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Research Project Intern (Employ.ed for PhDs)

University of Edinburgh • UK

Salary

£30k – £34k

Posted

22 July 2026

Work mode

Part-time

Sponsor match

high

International SportspersonWorker (A rating)

Role overview

University of Edinburgh is hiring a Research Project Intern (Employ.ed for PhDs) in UK, a part-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £30k – £34k. 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 UE05: £29,588 - £33,951 per annum, pro rata Development and Alumni / Careers Service Part-time: 7 hours per week Fixed-term: 6 months The Opportunity: Your next step starts here. Be part of the Employ.ed for PhDs Internship Programme. Join the Insights team, a collaborative team based across the Careers Service and Development and Alumni, as a Research Project Intern. You will conduct longitudinal research to evidence the impact of the Insights Programme since its inception in…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: University of Edinburgh — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: International Sportsperson
Advertised salary: £30k – £34k
How this salary compares: about 16% below the £40,494 median across 958 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Part-time
Similar roles nearby: 151 other live scientific & qa roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 22 July 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.