Scientific & QA Jobs

Research Fellow

University of Edinburgh • UK

Salary

£41k – £49k

Posted

26 August 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

International SportspersonWorker (A rating)

Role overview

University of Edinburgh is hiring a Research Fellow in UK, a part-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 pro rata CMVM / School of Genetics and Cancer Part-Time: 32 hours per week Fixed Term: 3 years The Opportunity: This post offers the opportunity to work on an exciting EU’s Horizon Europe programme funded research project developing a novel digital solution, to promote patient-centred care in oncology settings. MyPath consists of electronic patient-centred care pathways – custom-made for each individual patient, including real-time communication of …

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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 20% above the £40,675 median across 718 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 127 other live scientific & qa roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 26 August 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.