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13269 - Research Fellow (Discovering Liveability)

Job details
Posting date: 24 October 2025
Salary: £41,064.00 to £48,822.00 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 17 November 2025
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week
Company: University of Edinburgh
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: 13269

Summary

Grade UE07: £41,064.00 - £48,822.00 per annum
CAHSS / School of Health in Social Science
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-term contract: for 30 months

The Opportunity:
Research Fellow (qualitative methods) to join the Discovering Liveability: Co-producing alternatives to suicide prevention project, contributing to innovative suicide research that centres liveability and lived/living experience.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) for 30 months. We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular (weekly) on-campus working. This is not a remote role.

The salary for this post is at Grade UE07: £41,064.00 - £48,822.00 per annum, but due to budgetary restrictions appointments will be made on the first step of the grade - £41,064.00 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:
Experience in qualitative research methods, especially ethnography and institutional ethnography.
Ability to communicate complex information clearly, orally and in writing (including for academic publication).
A PhD in relevant field (e.g. critical suicide studies, sociology, anthropology).
A developing record of peer-reviewed publications.