Life & physical science occupations Work, Jobs in Leith, Edh (with Salaries)

Research Assistant
University of Edinburgh —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Assembly
- University
- Communication skills
- Employee discount
9d
R & D Scientist (Haematology)
AliveDx —Penicuik
- Full-time
- Data analysis skills
- Laboratory experience
- No degree
Circular Economy Strategy Officer
Fife Council —Fife
- £43,437.09 - £47,604.34 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Analysis skills
- Project management
- Travel
- Employee discount
Senior Scrutiny Officer (Climate Change)
Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) —Edinburgh
- £49,401 - £59,152 a year
12d
Assistant Ecologist
WSP —Edinburgh
- Communication skills
Senior Quantitative Analyst (Nature Recovery)
Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) —Edinburgh
- £49,401 - £59,152 a year
12d
Senior Scientist / Associate Principal Scientist – Biophysics & Protein Science
Concept Life Sciences —Edinburgh
- Doctoral degree
- No degree
- Travel
- Free parking
Formulation Scientist
NextPharma —Livingston
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- English
- Microsoft Office
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
Quick apply
11d
Consultant Aquatic Ecologist
AECOM —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Master's degree
Trainee Environmental Technician - Falkirk and Stirling area
HSL Compliance Limited —Falkirk
- £26,088 a year
- Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's degree
- First Aid Certification
Quick apply
EnvCoW / ECoW
Atmos Consulting —Edinburgh
- Part-time
- Master's degree
- Project management
- Bachelor's degree
Consulting Associate- Contaminated Land and Remediation (Entry Level)
ERM Group —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Travel
- In-person
- Communication skills
Earth Fellow: University of Edinburgh future food systems capability mapping
University of Edinburgh —Edinburgh
- Part-time
- University
- IT
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Consultant / Senior Consultant – Plant and Animal Geneticist
AbacusBio —Edinburgh
- £45,000 - £65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Doctoral degree
- Master's degree
- Travel
Quick apply
Clinical Research Physician - Fixed term
Brain Health Scotland Life Sciences Limited —Edinburgh
- £45,500 - £55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Anatomy knowledge
- Medication administration
- Bachelor's degree
- Life insurance
Quick apply
13d
Scientist Formulation Development
NextPharma GmbH —Livingston
- Full-time
- Doctoral degree
- English
- Microsoft Office
4d
Senior Ecological Statistician
The James Hutton Institute —Edinburgh
- £44,434 a year
- Part-time
- Doctoral degree
- Project management
- In-person
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
3d
Associate Ornithologist
SLR Consulting —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- No degree
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Senior Ecologist
Atmos Consulting —Edinburgh
- Master's degree
- Project management
- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Epidemiologist (Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse)
University of Edinburgh —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- English
- University
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
12d

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Research Assistant

University of Edinburgh -
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Job details

Full-time
9 days ago

Benefits

Company pension
Employee discount

Qualifications

Assembly
Communication skills

Full job description

UE06 £34,610 - £39,906 per annum

CSE / School of Biological Sciences / Institute of Cell Biology

Full Time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: 12 months

The Opportunity:

Project title: Investigating global RNA homeostasis with cell size

We are seeking highly motivated candidates to join the Swaffer lab as a research assistant to work on how cell size impacts RNA biology . We're a multi-disciplinary group that combines approaches across cell, molecular, systems & quantitative biology to study how core cellular processes are altered by cell size.

Cell size is a fundamental but poorly understood cellular property, and cells must adapt their global RNA metabolism as they grow larger to keep their internal biochemistry stable. This project will involve using yeast genetics to understand this phenomenon and build on our recent progress ( Swaffer et al. , Cell 2023 ) . This project will involve using standard molecular biology, quantitative imaging and sequencing-based assays to investigate how different aspects of RNA biology are altered as cell size increases, including investigating non-coding RNAs, ribosome assembly and RNA turnover.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Strong motivation to contribute to a novel area of cell biology research: i.e. cell size.
Strong organisational, communication and critical thinking skills to drive success working both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
Understanding of key techniques in molecular biology and yeast genetics.
Understanding of key concepts and techniques in RNA biology.

View the full job description .

How to apply

Please include the following documents in your application:

CV
Motivation statement detailing your research experience, interests and motivations for joining the lab

Please contact the hiring manager (Dr. Matthew Swaffer at [email protected] ) for any queries. Informal enquiries are encouraged.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

To be part of an exciting, creative, and rigorous research team. The Swaffer lab is based within the Institute for Cell Biology which provides an inclusive, supportive, and highly collaborative scientific environment supported by state-of-the-art technology facilities via the Discovery Research Platform for Hidden Cell Biology . You will benefit from expert training in cutting-edge approaches in cell, molecular and systems biology as well as wider career mentoring and support to nurture your talents and drive success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, including generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives , and more. Click to access our staff benefits page (opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

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 application is 16 July 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.

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