14579 - Research Fellow


Company:	The University of Edinburgh
Salary:	£41,064 - £48,822
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Edinburgh, EH8 9XE
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	17 Aug 2026
Closing date:	3 Sept 2026

Apply for this job

Summary

Grade UE07: £41,064 - £48,822 per annum, pro rata if part time

CMVM / School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences / Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: 12 months

Where discovery never stops. Be part of something bigger. Make a meaningful impact

Join the University of Edinburgh and you’ll be making a difference to everything around you. Be part of something bigger - where you’ll do meaningful work, grow and progress, be rewarded and recognised, and benefit from our strong commitment to your wellbeing. There are so many reasons to join us.

The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We look for the best in the field across all disciplines and provide a working environment where academics can develop their careers and passion for their chosen subject area. We offer the full range of academic roles and have a genuine focus on our students’ performance and wellbeing.

The Opportunity

We are recruiting a research scientist to establish new technologies for high throughput investigation of cognitive function in mouse models.

Additionally, the purpose of the role is to promote adoption of these new technologies to make mouse virtual reality behaviour experiments more efficient. This includes piloting use of head fixed goggles and assessing opportunities for parallelisation of experiments, with the aim of massively increasing throughput.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns.

Apply for this job