Total 161 Education / Training job vacancies in Glasgow, Scotland

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Research and Technology(R&T) Business Manager

Location: Can be based in Glasgow or Reading

Hybrid Working (Minimum 3 days at office)

Are you an inquisitive individual that has a passion for Research and Technology? Do you have an interest in Technical Business Development? Are you looking for your next challenge with the opportunity to work within a highly regarded team that will support you with your learning and development? Then look no further.

Our Opportunity:

Thales OME (Optronics and Missile Electronics) designs and builds electro-optic sighting systems, imagers and sensor systems, with many varied applications across land, maritime and air domains based across our Reading and Glasgow offices. We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Research and Technology (R&T) team as a Business Development Manager. The R&T team are proactive, engaged and enjoy working collaboratively together. The role offers an exciting and varied opportunity to help support the strategic direction of Thales OME helping to support the future development of innovative electro-optic systems.

Thales OME undertakes R&T projects to; obtain up-to-date technical knowledge, assess the technical feasibility of potential solutions and to help de-risk new products. Our R&T activities span Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 1 to 6, involving; paper studies, laboratory studies, customer and internally funded projects, proof of principle concepts and prototype builds.

Thales OME is particularly interested in electro-optic sensors and imaging systems, optical system design, algorithms and machine learning applied to imaging systems and emerging technologies related to these that can influence our future products.

This role will be primarily based on-site at either Glasgow or Reading. The role involves domestic and international travel to other Thales sites, partners or customers.

Key responsibilities/tasks include:

• You will be working with the OME Technical Directorate, that has Chief Technologists across the entire OME product spectrum plus collaborating with the Chief Product Line Engineers, Product Line Design Authorities (PLDA). The role will be to look for funding opportunities to support the realisation of product line technology roadmaps.
• Liaise with Thales Research & Technology (R&T) teams across Thales, (Optronics and Missile electronics business, others) and ensure a good relationship with KTDs (Key Technology Domains).
• Explore business opportunities with the wider customer community (Government, Universities and other commercial businesses).
• Working with Sales Teams you will gain access to a wide range of key customers and be exposed to their thinking and requirements.
• Spot opportunities to win bids perhaps as part of a collaborative industry team.
• Be cognisant of the company processes and use them appropriately and efficiently.
• Represent the company on working groups and at conferences both internal and external to Thales.

About You:

• Strong technical background in research and innovation with 5 years of experience.
• Master’s degree in Physics/Electronics/Engineering or similar numerate discipline.
• Experience in the specification, design and development of Electro-Optic Sensors
• You will have prior relevant technical knowledge but be willing to adapt and learn about a wider variety of technologies that the business wants to develop.
• Good listening, verbal and written communication skills.
• Compiling quality presentation material and presenting clearly to customers and at conferences
• You will be a self-starter and have interest to explore existing and novel approaches to funding.
• Be a visionary seeing the big picture and identify the smaller opportunities to develop product.
• Willing to travel as and when necessary.

Desirable:

• PhD in subject related to; Electro-optics, Physics, Computer Sciences, Artificial Intelligence, Vision, Robotics, Simulation, Opto-Electronics, Data Analysis, Engineering or Synthetic Data generation
• Prior experience in Technical Business Development/Sales.
• Prior experience working with Government (e.g. Dstl and/or MoD), Universities and other Defence Industries.

Security Clearance statement

This role requires SC level security clearance (Either current or ability to gain full clearance is essential). For more information and guidance, please visit the UKSV website.

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Benefits at Thales

Alongside a competitive base salary, we offer a variable compensation plan bonus and benefits package, which includes;

•            Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm

•            Pension Scheme

•            28 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays)

•            Life Cover and private health cover

•            Progression and Development Opportunities

•            24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

•            Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers

•            Development focused targets and relocation support can be provided if required along with a variety of learning, development and career enhancement opportunities.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

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In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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Grade UE06: £31,396 to £36,024 per annum (A revised salary range for this grade of £32,982 to £38,205 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)
College of Science and Engineering/School of Biological Sciences/Institute of Cell Biology
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-term: for 12 months



We are looking for a research assistant for a period of 12 months to work on the structural biology of the synaptonemal complex in Dr Owen Davies’ laboratory in the University of Edinburgh.



