Jobs at University of Edinburgh Information Services Group

Perform laboratory research developing pig iPSC differentiation methods to generate cell types for studying host genetics of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus. Work with Roslin and Pirbright teams on genome-engineered iPSC lines, carry out stem cell differentiation experiments, and contribute to project reporting and collaboration.

Postdoctoral researcher to develop sustainable circular biomanufacturing methods: optimise microbial strains to convert plastic-waste carbon into high-value products, and develop upstream and downstream process parameters for scale-up. Work within a multidisciplinary team in the BioFactory and collaborate with academic and industrial partners.

Manage ordering, stock control, supplier management, financial administration, commissioning and distribution of IT devices. Provide efficient, customer-focused logistical and technical support for university IT hardware. On-site inventory control role requiring daily presence in Edinburgh.

Design, support and improve SharePoint Online collaboration, document management and automation solutions. Provide user consultancy, tenancy administration, incident/request queue management, service support, documentation and user engagement to enable university teaching, research and professional services.

Post-doctoral research role to develop reliable constrained generation for LLMs using probabilistic neuro-symbolic techniques, apply methods to sequential biological data, collaborate with University of Copenhagen, publish and present results, and use HPC resources. Position runs 24 months and supports conference travel.

Provide research grant management and support knowledge exchange/impact activities for the School of Economics. Liaise with Principal Investigators, support bid development, manage grant processes and systems, and work with the Business School team to enhance research culture and funding opportunities. Hybrid role requiring regular on-campus presence (approx. 40–60%).

Coordinate and develop the UK Consortium for Palestine Higher Education (UK-Pal). Lead stakeholder engagement across UK member universities and Palestinian partners, manage relationships, plan and prioritise activities, analyse gaps and make operational recommendations, and ensure equitable, non-extractive partnership practices. Manage external communications with discretion and support consortium development and delivery across members. Role is full-time, fixed-term (3 years) and primarily based in Edinburgh with hybrid/remote requests considered.

Provide administrative support to the Employer Team, processing invoices, publishing vacancies, producing statistical reports, promoting employer opportunities, and supporting large-scale online and in-person careers events. Maintain accurate records, assist employer engagement, and work flexibly within a hybrid on-campus/remote environment.

Provide day-to-day administration for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the School of Economics. Accurately manage complex information and spreadsheets, give guidance on administrative procedures, support students and staff, prioritise tasks, and work independently and as part of a team. Role is full-time, fixed-term (12 months) based on campus with potential hybrid working.

Conduct independent ethnographic and qualitative research on Muslim communities in Latin America and/or the Caribbean. Carry out original fieldwork, publish findings, collaborate with an international research team, contribute to knowledge-exchange and public engagement, and help organise international workshops and symposia. Manage project tasks, deadlines and deliverables within a fixed-term, part-time appointment.

Lead development and implementation of the Race Review project recommendations linking campus 'look and feel' to the University’s history and equality values. Coordinate internal stakeholder engagement and public consultation, manage people and financial resources, and work closely with the Heritage Collections team to deliver projects.

Coordinate and manage technical workstreams for the PBIAA Offshore Wind programme, supporting research and innovation delivery. Manage programme milestones, reporting, risk, and stakeholder engagement across academic, industry and public partners. Prepare technical briefings, reports, meeting papers and decision-support materials to translate specialist activity into place-based impact.

Design, build, test and support secure, maintainable full‑stack features for DMPonline using Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, HTML/CSS. Contribute to backend services, databases/SQL, APIs, integrations, authentication/authorization, exports, and reporting. Use Git workflows, automated testing, CI/CD, Docker, Linux and Nginx. Investigate and resolve defects, incidents and performance issues, participate in code reviews, documentation and cross‑team collaboration with product owners, testers and researchers.

Provide part-time administrative, documentation, monitoring and reporting support for the PBIAA Offshore Wind programme. Maintain trackers, forms, records and evidence files; support progress tracking, routine reporting, desk-based research and mapping; prepare routine reports, summaries and updates; ensure programme information is accurate, accessible and up to date.

Provide communications, digital content, stakeholder coordination and administrative support for the Offshore Wind PBIAA. Support website updates, newsletters, event notices, stakeholder briefings, contact repositories, engagement records and routine information routing while working with the Programme Manager and Communications and Industry Engagement Coordinator.

Join the core infrastructure DevOps team to maintain mission-critical IT platforms (email, directory, authentication), provide third-line support, assist data centre operations, and contribute to projects improving University IT services. Work is hybrid with occasional out-of-hours duties.

Lead experimental research on nanoscale electrodeposition to develop scalable nanosensor materials for gas sensing. Design and run electrochemical and crystallisation experiments, analyse complex datasets, publish results, present at conferences, and collaborate with interdisciplinary academic partners to advance sensor device fabrication and performance.

Support delivery of neuroscience research by coordinating, preparing and maintaining living human brain slice cultures. Provide day-to-day lab support including solution preparation, immunohistochemistry, data collation and general laboratory tasks to enable experiments and maintain facilities.

Provide coordination and support for the UK-wide PINPOINT-Impact study on paediatric IBD fatigue. Manage participant contact, data collection, data management and analysis, and assist with qualitative and quantitative research tasks while ensuring GDPR compliance and PVG requirements.

Develop and maintain e-learning web applications, gathering and prioritising user requirements, estimating and managing development tasks from planning to completion. Ensure accessibility, equality, and GDPR compliance, implement automated tests, and collaborate with users and stakeholders to deliver digital learning solutions.