Scientific & QA Jobs

Senior Researcher

University of Edinburgh • UK

Salary

£51k – £63k

Posted

7 November 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

International SportspersonWorker (A rating)

Role overview

University of Edinburgh is hiring a Senior Researcher in UK, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £51k – £63k. 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 UE08: £51,258 - £62,994 per annum, pro-rata if part-time College of Science & Engineering / School of Informatics Full-time: 35 hours per week Fixed-term: six-month contract The Opportunity: Help us redefine what’s possible. Be part of something bigger. The School of Informatics is seeking a Senior Researcher to develop AI for Science methods specialised to quantum computing. You will join the Quantum Software Lab and work with Professor Elham Kashefi, colleagues across the Un…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: University of Edinburgh — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: International Sportsperson
Advertised salary: £51k – £63k
How this salary compares: about 54% above the £40,820 median across 1,107 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 260 other live scientific & qa roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 7 November 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.