The Opportunity:

The synaptonemal complex is a supramolecular protein structure that assembles during meiosis to facilitate homologous chromosome synapsis and crossover formation. This position will study the integrative structural and cellular biology of the human synaptonemal complex, using techniques that include cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography, biophysics, computation, mammalian cell culture and cellular imaging. The successful candidate will establish new projects, individually and in collaboration with other members of the laboratory. This position provides a unique opportunity for a highly enthusiastic graduate to develop their skills and gain experience in structural and cellular biology prior to undertaking a doctoral research programme.

Please contact Dr Owen Davies (owen.davies@ed.ac.uk) for further details and informal discussions about the role.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Interest in the structure of the synaptonemal complex
Interest in using structural approaches to solve fundamental problems of cell biology
Motivation to adopt integrative research approaches
Clear desire to undertake a PhD in a related area
Drive to learn new research techniques

Grade UE06 £31,396 - £36,024 per annum. (A revised salary range for this grade of £32,982 - £38,205 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024).

College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine - Deanery of Clinical Sciences - Centre for Cardiovascular Science

Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week

Contract type - Fixed Term - 12 months



The Opportunity:

To provide technical support for the Baker lab. This will involve both experimental “wet” lab work as well as support work “dry”, including ordering, grant finance etc. The lab consists of some 15-20 people with a range of expertise and job roles with PhD students, post docs and senior scientists.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Technically adept at cellular and molecular work
Efficient administrative capabilities
Experience in financial grant support
Strong interpersonal skills

Grade UE07: £37,099 - £44,263 per annum
(A revised salary range for this grade of £39,347 to £46,974 is planned to take effect from Spring 2024)
CAHSS / Edinburgh College of Art / Design/ Institute of Design Informatics
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-term: 1st June 2024 – 31st May 2026 (2 year funded post)


The Opportunity:

We are seeking a Career Launch Postdoctoral Research Fellow in XR technologies to contribute to the delivery and reporting of Edinburgh College of Art activities to drive innovation in emerging technologies across screen and performance. The post holder will have excellent creative, technical and communication skills and will take a leading role in supporting, reporting and completion of practice-based research within a multidisciplinary project related to CoSTAR Realtime Lab and with world-leading industry partners in the gaming, animation and film sectors.

The Convergent Screen Technologies and Performance in Realtime (CoSTAR) programme is a national network funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). CoSTAR will support the design, development and creation of state-of-the-art facilities, resources and expertise to underpin the long-term competitiveness of the UK’s screen and performance sectors. This post will provide academic and industry support for delivery of Edinburgh College of Art activities driving innovation in emerging technologies across screen and performance, related to CoSTAR.

This post is funded via the University of Edinburgh Career Development Scheme, as a Career Launch Postdoctoral Fellowship which aims to bridge the challenging transition from PhD to externally funded postdoctoral fellowships or equivalent. They are aimed at promising applicants who have completed a PhD but are not yet in an open-ended research role or have not yet been awarded a major postdoctoral fellowship.

Your skills and attributes for success:

A PhD in a subject relevant to the scope of the CoSTAR Realtime Lab such as expertise in film, animation, immersive, or gaming, including the use and application of convergent/ XR technologies.
Experience of using software and hardware to develop practice-led creative immersive environments using Unreal Engine.
Excellent technical, data management, creative, and production skills across a range of XR based approaches.
Demonstrate potential for generation of outstanding publications.
Experience of industry collaboration and engagement.
Good personal organisational skills and the ability to work on own initiative.

Department/Unit:

Trauma/Surgery Department

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

This position is responsible for the overall planning, development, and oversight of the Trauma Injury Prevention Program as well as trauma education for the Adult Trauma Programs at Albany Medical Center. The objectives of the program are to educate AMC staff and the community about injury prevention and trauma care.

