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Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Edinburgh • UK

Salary

£41k – £49k

Posted

11 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

International SportspersonWorker (A rating)

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 Grade UE07: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum School of Biological Sciences / College of Sciences & Engineering Full Time: 35 hours per week Fixed term: until 31 July 2028 The Opportunity: We are looking for a skilled and motivated postdoctoral researcher to investigate the function and epigenetic regulation of unique germline-specific chromosomes in the fungus gnat fly Bradysia coprophila . The award holder will combine genomic, molecular, and epigenetic approaches to study programmed D…

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Employer: University of Edinburgh — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: International Sportsperson
Advertised salary: £41k – £49k
How this salary compares: about 21% above the £40,392 median across 776 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 139 other live scientific & qa roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 11 September 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.