Research Assistant

Part-time: 21 hours per weekFixed-term: for 15 monthsThe Opportunity: We are looking for an organised post-graduate research assistant to join the Shared Parenting Post Separation research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. The project will explore family functioning and children's adjustment and experiences of post-separation...

Fixed Term, 28 hours per week1st September 2024 – 31st August 20251 postWe are looking for a 12-months postgraduate research assistant (at 0.8 FTE) to provide research assistance and technical support as part of a Fellowship project titled "Environmental priming of immune regulation: implications for host health". Most of the knowledge of how the immune...

Contract type - Fixed term: 2 yearsFull-time - 35 hours per weekWe are looking for a Research Assistant to provide support for ongoing experiments in the Opazo Lab at the UK Dementia Research Institute using immunohistochemistry, confocal and two-photon microscopy, stereotaxic surgeries and AAV-mediated genetic manipulations.The opportunity:To contribute to...

Full-time, 35 hours per week Fixed-Term, 3 years in first instance with possibility of extension.The Opportunity:Join the Hasel Lab as a Research Assistant at the Edinburgh Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences and UK Dementia Research Institute (see ) and help us explore how astrocytes at the borders of the brain contribute to brain function and dysfunction...

Contract type: Full-time (35 Hours per week)Fixed Term available immediately until 15/04/2030Location: Usher Building, 5-7 Little France Road, Edinburgh BioQuarter - Gate 3, Edinburgh, EH16 4UXThe Centre for Medical Informatics at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a Research Assistant (Social Science).The Opportunity:This...

Join us and you will find that we offer support and recognition wherever due, as well as fantastic benefits such as an attractive pension with employer contributions of up to 26% and a minimum of 41 days holiday.We are looking for a Research Assistant to join our School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment (SCEBE) on a full-time, fixed-term (30...

Part-time: 2.5 days per week (0.5 FTE)Fixed-term: for 5 monthsWe are looking for a Research assistant to join us on part-time fixed-term role.The Opportunity: The successful candidate will join a vibrant research group exploring the cognitive developmental of neurodivergent children. This specific project is a pilot study aiming to test the feasibility of...

Full-time (35 hours per week) Fixed-term: 24 monthsWe are looking for an enthusiastic research assistant with interest in, and a desire to analyse, genomic and/or longitudinal mental health data.The Opportunity:This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic researcher to work within a field- leading team and contribute to knowledge on the genomic...

Full time: 35 hours per weekFixed Term: available up to 31 August 2026 We are looking for a candidate to plan and execute a programme of chemistry and biochemistry research activity using our novel fluorescent diagnostic platform in biosamples of various inflammatory diseases (e.g., Inflammatory bowel disease and organ transplant rejection) in order to...

The Psychology Department in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking to recruit a Research Assistant on an 18-month fixed term, part time (0.8FTE/28 hours) basis.The opportunityThe post holder will assist Principal Investigator Dr Thomas Bak on the project 'Multilingualism and religious experience', which seeks to explore how...

Contract type: Part-time (16.5 hours per week) Fixed-Term: 10 monthsThe Opportunity:This Research Assistant position will contribute to the Edinburgh Home Demonstrator project Phase II within the Institute for Infrastructure and Environment at the University of Edinburgh, which is funded by the Scottish Government and in collaboration with colleagues at the...

Are you a market researcher or statistician who wants to use your skills and experience to make a positive impact on the UK economy?If you want to work in a fast-changing and challenging environment, doing important work in the public interest, then this would be the ideal role for you.About the CMAWe help people, businesses, and the UK economy by promoting...

Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and leading-edge, relevant research, which has made it one of the top UK universities for innovation, business, and industry.The School of Engineering & Physical Sciences has an international research reputation and close connection with the professional and industrial world of...

Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and leading-edge, relevant research, which has made it one of the top UK universities for innovation, business, and industry.The School of Engineering & Physical Sciences has an international research reputation and close connection with the professional and industrial world of...

Contract: Full time (1FTE), fixed term 32 monthsClosing date: Midnight on 9th May 2024Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and leading-edge, relevant research, which has made it one of the top UK universities for innovation, business, and industry.The School of Engineering & Physical Sciences has an international...

Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and leading-edge, relevant research, which has made it one of the top UK universities for innovation, business, and industry.The School of Engineering & Physical Sciences has an international research reputation and close connection with the professional and industrial world of...

Detailed descriptionHeriot-Watt University recently expanded its portfolio into sport education and recently launched a BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science at its Edinburgh Campus which commenced in September 2022. In collaboration with Oriam, Scotland's National Performance Centre, the launch of the BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science is an exciting...

Contract: Full Time (1FTE), Open EndedClosing date: Midnight on 6th June 2024.Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and leading-edge, relevant research, which has made it one of the top UK universities for innovation, business, and industry.The School of Engineering & Physical Sciences has an international research...

Contract: Full Time (1FTE), Open EndedClosing date: Midnight on 10th May 2024.Heriot-Watt University has established a reputation for world-class teaching and leading-edge, relevant research, which has made it one of the top UK universities for innovation, business, and industry.The School of Engineering & Physical Sciences has an international research...

Contract: Full-time (35 hours per week), PermanentThe Marketing and Operations Department is seeking to appoint to an Assistant Professor in Consumer Behaviour. This role is ideal for an academic who aspires to work in an environment that allows them to combine practical experience with contemporary approaches to theory to bring the best ideas to their...