Hourly Range: $35.81 - 59.09

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist Trauma Program Manager with development and implementation of injury prevention programs
• Serve as a resource for trauma care and injury prevention education to nursing staff, pre-hospital personnel, and community groups
• Conduct community education programs for diverse populations and coordinate responses to requests for injury prevention information
• Collaborate with other departments within the institution on programs for trauma education and injury prevention, including Emergency Department, EMS Outreach, and Rehabilitation services
• Serves as the lead trauma program coordinator overseeing screening and brief intervention (SBIRT)
• Develop and maintain a public presence for the prevention program
• Develop brochures, audiovisual aids, and presentation handouts as necessary
• Act as a spokesperson for injury and trauma prevention issues
• Act as a liaison to other hospitals and community groups for trauma prevention and outreach
• Identify, pursue, and obtain sources of program support and/or grant funding
• Establish and implement strategies for continuous improvement
• Plan and coordinate Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses
• Organize and facilitate the annual Trauma Symposium
• Maintain organized documentation of trauma education and injury prevention activities related to the Albany Med Trauma Program

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in health-related profession - required
• 1-3 years of job-related experience - required
• Familiarity with trauma system design and function - preferred
• Background and experience in health education/outreach - preferred
• Prior experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating the effectiveness of community-based programs - preferred
• Working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Strong media relations skills
• High comfort level with public speaking
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Work with others to accomplish a task or goal or find a solution
• Flexible in work practices, procedures, and/or processes
• Work independently as well as with diverse groups and teams
• Possess effective time management skills
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Manage time effectively to complete job responsibilities
• Coordinate resources, including personnel, toward fulfillment of desired objectives
• Collect and organize data and report findings
• Determine when to problem solve in a creative way or seek assistance from the proper authority
• Proficiency in basic computer software packages (MS Office) and other software as required by the position
• Identify and implement processes to improve efficiency and reduce expenses that do not compromise quality of services
• Use word processing and spreadsheet applications for communication and record keeping
• Basic graphic design principles and desktop publishing techniques

Physical Demands

• Standing - Constantly
• Walking - Constantly
• Sitting - Rarely
• Lifting - Frequently
• Carrying - Frequently
• Pushing - Occasionally
• Pulling - Occasionally
• Climbing - Occasionally
• Balancing - Occasionally
• Stooping - Frequently
• Kneeling - Frequently
• Crouching - Frequently
• Crawling - Occasionally
• Reaching - Frequently
• Handling - Frequently
• Grasping - Frequently
• Feeling - Constantly
• Talking - Constantly
• Hearing - Constantly
• Repetitive Motions - Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly

Working Conditions

• Extreme cold - Rarely
• Extreme heat - Rarely
• Humidity - Rarely
• Wet - Rarely
• Noise - Constantly
• Hazards - Frequently
• Temperature Change - Rarely
• Atmospheric Conditions - Rarely
• Vibration - Rarely

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!

Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Medical Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!​

Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Senior Electronics Design Engineer to work as part of a product research and development team responsible for electronic design from concept to production and release of world beating optical instrumentation systems to be used in: green tech, microelectronics, scientific research, life sciences and medicine.

Experience required
Designing electronic circuits and assemblies from concept to production.
Debugging, simulation and validation of electronics and system designs.
Testing and reporting results into the Development team.
Microcontroller, mixed digital and analogue electronic circuit design.
Schematics Capture and PCB Design Tools.
Prototyping: soldering with SMT components
Debugging and validation of electronics and system designs.
STM32F series ARM core processors.
Automated test equipment development to support production and manufacturing.

Title: Research Associate

Type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £35,267 - £40,836

Location: SRUC Kings Buildings, Edinburgh

REF: ACF/REES/053/23

Closing Date: 14th January 2024

SRUC is unique in Scotland and one of the largest organisations of its kind in Europe. Our ambitious and exciting vision is to work at local, national and international levels, leading innovation and sustainable development in agriculture and rural sectors.

The Rural Policy Centre is looking for a new Research Associate to join our inter-disciplinary team. In particular, we are looking for a quantitative (or ideally a mixed methods) researcher with specialisms in political economy (particularly well-being frameworks), or regional development (with GIS skills as desirable) or enterprise/innovation (with a rural focus).

The successful candidate will contribute to strategic research projects, as well as helping to steer the Rural Policy Centre towards our new vision of becoming leading experts in well-being economies and community wealth building in rural areas. Specifically, the role holder will:

• Directly contribute towards the delivery of Rural Policy Centre projects for the Scottish Government, including knowledge exchange with policy makers and other audiences.
• Develop and progress individual or joint research objectives/projects.
• Engage in knowledge exchange activities more widely, including organising events.
• Represent the institution and the discipline at local, national, and international events and conferences.
• Take responsibility for the organisation and delivery of their work activities, the use of allocated resources and contribute to the wider development of the subject area.

