Scientific & QA Jobs

Research & Innovation Fellows

Scotland's Rural College • Edinburgh, Scotland

Salary

£50k – £50k

Posted

1 September 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Scotland's Rural College is hiring a Research & Innovation Fellows in Edinburgh, a scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £50k – £50k. Scotland's Rural College holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

About SRUC SRUC brings together biological, environmental, economic, social and data sciences with education, veterinary and diagnostic services, advisory work, farms and specialist facilities. Our relationships with government, industry, professions and rural communities mean that research can be developed with the people who understand the problem, tested in realistic conditions and connected to decisions, practice and enterprise. About the opportunity A chance to lead a research or innovatio…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Scotland's Rural College — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £50k – £50k
How this salary compares: about 23% above the £40,675 median across 718 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Similar roles nearby: 4 other live scientific & qa roles in Edinburgh — browse them
Posted: 1 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

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.