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Earth Fellow: climate and environment research communications

University of Edinburgh • UK

Salary

£30k – £34k

Posted

14 July 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

International SportspersonWorker (A rating)

Role overview

University of Edinburgh is hiring a Earth Fellow: climate and environment research communications in UK, a part-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £30k – £34k. 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 Grade UE05: £29,588.00 - £33,951.00 per annum pro-rata as part-time CSG / Edinburgh Earth Initiative / Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability Part-time: 9 hours per week Fixed-term: for 9 months from September 2026 Earth Fellowships are only open to current postgraduate and PhD students at the University of Edinburgh based in the UK. Please do not apply if you will not be an on-campus University of Edinburgh student in the ‘26/’27 academic year. The Opportunity: The…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: University of Edinburgh — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: International Sportsperson
Advertised salary: £30k – £34k
How this salary compares: about 18% below 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: 14 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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