Scientific & QA Jobs
Research Technician
University of Edinburgh • UK
Salary
£30k – £35k
Posted
28 October 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
International SportspersonWorker (A rating)
Role overview
University of Edinburgh is hiring a Research Technician in UK, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £30k – £35k. 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 (Salary Range: £30,180-£34,630) School of Biological Sciences, Institute for Stem Cell Research Full time, 35 hours per week Fixed-Term Contract up to 12 months The Opportunity: We are looking for a highly motivated research technician to work on epigenetic transposon silencing in the germline. Specifically, we seek to build upon our recent advancements in understanding the mechanism of piRNA-directed transposon methylation (1-4). A major goal of the laboratory is to expl…
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