Job Description

Grade UE05: 29,588- 33,951 per annum pro rata

CAHSS / School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

Part time: 17.5 hours per week

Fixed Term: 30

th

June 2026 initially (with the possibility of further extension for an additional 3 years thereafter)

The Lothian Birth Cohorts Group within the Psychology Department, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking a Project Administrator on a part time (17.5 hours weekly), fixed term contract until 30 th of June 2026 initially (with the possibility of a further 3-year extension).


The post will support the administration of a substantial NIH-funded project, and expected to commence by November 2025.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Educated to at least vocational qualifications (N/SVQ 3, ONC or equivalent), plus work experience; in a relevant role; or School education to standard grade or equivalent plus relevant work experience. Able to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary, multi-collaborative environment. Good working knowledge of on-line financial and IT systems. Experience in supporting research projects. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills



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Application information:

We ask you to include a current CV and cover letter with names of two referees who may be contacted at a later date (please note if you do not wish for anyone to be contacted until after an offer has been made).


As a School we acknowledge that people's career paths are rarely linear and welcome applicants to expand on their professional and personal journeys where appropriate.




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

.

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role.


More information on how to submit your application can be found here .

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, 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

and use our reward calculator to discover the total 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 Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.


We particularly welcome applications from eligible candidates from under-represented groups, including racially minoritised individuals and all gender identities.


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

6th October 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.




Interviews are expected to be held in October 2025. We endeavor to give successful candidates two weeks' notice of interview dates.