Closing date: 14th January 2024

Benefits:
• Enhanced holidays
• Enhanced pension contributions (5% employee and 10% employer opposed to 5% employee and 3% employer)
• Cycle to work scheme
• RAC Membership
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working patterns
• Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
• Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development

Further details on the requirements of this role can be found in the Job Particulars document which you must read before applying for this role. This is downloadable when you click the APPLY link.

SRUC Leading the way in Agricultural and Rural Research, Education & Consultancy.

SRUC is committed to valuing Diversity, advancing Equality and respecting Human Rights throughout the organisation and encouraging applications from disabled people using the “Disability Confident Employer” symbol. SRUC is a member of the Athena SWAN charter.

SRUC is a company limited by guarantee (SC103046) and is a registered Scottish charity (SC003712). SAC Commercial Limited (SC148684) is an SRUC company. Registered Office: Peter Wilson Building, King’s Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG

Further information
Please read the Job Particulars Document before proceeding with your application.

Apply
To apply for this role, please use the SRUC online application system. CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.

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Grade 7, £37,099-£44,263
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences/University of Edinburgh Business School
Fixed Term, Full Time 35hrs per week
March 2024-Feb 2027



We are looking to hire a highly motivated Research Fellow in Food Systems Thinking (Systems Thinking and Practice), with excellent analytical, organisational and interpersonal skills, to work on our new Wellcome Trust Living Good Food Nation Lab project (https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/people-and-projects/grants-awarded/building-health-centred-net-zero-aligned-food).



This project is closely linked to exciting new Scottish legislation, the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act, and aims to support its ongoing implementation. Led by University of Edinburgh Business School, our transdisciplinary team brings together academic, governmental, public sector and 3rd sector partners with expertise in nutrition and public health, environmental modelling, public food procurement, food policy and governance, anthropology, and sociology, of food, food and procurement law, social policy, behavioural change, and food systems transformation.



This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week) however, we are open to considering part-time (4-5 days) and/or flexible working patterns. 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 with a minimum requirement for 2 days/week on campus working.



The Opportunity:

Working closely with Professor Brennan (PI and Unit Lead – Systems Thinking) and Professor Pringle, the Research Fellow in Food Systems Transformation (Systems Thinking and Practice) will focus on building a strong systems thinking culture, skills and competencies and working practices amongst project partners and our wider community of practice, project manage the design, development, and piloting of, a new Food Systems Transformation Executive Education programme, support the curation and delivery of a programme of external facing events/outputs and investigate the impact, if any, on how stakeholders and their organisations, understand, make sense of, and practice food systems thinking.



Your skills and attributes for success:



PhD (or near completion) in systems thinking and/or transformation) or equivalent professional experience
Experience of working in teams/projects/organisations on systems thinking, practice, and transformation
Experience of working with diverse stakeholder groups as part of major organisational and/or systems transformation projects.
Skills in writing on, and talking about, systems thinking, practice, and transformation, to policy, stakeholder and public audiences, evidenced by policy and stakeholder briefings/reports, press releases, blogs, media articles, and/or podcasts.
Interest in food systems transformation in Scotland

Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. Occasional presence at our Glasgow / Edinburgh office(s) is a requirement for this role. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.

Work Pattern: Permanent, Full Time, 37.5 hours per week.



Who We Are

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.

The Finance Directorate operates under a Finance Business Partnering ethos to support NES in delivering their strategic objectives and in the management of its £600m annual budget within a robust and proportionate governance structure.

This role will sit within the Finance Business Partnering team and will provide support to various functions within the organisation.



The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to support the Finance & Procurement Directorate to deliver its strategic objectives and to be a key member of the finance business partnering team supporting the corporate position across NES.

Do you want to improve Financial Management within a large and complex organisation?

Do you enjoy building relationships and contributing to a shared vision for the future in order to support positive change?

Do you enjoy making a difference, influencing improved ways of working, and sharing innovative ideas?

Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive to an ever-changing environment?

Working within the Finance Business Partnering team you will have the opportunity to bring your unique skills and experience to the table, collaborating across multiple workstreams to effect real change within NES, and further afield.

Does this sound like you?



