Job Description

Grade UE07: 40,497 to 48,149 per annum pro rata

CMVM / Deanery of Clinical Sciences

Part-time: 21 hours per week

Fixed-term: 2.5 years

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a motivated Project Manager to join our team. This exciting opportunity is to lead and manage delivery of a range of internally and externally funded research projects within the Forbes research group, focusing on Type 1 diabetes, based in the Metabolism, Diabetes and Obesity Theme in the Centre for Cardiovascular Science, QMRI, Little France.


We are advertising this role at up to 0.6 FTE, with flexibility for the successful candidate to agree a lower FTE, depending on their availability and preferences.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Degree level education with a bioscience/biomedical background. A recognised qualification in Project Management or demonstrable expertise in project management, including management of concurrent projects, in the life sciences sector. In depth working knowledge, with evidence of training in use, of standard office and project management software packages.

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Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

CV

Cover letter

Please contact Professor Shareen Forbes at

Shareen.Forbes@ed.ac.uk

if you require any additional information.

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

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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

5th August 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 will be held

mid-August 2025.