Research Assistant
Company
Location
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Posted At
8/22/2025
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Description
Job Description
CAHSS / Business School
Grade UE06: 34,610 to £39,906 per annum, pro-rata
Fixed term: 12 months
Guaranteed hours contract: 10 hours per year
The RA Pool is a group of recruited research assistants available to work on staff projects. Staff members may call upon a member of the RA Pool when assistance is required for their research. As a member of the RA Pool, you will be offered opportunities to assist with a variety of research projects.
Examples of previous opportunities have included: working with databases; arranging interviews and data collection; data cleansing; and assisting with literature reviews.
The work available varies depending on the research needs of the school’s research staff. The Research Office ensures that all work opportunities are communicated to the Research Assistant Pool, and any member of the RA Pool interested in the opportunity and available to work on the project may then put themselves forward. The assignment of specific work is provided on an ad-hoc basis, and will be primarily driven by the requirements of the academic, along with the experience and availability of the RA.
As a member of the RA Pool, it is expected that you are available to take on a minimum of 10 hours throughout the academic year. In practice, the number of hours will depend upon the availability of suitable projects, the stage of your PhD and the amount of time you can devote to RA work without having a detrimental impact on your studies.
This is a part-time, guaranteed hours role. The salary for this post is £34,610 to £39,906 per annum, pro-rata.
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
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 Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT 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).
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will 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 5 September 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
About Us
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.
About The Team
The aim of University of Edinburgh Business School is to be a world-class Business School within a world-class University. We are distinctive, fostering a unique coaching culture, where all students have access to coaching and much of this is facilitated by peer support leaders from the student cohorts. The Business School is focused on sustainability, aiming to anchor the UN Sustainable Development goals into our strategic planning and developing our activities in line with the University’s target to be carbon-neutral by 2040. Furthermore we are actively participating in data-driven innovation which envisages Edinburgh becoming the Data Capital of Europe.
Based in the heart of Edinburgh, staff at the Business School are immersed in the vibrant life of the city. The Business School has excellent transport links including buses and a location that is only a 20 minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley station. In the summer we find ourselves with easy access to the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. For a breath of fresh air all year round, green spaces such as George Square and the Meadows are right outside our front door.
The culture of the Business School is people orientated and diverse; we have a strong Equality and Diversity committee made up of both academic and professional services staff and we are committed to the principles of Athena SWAN https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/equality-charters/athena-swan-charter . We also support staff in a hybrid working environment and offer the possibility for most roles to work in a combination of on-campus and at-home working where suits both them and the organisation.
Academically, we are an interdisciplinary School with particular strengths in management science, leadership organisations and society, interdisciplinary accounting, corporate finance, climate change and sustainability, and entrepreneurship. The School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA). This triple accreditation highlights the quality of teaching and excellence of research at the School.
Detailed information can be found at the School website at www.business-school.ed.ac.uk
CAHSS / Business School
Grade UE06: 34,610 to £39,906 per annum, pro-rata
Fixed term: 12 months
Guaranteed hours contract: 10 hours per year
The RA Pool is a group of recruited research assistants available to work on staff projects. Staff members may call upon a member of the RA Pool when assistance is required for their research. As a member of the RA Pool, you will be offered opportunities to assist with a variety of research projects.
Examples of previous opportunities have included: working with databases; arranging interviews and data collection; data cleansing; and assisting with literature reviews.
The work available varies depending on the research needs of the school’s research staff. The Research Office ensures that all work opportunities are communicated to the Research Assistant Pool, and any member of the RA Pool interested in the opportunity and available to work on the project may then put themselves forward. The assignment of specific work is provided on an ad-hoc basis, and will be primarily driven by the requirements of the academic, along with the experience and availability of the RA.
As a member of the RA Pool, it is expected that you are available to take on a minimum of 10 hours throughout the academic year. In practice, the number of hours will depend upon the availability of suitable projects, the stage of your PhD and the amount of time you can devote to RA work without having a detrimental impact on your studies.
This is a part-time, guaranteed hours role. The salary for this post is £34,610 to £39,906 per annum, pro-rata.
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject, preferably at postgraduate level
- Ability to demonstrate relevant knowledge to support research within the Business School
- Experienced use of research skills and techniques within own research
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
- 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, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
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 Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT 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).
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will 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 5 September 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
About Us
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.
About The Team
The aim of University of Edinburgh Business School is to be a world-class Business School within a world-class University. We are distinctive, fostering a unique coaching culture, where all students have access to coaching and much of this is facilitated by peer support leaders from the student cohorts. The Business School is focused on sustainability, aiming to anchor the UN Sustainable Development goals into our strategic planning and developing our activities in line with the University’s target to be carbon-neutral by 2040. Furthermore we are actively participating in data-driven innovation which envisages Edinburgh becoming the Data Capital of Europe.
Based in the heart of Edinburgh, staff at the Business School are immersed in the vibrant life of the city. The Business School has excellent transport links including buses and a location that is only a 20 minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley station. In the summer we find ourselves with easy access to the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. For a breath of fresh air all year round, green spaces such as George Square and the Meadows are right outside our front door.
The culture of the Business School is people orientated and diverse; we have a strong Equality and Diversity committee made up of both academic and professional services staff and we are committed to the principles of Athena SWAN https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/equality-charters/athena-swan-charter . We also support staff in a hybrid working environment and offer the possibility for most roles to work in a combination of on-campus and at-home working where suits both them and the organisation.
Academically, we are an interdisciplinary School with particular strengths in management science, leadership organisations and society, interdisciplinary accounting, corporate finance, climate change and sustainability, and entrepreneurship. The School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA). This triple accreditation highlights the quality of teaching and excellence of research at the School.
Detailed information can be found at the School website at www.business-school.ed.ac.uk
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