What We Love to See

Finance Managers offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you are CCAB or CIMA qualified (or recognised international equivalent) and can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:

Proven experience of budget management and forecasting in a large, complex environment
A clear understanding of finance business partnering and how to support directorates to achieve their goals
Ability to confidently lead conversations to understand needs and take a proactive approach to planning and prioritising workload whilst maintaining accurate and up to date financial documentation
Ability to research, collate and analyse large data sets for reporting and decision making purposes
Ability to work collaboratively and flexibility to produce high quality outputs
Highly effective communicator knowing how to make complex financial information and language simple for a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders (both verbally and in writing)
Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise workload and that of your team, and to meet strict deadlines
Line Management and coaching/mentoring experience



Benefits Which Matter

As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and remote working
Generous NHS pension scheme
Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
NHS discounts and more



Diversity and Inclusion

Developing a successful national service for Scotland is impossible without ensuring we consider the diverse needs, perspectives and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland in our work.

We are focused on hiring the very best talent available for NES, and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and aim to ensure everyone is treated fairly, with respect and has a positive recruitment experience – regardless of the outcome.

It’s not essential to be in a Finance Manager right now. You may be returning from a career break (e.g. maternity, paternity, caring for others) or returning after working in another field. Your experiences elsewhere can bring a fresh perspective to our work.

If you are considering applying and feel it would be helpful to discuss this initially, please contact Heather Kilfara, Finance Business Partner, heather.kilfara@nhs.scot



Next Steps

Our recruitment process for this post is currently remote and online, except for the interview stage, which will be in-person.

If successful you would initially work in our Edinburgh office for a number of days as part of your induction and learning. Once settled in the role, you will be able to work remotely or work from one of our NES offices (thereafter working in a hybrid capacity). Please note, occasional presence at our Glasgow / Edinburgh office(s) is a requirement for this role.

All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.

Face to face interviews (including presentation) will take place between 29 and 31 January 2024 at our Edinburgh office. The presentation topic will be sent to candidates selected for interview.

For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below.

Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CV’s will not be accepted.

If you have any queries regarding the NHS Scotland National Recruitment Portal or the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact our recruitment partners, the East Region Recruitment Service, at: EoS.ERRS@nhs.scot

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Postdoctoral Research Associate

UE07 £37,099 to £44,263

College of Science and Engineering / School of Physics and Astronomy / Particle Physics Theory

Full time 35 hours per week

Fixed term 2 years (1st October 2024 - 30th September 2026)



We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics to work on LHC phenomenology.

The Opportunity:

This position will contribute to the STFC Consolidated Grant ST/X000494/1 ‘Particle Theory at the Higgs Centre’. Research activities will be oriented towards LHC phenomenology, and in particular the determination of PDFs, working as a member of the NNPDF collaboration. The position is initially for two years with possible extension to three depending on funding constraints.



Your skills and attributes for success:

Relevant qualification (or near completion) in Physics, Theoretical Physics or Mathematical Physics.
Experience of working in Collider Physics.
Knowledge of standard statistical data analysis techniques.
Experience in delivering research results in an academic context; e.g. a record of peer-reviewed journal and conference presentations.
Capability to work independently, exercising a high degree of initiative and demonstrating a proactive and flexible approach to work

Postdoctoral Research Associate
UE07 £37,099 to £44,263
College of Science and Engineering / School of Physics and Astronomy / Particle Physics Theory
Full time 35 hours per week.
Fixed term 3 years (1st October 2024 - 30th September 2027)

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics to work on numerical calculations and formal developments in the context of lattice field theory applied to theoretical particle physics.

The Opportunity:
This position will contribute to the STFC Consolidated Grant ST/X000494/1 ‘Particle Theory at the Higgs Centre’. Research activities will be oriented towards formal developments and precision lattice QCD calculations, e.g. for the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon and for (semi-)leptonic decays with QED corrections, with both heavy and light quark flavours. The calculations are to be performed, in part, using resources from the national supercomputing facility DiRAC.
Your skills and attributes for success:
• Relevant qualifications (awarded or near completion) in Physics, including Theoretical or Mathematical Physics
• Strong knowledge of the lattice formulation of quantum field theories and the Standard Model of particle physics
• Experience in C++ programming in UNIX environments
• Experience in delivering research results in an academic context; e.g. a record of peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations
• Capability to work independently, exercising a high degree of initiative and demonstrating a proactive and flexible approach to work

Postdoctoral Research Associate
UE 07 £37,099 to £44,263
College of Science and Engineering / School of Physics and Astronomy / Particle Physics Theory
Full Time 35 hours per week
Fixed Term 3 years (1st October 2024 - 30th September 2027)

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics to work on numerical calculations and formal developments in the context of lattice field theory applied to theoretical particle physics.

