Job Description

Grade UE06: 34,610 to 39,906 per annum, pro-rata if part time

CAHSS / Centre for Open Learning

Part-time: 7 hours per week

Fixed term: 30 weeks

We are looking for a Research Assistant to support our teaching and learning development project: "Cultivating 'Citizen Scholars': Developing approaches to interdisciplinary open access lifelong learning and teaching within higher education". Key roles include: helping facilitate discussion groups; analysing and summarising feedback from project participants; and helping prepare project reports and other written outputs.

The Opportunity:

This post is part-time (7 hours per week) for a fixed period of 30 weeks. We are also 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 UE06: 34,610 to 39,906, per annum, pro-rata.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Experience or demonstrable interest in interdisciplinary teaching and learning Ability to compile, analyse and interpret complex verbal and written information Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills Excellent academic writing skills Excellent organisational skills

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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 academic and student 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.



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Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is

21 November 2025

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