Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Education
Midlothian
July 11, 2026
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

Grade UE07: £41,064 – £48,822 per annum, pro rata if part-time

School of Regeneration and Repair, Centre for Inflammation Research

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: 2-year contract

Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow with expertise in quantitative genetics to join the Baillie Lab, led by Professor Kenneth Baillie, within the Baillie Gifford Pandemic Science Hub at the Institute for Regeneration and Repair.

Qualifications

  • A PhD (or near completion) or equivalent professional qualification and/or experience in the field of genetics, bioinformatics, computational biology
  • Strong expertise in performing eQTL analyses and/or integrating large-scale genetic and transcriptomic datasets (e.g., GWAS, RNA seq)
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as R or Python and experience with bioinformatics tools
  • Strong planning and organising skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to build rapport with colleagues and collaborators.

Full time (35 hours per week); open to part time, flexible, or hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

  • Variety every day
  • Responsibility and autonomy
  • Excellent benefits and support
  • Contributing to the work and purpose of the University.
  • A competitive salary.
  • An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
  • To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
  • Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family friendly initiatives, and flexible work options.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award, is a member of the Race Equality Charter, and is a Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champion, actively promoting LGBT equality.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, and particularly encourage applications from women and from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates.

Key Dates

Closing date for applications: 10th July 2026.

Interview dates: roughly 2-3 weeks after closing.

Location

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