Grade UE05: £29,588 to £33,951 per annum, pro rata
School of Population Health Sciences / Centre for Medical Informatics
Part Time: 21 hours per week
Fixed term: from October 2026 until 31st May 2028
Location: Usher Building, Bioquarter, Edinburgh
The Opportunity:
Together we can do great things. Be part of something bigger.
Professional Services
The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We are a large University covering a wide range of activities. In Professional Services, we support the University’s research and teaching, offering many career and role specialisms.
We are looking for a Research Administrator to provide support to the UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration team within Usher Institute.
A great opportunity to work part-time with a friendly and interdisciplinary team that spans the Universities of Edinburgh and Bristol, with collaborators across the UK’s data science community.
This role is suited to individuals who enjoy taking an organised approach to their work with a desire to deliver high quality administrative support spanning public involvement, finance and operations.
Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check required.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Kirsteen Campbell, Public Involvement and Communications Manager [email protected]
Your skills and attributes for success:
1. Excellent written and organisational skills with ability to engage effectively with people across multiple organisations and members of the public.
2. Experience of working successfully as part of a team, thriving using a flexible approach and has a solution-driven mindset.
3. A keen interest in developing processes and efficiencies.
A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:
• Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience
• Interesting work
• Good salary/pay rates
• Excellent benefits and support
• Contributing to the work and purpose of the University.
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How to apply
Please include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
• 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, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the 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 a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ 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).
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 1 October 2026.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interview dates to be confirmed.
About UsAs a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally. About the TeamWe focus on the interdisciplinary study of designing, developing and using information technology solutions in healthcare.For more information, visit Medical Informatics website ( https://usher.ed.ac.uk/research/medical-informatics) (opens in a new browser tab).
School of Population Health Sciences
Transforming health in society by working with people, populations and data.
The School of Population Health Sciences sits within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh.
The School of Population Health Sciences is a key applied and translational arm of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh; offering significant expertise in health services research, health informatics, data science and social science. We are also the Health and Social Care Data-Driven Innovation Hub, part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal.
We strive for and work towards the data-enabled transformation of health.
About the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
The College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (CMVM) is home to six Schools which in turn host five world-leading research institutes; the Institute of Genetics and Cancer, the Usher Institute, the Institute for Regeneration and Repair, the Roslin Institute and the new Institute for Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences. The teams in the six CMVM Schools work together to build outstanding discovery and translational research programmes designed to answer the major challenges facing humanity, animal and planetary health, now and in the future. Our undergraduate and postgraduate teaching is delivered through Edinburgh Medical School and the Royal (Dick) School of Medical Studies with contributions from all six schools.
Skills Required
- Excellent written and organisational skills
- Ability to engage effectively with people across multiple organisations and members of the public
- Experience working successfully as part of a team
- Flexible and solution-driven approach
- Interest in developing processes and efficiencies
- Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check
- Evidence of the right to work in the UK
What We Do
The University of Edinburgh Information Services Group is one of Scotland's largest information technology employers, specialising in a wide variety of IT jobs, EdTech services, and IT solutions. We provide library and digital services to the University of Edinburgh, a world leader in higher education teaching, research and innovation.
