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Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Edinburgh • UK

Salary

£41k – £49k

Posted

13 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

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Role overview

University of Edinburgh is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate in UK, a full-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-£48,822 per annum CSE / School of Biological Sciences / Institute of Cell Biology Full-Time: 35 hours per week Fixed-Term: 12 months The Opportunity: We are seeking a highly motivated postdoc candidate to join the Swaffer lab and lead a major project addressing how cell size impacts cancer cell biology. While the significance of cell size for cellular physiology has been appreciated for many decades, we still have a surprisingly poor understanding of the mechanisms tha…

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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 22% above the £40,000 median across 760 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 162 other live scientific & qa roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 13 August 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.