to contribute to a LifeArc funded project investigating a novel therapeutic strategy against the rare genetic calcification diseases Generalised Arterial Calcification of Infancy (GACI) and pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE)
- Job Identification13483DepartmentThe Roslin Institute Edinburgh – Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before01/16/2026
The Morrison group at the Roslin Institute is looking for a suitably experienced postdoctoral research fellow to join our team to study immunosuppression during trypanosome infection of cattle, and the impact of this immunosuppression on vaccine efficacy. Full-time, Fixed term post.
Research Software Engineer (KTP Associate)
- Job Identification13416DepartmentInstitute for Condensed Matter Physics and Complex Systems Edinburgh – Kings Buildings, Midlothian, United Kingdom Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months24Apply Before01/16/2026
This Innovate UK-funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) bridges cutting-edge research with industrial innovation. You’ll work within PSEL’s team to develop groundbreaking software for Laue X-ray diffraction analysis, translating academic expertise from the University of Edinburgh and the University of Oxford’s physics departments into scalable solutions for materials science.
Advanced Therapeutics Postdoctoral Research Associate (Genetic Switches)
- Job Identification13412DepartmentInstitute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermWork Duration Months36Apply Before01/12/2026
We are looking to employ a postdoctoral researcher on a 36 month contract to join the research group of Professor Susan Rosser, chair of synthetic biology at the University of Edinburgh Centre for Engineering Biology to work on development of gene switches for use in gene therapy. The selected researcher will join an internationally recognised, friendly, diverse, inclusive and enthusiastic team.
REACT Postdoctoral Research Associate (Genetic Switches for Cardiovascular Diseases)
- Job Identification13411DepartmentInstitute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology United Kingdom (100% On-campus) Contract TypeFixed TermApply Before01/12/2026
We are looking to employ a postdoctoral researcher on a 24 month contract to join the research group of Professor Susan Rosser, chair of synthetic biology at the University of Edinburgh Centre for Engineering Biology to work on developing gene switches for use in cardio vascular gene therapy.
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