Research Fellow (PHOENIx)

Grade UE07: £41,064 - £48,822 per annum, pro-rata - appointment will be made on step 1 of the grade due to budgetary restrictions, £41,064.00 per annum, pro rata

CAHSS / Health in Social Science

Part-time: 0.75 FTE, 26.25 hours per week 

Fixed term: 12 months 

 

 

The Opportunity:

Working within and outwith the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Homelessness and Inclusion health, the post-holder will work with the Centre’s Reader to lead a project aiming to increase inclusion health research and evaluation capacity and capability across Scotland. This includes working with the NHS (Acute and Health and Social Care Partnerships) and Third sector homelessness organisations. The role also involves securing grants to sustain inclusion health research capacity and capability. 

 

This post is 0.75FTE and we are open to considering flexible working patterns.  On-campus working and travel to different areas of Scotland is expected. 

 

The salary for this post is Grade 7 - appointment will be made on step 1 of the grade due to budgetary restrictions, £41,064.00 per annum, pro rata. The post is fixed term for 1 year but the postholder will be encouraged to secure funding to sustain the post beyond one year.

 

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• Experience in mentoring and supervising people and projects 
• Proven resolve to tackle health inequalities
• Commitment to work with a range of front line homelessness, and NHS staff
• Experience of research grant writing
• Excellent verbal and written communication and organisational skills 

 

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Informal discussions with Richard Lowrie are welcomed (Richard.lowrie@ed.ac.uk)

 

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter including experience of working to address health inequalities

 

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 National and 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 (opens in a new tab) 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. 

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 (opens new browser tab).

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 22 September 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 most likely to be scheduled on Tuesday, 14th October.

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