Grade UE07 - £41,064 - £48,822
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine / School of Population Health Sciences / Usher Institute
Full time: 35hrs per week
Fixed Term: Available from 1 March 2026 – 31 August 2028
The Opportunity:
We will also consider requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular (weekly) on-campus working. The Usher Institute expects a minimum of 40%* on campus working.
Your skills and attributes for success:
• PhD or MSc with related work experience in a relevant discipline e.g. Medical Informatics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or Computer Science.
• Experience in the application and development of data analytics methods (e.g. time-series analysis, signal processing, statistical machine learning), preferably including some experience on physiological signals, clinical reports/self-reported outcome measures and sensor data.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams, preferably with clinical colleagues.
• Excellent programming skills (MATLAB or Python preferred).
• Proven track record of publishing research outputs.
Application Information:
Please include your CV and a supporting statement with details of how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required for this post.
Non-University of Edinburgh employees (i.e. external applicants) – please refer to the system user guide
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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.
The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 5th January 2026.
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Interviews dates to be confirmed.