The Opportunity:
This position will contribute to the STFC Consolidated Grant ST/X000494/1 ‘Particle Theory at the Higgs Centre’. Research activities will be oriented towards formal developments and precision lattice QCD calculations, e.g. the determination of multi-hadron scattering and decay amplitudes, the extraction of long-distance matrix elements involving flavour-changing neutral currents, and the constraint of spectral quantities related to (semi-)inclusive rates, amplitudes and distribution functions. The calculations are to be performed, in part, using resources from the national supercomputing facility DiRAC.

Your skills and attributes for success:
• Relevant qualifications (awarded or near completion) in Physics, including Theoretical or Mathematical Physics
• Strong knowledge of the lattice formulation of quantum field theories and the Standard Model of particle physics
• Experience in C++ programming in UNIX environments
• Experience in delivering research results in an academic context; e.g. a record of peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations
• Capability to work independently, exercising a high degree of initiative and demonstrating a proactive and flexible approach to work

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Grade: UE07
Salary range: £37,099 - £44,263
School: School of Maths
Contract Type - Fixed Term - 24 months




Start date: 1st September 2024 or mutually agreed


Contact e-mail: Alexander.Shapiro@ed.ac.uk



The School of Maths wishes to invite applicants with a broad range of backgrounds in representation theory, integrable systems, or cluster algebra to apply. The theme of the grant is positive representation theory, and its connections to cluster algebra, quantum character varieties, integrable systems, non-compact Chern–Simons theory, Liouville theory, and supersymmetric gauge theory. Anyone appointed will have freedom to pursue their own research directions.

The Opportunity:

The post is funded by the ERC grant “Non-compact Chern–Simons theory, Positive Representations, and Cluster Varieties”. The post-holders will be expected to contribute to the research programme of the grant, but will also have freedom to pursue their own research directions. Candidates will have the opportunity to teach; the School will seek to find assignments that are beneficial in terms of career development and compatible with the postdoc’s research expertise. More information about our thriving and growing group can be found at the Hodge Institute website.

Your skills and attributes for success:

PhD in mathematics, by the time of the start of the position
Ability to contribute to the research programme of the grant
Proven record of research in representation theory, integrable systems, cluster algebra, or related areas
Interest in acquiring new methods and broadening your knowledge in the aforementioned areas
If the application is successful:

You will be a part of Hodge Institute within the University of Edinburgh’s School of Mathematics. It is home to internationally recognized excellent researchers and to an innovative educational environment for both undergraduates and postgraduates. Our location in the beautiful and historic capital of Scotland puts us in the centre of a vibrant community of academics, cultural institutions, industry partners and research institutes.

Application process:

All interested in applying should do so online. Please attach your CV and a research statement. In addition, please arrange for at least three letters of reference to be sent to references@maths.ed.ac.uk quoting ref 8797. Please do not send your application to this email address, this is for references only.

Lecturer or Reader in Robot Systems

Lecturer: UE08 £45,585 - £54,395pa

Reader: UE09 £57,696 - £64,914pa

School of Informatics, Science and Engineering

Contract Type - Full-time (35 hours per week), Open-ended

Applications are invited for an academic position in Robot systems.

The Opportunity:

Applications are invited for a Lecturer/Reader position (comparable to Assistant/Associate Professor) in Robot Systems in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh.

The successful candidate will have (or be near to completing) a PhD in a relevant area, an established research agenda and the enthusiasm and ability to undertake original research, to manage and direct a research group, and to engage with teaching and academic supervision. We are seeking current and future leaders in the field.

In the case of exceptional applicants, appointments may be available as a Reader (Grade UE09). Job descriptions for each level are outlined below. The level of appointment would be influenced by the selection panel following interview in Edinburgh in early 2024.

Appointment will be full-time and open-ended.

All applications must contain the following supporting documents:

Teaching statement (1-2 pages)
Research statement (2-3 pages)
Full CV and publication list, which should identify the applicant’s 3 most relevant/representative publications
Please note that two references will be sought for all shortlisted candidates. Please indicate on your application form if you are happy for your referees to be contacted.

