14811 - Postdoctoral Research Associate


Company:	The University of Edinburgh
Salary:	£41,064 to £48,822 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	City of Edinburgh
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	16 Sept 2026
Closing date:	14 Oct 2026

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Summary

Grade UE07: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum

School of Regeneration and Repair / Centre for Regenerative Medicine

Full Time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: for 24 months

The Opportunity:

Together we can do great things. Be part of something bigger.

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.

Develop next-generation optical technologies for mapping the mechanical properties of living cells and tissues.

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to develop optical elastography technologies that use light to measure the mechanical properties of cells, organoids and tissues. Building on our group’s advances in optical coherence elastography, you will help translate a new quantitative imaging approach towards practical and commercial applications.

Working with the Principal Investigator and Research Assistant, you will plan and deliver experimental research in optical elastography using optical interferometry, quantitative phase imaging and computational methods. You will develop and apply custom scripts for data analysis, support prototype integration and validation, and provide day-to-day guidance to the Research Assistant.

You will contribute to publications, conference presentations and knowledge exchange, while engaging with academic and industry partners to test and refine the technology. You will also help identify new research opportunities and support intellectual property, licensing, commercialisation and translational funding activities.

You should hold, or be close to completing, a PhD in optics, biomedical optics or a related discipline, or have equivalent professional experience. You will bring research expertise in optical interferometry or quantitative phase imaging, experience of analysing data using custom computational scripts, and strong communication and collaborative skills. Experience in digital holography, optical physics, elastography, prototyping, optomechanics or piezoelectric systems would be advantageous.

People have always been at the heart of our work. As part of the University, you are a part of our community. We are looking for people with drive, determination, and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful/personalised flexibility for you.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

This post is full-time (35 hours per week).

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