CAHSS Research Assistant

17 hours ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

Grade UE06: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum, pro-rata if part time

CAHSS / Research Office

Guaranteed hours contract

Fixed term: 12 months

We are looking for two Research Assistants to provide research assistance to research staff and projects in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, on specified tasks where methods are predominantly pre-defined.

The posts are advertised as a Guaranteed Hours contract (up to 9 hours per week) fixed term for 12 months with minimum of 10 hours per year. We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. The Research Assistants will be expected to use the PGR facilities allocated to them as a student, unless working on data with a confidential nature

The Opportunity:

These posts are available to current University of Edinburgh PhD students only and have been designed to support staff in a flexible and responsive way, requiring primarily short-term or ad-hoc assistance on research projects or data gathering exercises. The posts are designed to also provide research development opportunities for our PhD students.

The salary for this post is £34,610 to £39,906 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

  • Ability to demonstrate relevant knowledge and experienced use of research skills and techniques
  • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing at a level appropriate to the activity
  • Ability to effectively manage own workload and prioritise a variety of deadlines
    Ability to learn quickly and proactively seek to solve problems

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Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

  • CV

  • Cover letter

As a valued member of our team you can expect: (Can be tailored)

  • A competitive salary
  • An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
  • To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
  • Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is Monday 15th December 2025.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

Interviews will be held mid January 2026.

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