Top Research Jobs in Edinburgh

Develop and apply open-source multi-energy system models and agent-based approaches to study interactions between electricity, heat, and hydrogen markets. Contribute to model development, scenario design, data analysis, publications, and stakeholder engagement with academic, policy and industry partners.

Postdoctoral researcher in mathematical general relativity to work with Dr Jan Sbierski on singularities, pursue independent research, collaborate with group members, and optionally undertake a small amount of teaching. Requires a PhD and strong background in general relativity, PDEs, or Lorentzian geometry; position is fixed-term (20 months) with travel and laptop funds.

Provide specialist support for externally funded research: prepare budgets, review and submit applications, accept and set up awards, ensure compliance with funder and legal requirements, and advise researchers and local offices across a portfolio of schools. Work collaboratively across teams, support time-sensitive initiatives, and deliver high-quality, customer-focused research administration.

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.

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%).

Senior Director Analyst will produce thought-leading research and actionable insights on emerging technologies (especially AI) for academia and research-intensive organizations. The role engages senior IT leaders, develops content and presentations, supports sales, mentors junior analysts, and influences research agendas through analysis, market prediction, and client advising. Travel up to 25% required.

The Research Manager will lead AI-powered insight projects, manage client relationships, oversee team execution, and innovate using AI tools to improve insights delivery.

Manage and maintain accurate product catalog data across e-commerce platforms and CMS. Optimize titles, descriptions, images, metadata, and categorization for SEO and platform requirements. Audit listings, correct errors, analyze catalog performance, track competitor and category trends, and support taxonomy and attribute structures while collaborating with marketing, content, and design teams.

Lead and scale Prevail's Research function: set vision and strategy, manage and hire researchers, run complex quantitative and qualitative analyses, build cost-effectiveness and fund-sizing models, evaluate interventions, synthesize evidence into clear decision-ready outputs, and advise senior leaders to inform philanthropic investments.

Design, develop, and maintain web applications, Python middleware, and automation for BEAR research computing. Deploy and operate services on Linux/BEAR Cloud, improve CI/CD and testing, integrate systems (e.g., GitLab, ServiceNow), support users, participate in triage/housekeeping rotas, and collaborate on technical design and engineering practices to improve reliability and scalability.

Provide pre-award research support to a designated School: develop and cost proposals, negotiate agreements, conduct due diligence and risk assessment, liaise with internal and external partners, run workshops and peer review, support systems/process improvements and ensure smooth transition to post-award support.

Support global steel alloys research by analysing molybdenum markets and modelling chromium extractive/refining assets. Produce publications, maintain Excel models, gather industry intelligence, engage clients, and support sales and consultancy activities.

Translate historical Persian, Braj, and related primary sources into clear, accessible English for the Sikh History Project. Collaborate with researchers and advisors to select texts, estimate timelines, incorporate feedback, flag ambiguous passages, and maintain consistent terminology and Gurmat-informed contextual accuracy across translations and supporting factsheets and analytical materials.

Contract content editor to copyedit and proofread longform reports, articles, and factsheets for clarity, grammar, consistency, and flow. Provide structural and readability feedback while preserving author voice and aligning content with SikhRI standards and voice. Work is project-based with per-deliverable payments from July–Dec 2026.

Produce high-quality English translations of Braj (and occasionally Persian) historical and theological texts, collaborating with researchers and advisors. Preserve linguistic nuance, cultural context, and Gurmat perspective; flag ambiguous passages; support factsheets, analytical papers, and adhere to translation standards.

As a Research Consultant, you'll advise clients on market research methodologies, design studies, create questionnaires, interpret results, and collaborate on project strategies with the sales team.

Research and engineer large multimodal and reinforcement-learning models for robotic agents: design, train, evaluate models; prototype in simulation and on hardware; build data pipelines, simulation environments, and distributed training infrastructure; collaborate to scale promising approaches into production and publish results.

Design and build research prototypes and production-capable systems to enable portable, interoperable agent and model workflows. Develop model routing, provider abstractions, memory and context representations, benchmarking suites, and evaluation protocols. Run ML experiments, implement robust APIs and integration layers, collaborate across research and engineering, and communicate results via reports, demos, publications, and open-source releases.

Produce and publish fundamental equity research covering valuation, financial performance, competitive positioning, quality of earnings, and free cash flow. Build DCF and comparable models, issue Buy/Sell/Hold recommendations, publish reports and thematic research, and present findings via webinars and events.

As a Research Engineer Intern, you'll develop state-of-the-art LLM and multimodality models, optimize distributed training frameworks, and collaborate on the application of large models in business scenarios.

Execute clinical monitoring activities for oncology/hematology trials per ICH-GCP and SOPs. Manage site selection, initiation, routine monitoring, data quality, regulatory submissions, inspection readiness, and site performance. Collaborate with Clinical Operations to meet study milestones and propose CAPAs to address issues.

Conduct careful information retrieval and research to develop tasks for training and benchmarking frontier AI models. Leverage web-enabled LLM research tooling, validate sources, cross-reference claims, and communicate findings and uncertainties clearly in synchronous and asynchronous settings. Contract role, ~20 hours/week for one month with possible extension.

Conduct research to evaluate and improve forecasting and agentic LLM web research. Formulate open problems, devise innovative solutions, build evaluations, benchmarks, and datasets, publish findings, and collaborate with frontier labs to improve AI epistemics and decision-making.