Research Assistant

Grade UE06: £35,302 - £40,704 per annum

Usher Institute, School of Population Health Sciences / Centre for Medical Informatics

Full time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: contract available from November 2026 for 24 months (with possibility of extension)

The Opportunity:

Together we can do great things. Be part of something bigger

With roles from hospitality to research, there’s a career for everyone at the University of Edinburgh. We can offer opportunities for you to develop in your career and make a real difference in the communities around us while contributing to the world at large. 

We offer careers and roles in just about every area you can think of. Whether you’re looking to take the next step in your current specialism, explore a new challenge, or broaden your experience, we offer opportunities where you can flourish and make a real difference. Our people come from a wide range of backgrounds, each bringing their abilities and experiences to our organisation, helping us thrive and innovate together.

The Centre for Medical Informatics at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a Research Assistant who will support the use of Scottish data infrastructure of linked electronic healthcare records to investigate short term and long-term outcomes on infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) maternal vaccine. The post holder will be working with the line manager closely on large amounts of highly complex confidential electronic health data to develop and implement data driven approaches to the above study aims.  

People have always been at the heart of our work. Our people are at the centre of the University community and everything we do. We value colleagues with drive, determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

•    Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience 
•    Leading-edge research 
•    Opportunities for publication 
•    Working within one of the world’s leading universities
 

This post is full-time (35 hours per week). We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

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How to apply

Please include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter

As a valued member of our team, you can expect: 
•    A competitive salary. 
•    An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
•    To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
•    Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. 

 

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 12 November 2026.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

Interview dates to be confirmed.

We focus on the interdisciplinary study of designing, developing and using information technology solutions in healthcare.

For more information, visit Medical Informatics website ( https://usher.ed.ac.uk/research/medical-informatics) (opens in a new browser tab).

School of Population Health Sciences
Transforming health in society by working with people, populations and data.

The School of Population Health Sciences sits within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh.

The School of Population Health Sciences is a key applied and translational arm of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh; offering significant expertise in health services research, health informatics, data science and social science.  We are also the Health and Social Care Data-Driven Innovation Hub, part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal.

We strive for and work towards the data-enabled transformation of health.

About the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
The College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (CMVM) is home to six Schools which in turn host five world-leading research institutes; the Institute of Genetics and Cancer, the Usher Institute, the Institute for Regeneration and Repair, the Roslin Institute and the new Institute for Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences. The teams in the six CMVM Schools work together to build outstanding discovery and translational research programmes designed to answer the major challenges facing humanity, animal and planetary health, now and in the future. Our undergraduate and postgraduate teaching is delivered through Edinburgh Medical School and the Royal (Dick) School of Medical Studies with contributions from all six schools. 

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.