Job Description

UE07: 40,497 - 48,149

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Appointment will be made at Spinal Point 32 (40,497.00) due to budgetary restrictions)

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; School of Health in Social Science; Nursing Studies; Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy

Part-time 21 hours (0.6FTE)

Fixed term until September 2026 (available from July 2025)

Become part of the GroundsWell consortium, a large UK-wide research project on the health benefits of urban green (e.g. parks) and blue (e.g. rivers) space. Help us generate research around the potential for co-production, citizen science and other community engagement techniques to reduce health inequalities. You will be part of the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy and work with OPENspace.

The Opportunity:

This post is part-time (21 hours per week) and 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.


The salary for this post is Grade 7 (40,497.00 to 48,149.00 per annum) - the appointment will be made at Spinal Point 32 (40,497.00) due to budgetary restrictions.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Community engagement and participatory research methods with a range of partners


Working with community and policy stakeholders to design and carry out research


Experience writing up research for academic publication, policy makers and practitioners


Previous research in urban green and blue space, or public health


Team work and communication skills

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding project to work on.


To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community and a supporting and innovative research centre.


To work with policy and community partners as well as researchers across the UK.


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

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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 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

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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

14 July 2025.

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