Top Research Jobs in Edinburgh

Manages investigator sites for clinical trials from activation through closeout. Conducts onsite and remote monitoring, ensures patient safety and GCP/regulatory compliance, resolves protocol and data issues, oversees investigational product handling, supports recruitment and database release, and coordinates with investigators, vendors, study teams, drug safety, and regulatory stakeholders. The role also supports audits, CAPA remediation, protocol training, and may mentor clinical research associates.

Manages and monitors investigator sites throughout clinical trials, ensuring patient safety, GCP and regulatory compliance, enrollment progress, data quality, investigational product oversight, issue resolution, documentation, and timely site close-out. Collaborates with investigators, study teams, vendors, drug safety units, and site personnel while supporting audits, CAPA activities, database release, and protocol training.

Manages investigator sites for clinical trials from activation through closeout, ensuring patient safety, protocol compliance, quality, regulatory adherence, recruitment progress, data resolution, investigational product oversight, and timely study documentation. Partners with study teams, site personnel, vendors, and safety groups to resolve issues, support audits and inspections, implement corrective actions, and deliver successful global trial execution.

Leads the FCA’s Agentic AI and Data Science Research function, setting AI strategy, governance, research ethics, data science standards, and long-term capability roadmaps. The role directs horizon scanning, responsible AI adoption, model assurance, and advanced analytics initiatives supporting regulation, financial crime reduction, and organisational effectiveness. It provides senior technical advice, leads multidisciplinary teams, develops talent, and influences executive, board, regulatory, and technology stakeholders.

Conduct genomic, molecular, and epigenetic research on germline-specific chromosomes in Bradysia coprophila. Investigate programmed DNA elimination and chromosome biology using genomic data analysis and laboratory techniques. Collaborate within an interdisciplinary international project and contribute to establishing Bradysia as a model system for unusual inheritance and chromosome behavior. Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills are required.

Conduct nuclear astrophysics research by developing and applying R-matrix evaluations of experimental nuclear reaction cross-section data. Provide global fits and astrophysical reaction-rate evaluations, collaborate with international researchers and overseas laboratories, present findings at meetings, and contribute to supervising graduate and undergraduate students.

Conduct field-based mixed-methods research in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia on climate-information networks among pastoralists. Use social network analysis, surveys, semi-structured interviews, and workshops to collect and organize data. Apply R or Python to visualize networks, collaborate with international research partners, and contribute to academic reports and peer-reviewed publications.

Coordinate Secretariat communications and engagement for the National Research Organisations Group. Draft and maintain content, support member and stakeholder liaison, organise meetings and events, manage shared trackers, inboxes and document libraries, and provide administrative support to working groups to increase NRO visibility.

Conduct research in statistical machine learning, robot learning, and whole-body multi-contact robotic manipulation. Develop model-based and machine-learning methods, including trajectory optimization, MPPI, reinforcement learning, and diffusion policies. Work with KUKA and Kawada robot hardware, sensing, force feedback, simulation environments, and shared-autonomy teleoperation. Collaborate with project partners in Japan, support student research, deploy systems in the field, and report research progress and results.

Conduct clinical trial site qualification, initiation, monitoring, and close-out visits. Ensure protocol compliance, data integrity, and patient safety; collaborate with investigators and site staff; review data and resolve queries; and contribute to study documentation, protocols, and clinical study reports. The role requires approximately 60% travel across Scotland and Northern UK.

Manage quantitative and qualitative market research projects from inception through delivery. Responsibilities include defining research objectives, developing briefs, commissioning and overseeing research suppliers, analyzing datasets and findings, identifying trends, producing charts and reports, and presenting evidence-based insights to support regulatory policy. The role also requires maintaining cross-functional relationships, monitoring research best practices, and exploring innovative methodologies including AI applications.

Own the roadmap for OneAdvanced IQ’s native research and analytics capabilities, including replacing Pendo and Condens. Lead usage, consumption, memory, and personalisation features; define customer analytics; establish research standards; oversee tooling, instrumentation, governance, and analytics architecture; and coach product managers on research and analytics practices.