Feedback will only be provided to interviewed candidates.

Further Information

Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) is a highly interdisciplinary field of research, encompassing innovations in hardware design, techniques for perception, planning and control, all of which are increasingly being transformed by emerging advances in Artificial Intelligence, and finally user-centred development of interfaces and interaction methods.

The School of Informatics is seeking to extend its teaching and research in robotics, with a particular focus on integrated approaches to complete robotic systems motivated by emerging applications of broad societal relevance. As a result of sustained efforts over the years, and through our involvement in the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, we occupy a leadership position in the Robotics and Autonomous Systems space. Our RAS activities include a Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) and Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) initiatives with the Bayes Centre and National Robotarium (based in Heriot Watt University, jointly operated with the University of Edinburgh). Following the creation and appointment of a new Chair in Robot Systems, we are now inviting applications for an academic post at the Lecturer/Reader level to support this expansion.

We seek candidates who are emerging leaders engaged in research and teaching in robotics and autonomous systems. The successful candidate will have a vision for how to develop robotic systems in the context of emerging and established application areas, both as a field and within the Edinburgh ecosystem. As well as contributing to research in and beyond the School of Informatics, the candidate will contribute to postgraduate teaching, undergraduate courses, curriculum development and the supervision of PhD students. The candidate's research programme should complement the School's existing portfolio of research within the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, including large projects involving the use of robotics in extreme environments, healthcare, transportation and space systems, and the Centre for Doctoral Training, with a focus on dependable and deployable AI for robotics.

The School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh is one of the largest in Europe, with more than 120 academic staff and a total of over 500 post-doctoral researchers, research students and support staff. Informatics at Edinburgh rated highest on Research Power in the most recent Research Excellence Framework. The School has strong links with industry, with dedicated business incubator space and well-established enterprise and business development programmes. The University of Edinburgh has recently established the Bayes Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, which provides a locus for fruitful multi-disciplinary work, including a range of companies collocated in it. The School holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance the representation of women in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. We are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.

Your skills and attributes for success:

UE08 Lecturer:

PhD or equivalent (such as extensive industry experience), and experience as an established academic in robotics and autonomous systems, or a closely related field
Candidates who are close to completing their PhD (ie. thesis submission is imminent), and who otherwise meet the selection criteria, will be considered.

Ability to undertake original research, including planning and delivery of projects.
Ability to attract research funding as an independent researcher.
A track record of first author and/or collaborative publications in high quality journals and international conferences.
Strong relevant research and teaching skills.
Effective written and oral communication skills in a range of contexts (e.g. teaching, research presentations and publications).
Ability to contribute to teaching on a range of non-Honours courses as well as in more specialist areas of robotics and autonomous systems.
The ability to engage with a range of teaching mediums including online and distance learning.

UE07, £37,099 - £44,263 per annum

College of Science and Engineering/School of Physics and Astronomy/Institute for Astronomy

Fixed Term - 2 years,

Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week

Starting date is flexible, but no later than 1st October 2024

1 post



Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in observational galaxy evolution to work with Dr Kenneth Duncan at the Institute for Astronomy, which is part of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh.



The Opportunity:

The primary research goal of this position is to advance our understanding of galaxy evolution, particularly the life cycle of gas in galaxies, through the combination of next-generation optical spectroscopy and radio HI surveys. The successful candidate will work together with Dr Duncan on a variety of projects with the forthcoming ORCHIDSS ESO Community Survey, depending on their research experience and interests. They will also have the opportunity to develop their own research projects with access to a wide range of multi-wavelength observations such as the MIGHTEE and LOFAR (2.0) extragalactic radio surveys, the WEAVE-LOFAR spectroscopic survey (deputy PI: Duncan), the JWST PRIMER/JELS imaging surveys and associated spectroscopic follow-up campaigns.



Your skills and attributes for success:

A PhD (or close to completing) in Astronomy or related subject
Relevant research experience in galaxy evolution and/or AGN
Strong analytical and programming skills
Good level of independence and creativity
Excellent written and oral scientific communication skills
Record of high-quality lead and co-author refereed journal publications
Desirable: Experience of working with large multi-wavelength datasets, in particular multi-object spectroscopy or HI radio observations.