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Support Dr Kevin Guyan and the Gender + Sexuality Data Lab to deliver impact and knowledge-exchange activities for the Box Breakers project. Part-time, fixed-term research support including project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and administrative tasks to improve organisational data practices for minoritised communities. Flexible/hybrid working considered.
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UE06: £34,610 - £39,906 per annum, pro rata (paid hourly: £18.96 – £21.87 per hour plus 18.1% holiday allowance)

CAHSS / Business School

Guaranteed Hours: 126 estimated number of hours guaranteed

Fixed-term: project to conclude 31st July 2027


Use your knowledge to drive change. Be part of something bigger.

Whether you’re looking to take the next step in your current specialism, explore a new challenge, or broaden your experience, we offer opportunities where you can flourish and make a real difference. Our people come from a wide range of backgrounds, each bringing their abilities and experiences to our organisation, helping us thrive and innovate together. 

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.

The Opportunity:

Working as part of the Gender + Sexuality Data Lab at the University of Edinburgh Business School, the post involves supporting Dr Kevin Guyan with the delivery of impact and knowledge exchange activities for the project ‘Box Breakers: Improving Organisational Data Practices for Minoritised Communities’.

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 flexibility that works for you.

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.
  • Working within one of the world’s leading universities.
  • Interesting work.

This post is part time, guaranteed hours (equivalent to 3.5 hours per week over the 10 months) and we are open to considering flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

View the full job description (opens in a new browser tab) 
 

How to apply

Please include the following documents in your application:

- CV (max 2 pages) focusing on experiences relevant to the post

A short cover letter (max 1 page) demonstrating how you meet the post’s criteria.


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 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 Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. 

 

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and particularly encourage applications from LGBTQ, disabled and/or from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates.

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.

 

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore 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 25 August 2026.

Unless stated otherwise, the closing time for applications is 11:59 pm (UK time). If you are applying from outside the UK, the closing time shown on our adverts will automatically adjust to your browser’s local time zone.


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 Team

The aim of University of Edinburgh Business School is to be a world-class Business School within a world-class University. We are distinctive, fostering a unique coaching culture, where all students have access to coaching and much of this is facilitated by peer support leaders from the student cohorts. The Business School is focused on sustainability, aiming to anchor the UN Sustainable Development goals into our strategic planning and developing our activities in line with the University’s target to be carbon-neutral by 2040. Furthermore we are actively participating in data-driven innovation which envisages Edinburgh becoming the Data Capital of Europe. 

Based in the heart of Edinburgh, staff at the Business School are immersed in the vibrant life of the city. The Business School has excellent transport links including buses and a location that is only a 20 minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley station. In the summer we find ourselves with easy access to the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. For a breath of fresh air all year round, green spaces such as George Square and the Meadows are right outside our front door. 

The culture of the Business School is people orientated and diverse; we have a strong Equality and Diversity committee made up of both academic and professional services staff and we are committed to the principles of Athena SWAN https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/equality-charters/athena-swan-charter . We also support staff in a hybrid working environment and offer the possibility for most roles to work in a combination of on-campus and at-home working where suits both them and the organisation.  

Academically, we are an interdisciplinary School with particular strengths in management science, leadership organisations and society, interdisciplinary accounting, corporate finance, climate change and sustainability, and entrepreneurship. The School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA). This triple accreditation highlights the quality of teaching and excellence of research at the School. 

Detailed information can be found at the School website at www.business-school.ed.ac.uk

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