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Earth Fellow: air quality chronicles

University of Edinburgh • UK

Salary

£41k – £49k

Posted

11 July 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

International SportspersonWorker (A rating)

Role overview

University of Edinburgh is hiring a Earth Fellow: air quality chronicles in UK, a part-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £41k – £49k. University of Edinburgh holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the International Sportsperson route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Description UE07: £41,064.00 - £48,822.00 Per Annum Pro Rata (Successful candidate will be appointed to Step 1 of the Grade Scale - £22.50 per hour). Edinburgh Earth Initiative, Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability. Part Time - 9 hours per week. Fixed-term for nine months from September 2026. The Edinburgh Earth Initiative (EEI), Software Sustainability Institute and School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences are looking for a PhD student to support with establish…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: University of Edinburgh — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: International Sportsperson
Advertised salary: £41k – £49k
How this salary compares: about 19% above the £41,185 median across 546 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 83 other live scientific & qa roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 11 July 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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Scientific and quality assurance roles span pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical research, and laboratory sectors. The UK life sciences industry actively recruits internationally for research scientists, QA managers, regulatory affairs specialists, and clinical trial coordinators, with many employers maintaining well-established sponsor licence operations.