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Research Assistant - Co-ordinator (DRNS)

University of Edinburgh • UK

Salary

£35k – £40k

Posted

17 September 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

International SportspersonWorker (A rating)

Role overview

University of Edinburgh is hiring a Research Assistant - Co-ordinator (DRNS) in UK, a part-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £35k – £40k. 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 UE06: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum; pro rata College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / School of Health in Social Science / Counselling, Psychotherapy and Applied Social Sciences Part time: 10.5 hours per week (0.3FTE) Fixed term: until 31 July 2027 (Position is available from 28th September 2026 ) The Opportunity: This is a Research Co-ordinator post with the main responsibility being developing and running seminars and knowledge exchange/research collaboration events…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: University of Edinburgh — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: International Sportsperson
Advertised salary: £35k – £40k
How this salary compares: in line with the £40,524 median across 946 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 217 other live scientific & qa roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 17 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.