research development jobs in Midlothian

Grade UE07 - £41,064 - £48,822 College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine / School of Population Health Sciences / Usher Institute Full time: 35hrs per week Fixed Term: Available from 1 March 2026 – 31 August 2028 The Opportunity: We will also consider requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular (weekly) on-campus working. The Usher...

About the role A vacancy exists for a post-doctoral research scientist to join an exciting, inter-disciplinary collaborative project involving Moredun, the Roslin Institute and Zoetis, on the development and use of bovine organoids. The project will develop and characterise bovine lung and mammary organoids and use previously developed gastric organoids to study interactions between the gastric...

Purpose of Role The School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences at Heriot-Watt University is recruiting a postdoctoral research associate in statistical machine learning for computational imaging. The position is open in the context of the 5-year research project “Learned Quantitative Stochastic Imaging”, led by Prof. Marcelo Pereyra with funding from a prestigious UKRI EPSRC Open Fellowship....

Job Description Qualifications Scotland's purpose is clear and unwavering: to design, deliver and award qualifications that empower all learners with the fair and equal opportunity to reach their potential. This is our promise to every learner in Scotland that their background will never be a barrier to accessing qualifications which will help shape their future. As SQA transitions to...

A health authority in Scotland invites applications for a permanent Consultant Obstetrician at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Candidates must hold full GMC registration and have a commitment to providing high-quality obstetric care. The position offers opportunities in general and high-risk obstetrics, focusing on the development of multidisciplinary services. Qualified applicants are...

You will be involved in projects from early-stage appraisals through to application submission and post-consent work.

You will gain experience across a broad range of planning projects while working closely with experienced planners who are committed to mentoring and progression.

Are you an experienced, dynamic, and highly skilled Social Worker ready to take the next step in your career? Do you possess the expertise and leadership qualities to manage the most complex and high-risk child protection cases? Yes? Randstad are recruiting for a Senior Practitioner to join Edinburgh City Council's Children's and Families Team. This is a full time role offering a fantastic...

You will conduct both simulation and experimental research into quantum key distribution (QKD), explore the dual-use capabilities of 2D SPAD (Single-Photon Avalanche Diode) arrays, and develop novel multiplexing techniques for high-throughput secure links

You will apply, as Principal Investigator and/or Co-Investigator, to appropriate external bodies for research funding and manage grants awarded.

You will carry out Department, Faculty and/or University administrative and management functions, for example through membership of committees and engage in continuous professional development.

Grade UE08: £50,253 - £61,759 College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine / School of Population Health Sciences / Usher Institute Full-time: 35 hours per week Fixed Term: 36 months, available from 1st January 2026 available until 31st December 2029 renewable up to 4 years Location: Usher Institute, Edinburgh Bioquarter This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week). We will also...

Grade UE07: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum, pro-rata if part time College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine / Institute for Regeneration and Repair Full-time: 35 hours per week Fixed term: 36 months This post will be part of a new developing section within our Single Cell and Spatial Biology Facility, joining our current bioinformatician providing Institute-wide bioinformatics support,...

Grade UE07: £41,064.00 to £48,822.00 per annum School of Engineering, College of Science & Engineering Institute/Discipline: Integrated Micro and Nano Systems Full-time 35 hours per week Fixed term until 05/01/2028 The Centre for Electronic Frontiers (CEF) at the University of Edinburgh is accepting applications for an experienced Research Associate in AI for Electronic systems modelling....

Grade UE07: £41,064- £48,822 per annum College of Science & Engineering, School of Physics & Astronomy Full Time: 35 hours per week Fixed Term: 2 Years The Opportunity: 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,...

You will embrace leading two teams: the European Union and International funded teams.

You will lead these teams in the management of their busy and complex portfolios to ensure academic and research support colleagues can deliver their research in accordance with funder terms and conditions to enable full recovery of research expenditure.

Grade UE07: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum, pro-rata if part time College of Science and Engineering / School of Chemistry Full-time: 35 hours per week Fixed term: 20 months The School of Chemistry are looking for a PDRA starting from September 1st 2026 (or as soon as possible thereafter) for 20 months. The Opportunity: The PDRA will be supervised by Prof. Guy Lloyd-Jones (GCLJ) and is based...

Grade AMN2: £48,288 to £71,550 per annum (will be capped at paypoint 3) CMVM / School of Regeneration and Repair / Centre for Reproductive Health Full-time: 40 hours per week Fixed term: 2 years The Opportunity: We are looking for a clinical research fellow to join our team based in sexual and reproductive health to work on mixed methods research on initiatives to eliminate cervical cancer,...

Grade UE08: £50,253 to £61,759 per annum CMVM / Institute of Genetics and Cancer Full-time: 35 hours per week Fixed-term: 36 months The Opportunity: Cancer Research UK (CRUK) have awarded funding to renew the UCL-Edinburgh CRUK Glioma Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence (CoE). The CoE brings together researchers from the University of Edinburgh and University College London to develop a deeper...

Grade UE07: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum College of Science and Engineering / School of Engineering Full-time: 35 hours per week Fixed term: up to 6 months The School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Research and Innovation Associate in Surface Chemistry and Wetting. This Research Associate position will contribute to the EPSRC Collaborative IAA project Plastic-Free Liquid-Like Coating for...

Grade UE07: £41, 064- £48,822 per annum CMVM, CGEM/IGC Fixed Term: Until 31 August 2029 Full Time: 35 hours per week The Opportunity: A Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Data Science/Molecular Epidemiology is available within the Marioni Group at the University of Edinburgh. It is part of a BBSRC-funded grant (“Methylation Ageing by Lifestyle and Tissue biosample – MALT”) into omics and...

Grade UE07: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum, pro-rata if part time CAHSS / Moray House School of Education and Sport / Childlight Full-time: 35 hours per week Fixed term: to 30 April 2027 Childlight is looking to appoint a highly-motivated Web Development and Application Specialist responsible for consulting on, designing and delivering a number of key Childlight operational and public-facing...