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Research jobs in Scotland

Research roles of every level — postdocs, research assistants, research software engineers, data scientists and research managers.

There are 18 live vacancies across 2 institutions, including University of Glasgow and Newcastle University. Advertised salaries range from £33,951 to £77,389 a year.

Institutions in Scotland: University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow.

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Research Assistant / Associate in Synthetic Chemistry

Newcastle University · School of Natural and Environmental Science

Newcastle Fixed-term £34,630–£46,970 / year
Posted 12 Nov
Closes 3 Dec 2026
Posted 12 Nov
Closes 3 Dec 2026

Research Assistant /Research Associate

Newcastle University · School of Natural and Environmental Science, Agriculture and Food Systems Group

Newcastle Fixed-term £34,630–£46,970 / year
Posted 12 Nov
Closes in 13 days
Posted 12 Nov
Closes in 13 days

Bioinformatician

University of Glasgow · School of Infection and Immunity

Glasgow Fixed-term £34,630–£46,970 / year
Posted 12 Nov
Closes in 13 days
Posted 12 Nov
Closes in 13 days

Research Fellow Grade 8

University of Glasgow · James Watt School of Engineering / Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy

Glasgow Fixed-term £51,258–£59,390 / year
Posted 12 Nov
Closes 10 Dec 2026
Posted 12 Nov
Closes 10 Dec 2026

Research Assistant/Associate GRADE 6/7

University of Glasgow · School of Infection and Immunity

Glasgow Fixed-term £34,630–£46,970 / year
Posted 12 Nov
Closes 9 Dec 2026
Posted 12 Nov
Closes 9 Dec 2026

Research Assistant / Associate in Health Data Science

Newcastle University · School of Computing, Faculty of Science, Agriculture & Engineering (SAgE)

Newcastle Fixed-term £34,630–£37,369 / year
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 8 Dec 2026
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 8 Dec 2026

Research Assistant/Research Associate (Qualitative Research)

Newcastle University · School of History, Classics & Archaeology

Newcastle · Hybrid Fixed-term £34,630–£41,885 / year
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 1 Dec 2026
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 1 Dec 2026

Research Assistant/Associate (Modern British History)

Newcastle University · School of History, Classics & Archaeology

Newcastle Fixed-term £33,951–£41,064 / year
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 1 Dec 2026
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 1 Dec 2026

Clinical Research Associate

Newcastle University · Faculty of Medical Sciences

Newcastle Fixed-term £45,591–£62,048 / year
Posted 10 Nov
Closes in 6 days
Posted 10 Nov
Closes in 6 days

Research Assistant/Associate

Newcastle University · School of Computing

Newcastle Fixed-term £34,630–£37,369 / year
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 4 Dec 2026
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 4 Dec 2026

Research Associate Biodiversity Science

Newcastle University · School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Newcastle Fixed-term £37,369–£37,369 / year
Posted 10 Nov
Closes in 11 days
Posted 10 Nov
Closes in 11 days

Research Assistant/Associate Grade 6/7

University of Glasgow

Glasgow Fixed-term £34,630–£46,970 / year
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 7 Dec 2026
Posted 10 Nov
Closes 7 Dec 2026

Research Assistant/Associate

Newcastle University · Faculty of Medical Sciences / Newcastle CRUK Drug Discovery Group / Translational and Clinical Research Institute

Newcastle Fixed-term £34,630–£39,560 / year
Posted 10 Nov
Closes in 7 days
Posted 10 Nov
Closes in 7 days

Clinical Research Fellow

University of Glasgow · School of Infection and Immunity

Glasgow Fixed-term £52,229–£77,389 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 7 days
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 7 days

Research Associate

University of Glasgow · SCW&H (School/Centre for Work & Health)

Glasgow Fixed-term £41,885–£46,970 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 1 Dec 2026
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 1 Dec 2026

Research Assistant

University of Glasgow

Glasgow Fixed-term £34,630–£38,448 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 7 days
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 7 days

Research Associate Grade 7: PEEN (Plasmon-Enhanced Expansion Nanoscopy)

University of Glasgow · James Watt School of Engineering

Glasgow Fixed-term £41,885–£46,970 / year
Posted 4 Nov
Closes 2 Dec 2026
Posted 4 Nov
Closes 2 Dec 2026

Research Associate

University of Glasgow

Glasgow Fixed-term £41,885–£46,970 / year
Posted 3 Nov
Closes in 11 days
Posted 3 Nov
Closes in 11 days