Conduct research into volcanic debris avalanches and granular heating. Analyze geological samples and field datasets, perform grain-size and mechanical characterization, interpret photogrammetric and geological data, run high-pressure shear-cell experiments, develop discrete-element simulations, and contribute to depth-averaged debris-avalanche models. The role includes publishing research, presenting at conferences, co-supervising students, and collaborating internationally.

Conduct postdoctoral research on avian influenza modeling in cattle using multi-scale simulation models, machine learning, and demographic, environmental, and phylogenetic datasets. Collaborate with UK and US universities, coordinate research activities, contribute to disease-control strategies, disseminate findings, and participate in international visits and project meetings focused on infectious disease research.

Manage and deliver mixed-methods social research and evaluation projects across Scotland’s public policy landscape. Responsibilities include designing methodologies, conducting qualitative and quantitative research, analysing data, translating findings into actionable insights, writing reports, presenting results, managing clients and stakeholders, contributing to proposals and business development, and supporting team planning and researcher development. The role also involves using AI-enabled tools and digital technologies to improve research quality and efficiency.

Conduct and publish original research in artificial intelligence, digital manufacturing, robotics, digital twins, and related engineering disciplines. Develop and deliver undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing professional development teaching. Supervise PhD students, contribute to curriculum development, pursue research grants, engage with industry and policy partners, and support university management, enterprise, knowledge transfer, and inclusion initiatives.

Sources new sales opportunities for Premier Research, converts outreach into qualified client meetings and proposal submissions, maintains prospect and pipeline records, manages unassigned accounts, tailors outreach strategies, and presents company service information. The role requires a bachelor's degree, strong communication and analytical skills, organization, self-motivation, and 0–2 years of lead generation, inside sales, or business development experience, preferably in life sciences.

Conduct research on trustworthy agentic AI security, privacy-enhancing technologies, cryptography, formal verification, and agentic systems. Build and implement security stacks that translate user requirements into formal specifications, select or generate cryptographic protocols, and verify their properties using tools such as Lean and ProVerif. Contribute to project deliverables, research publications, datasets, presentations, and dissemination activities while collaborating with investigators and senior researchers.

Conduct research for the Beyond Line-of-Sight Diffuse Optical Wireless Communication project at the University of Edinburgh. Responsibilities include designing and modelling experimental optical wireless communication systems, developing electronic systems with PCB layout and prototyping, designing digital communication physical layers, and conducting optical communications experiments. The role is a six-month full-time postdoctoral research position within the Institute for Imaging, Data and Communications.

Conduct interdisciplinary neuroscience research using iPSC-derived microglia, neurons, and 3D organoids to investigate sex differences in brain development and early-life infection. The role involves applying stem cell culture, molecular biology, and microscopy techniques, organizing research activities, communicating findings, critically evaluating results, and working independently and collaboratively within the Sullivan/Chandran labs.

Conducts applied research on the fairness, privacy, and adversarial robustness of AI and machine learning tools used in recruitment. Responsibilities include implementing and documenting experiments, developing reproducible research software and evaluation pipelines, managing sensitive and synthetic datasets, and contributing to analyses and publications in security, privacy, and machine learning.

Research newly launched technology products, create and maintain accurate Magento product listings, update specifications and pricing, audit catalog data, validate information using AI-powered tools, and monitor competitors. The role requires strong attention to detail, product research and analytical skills, familiarity with e-commerce platforms, Microsoft Office proficiency, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Assistant Professor in Birmingham Law School responsible for teaching, assessment, curriculum development, student and PhD supervision, research publication, research project management, academic mentoring, and school administration. The role focuses particularly on private law subjects including contract, tort, trusts, company, commercial, banking, and international law. The postholder will contribute to knowledge transfer, public engagement, employability, equality and diversity initiatives, and the wider academic community.

Lead product discovery and delivery for an AI platform serving life-sciences R&D. Partner with design, engineering, and data science to define requirements, prioritize features, and measure outcomes. Engage researchers and R&D users to ground decisions in workflows, and help scale enterprise AI/data products from concept through launch.

Open expression-of-interest opportunity for professionals with demonstrated impact in areas such as engineering, policy, cybersecurity, auditing, standards, or program management. Applicants should describe an achievement that influenced corporate practices, public policy, widely used software, or their broader field, and explain their interest in working with AVERI. Formal credentials are less important than verifiable impact.