Grade UE07: £41,064.00 - £48,822.00 per annum
School of Engineering / Institute for Infrastructure and Environment
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-term: to 31st December 2026
Where curiosity becomes impact
With roles from hospitality to research, there’s a career for everyone at the University of Edinburgh. We can offer opportunities for you to develop in your career and make a real difference in the communities around us while contributing to the world at large.
We offer careers and roles in just about every area you can think of. Whether you are looking for entry-level, mid-career or roles at the top of your chosen specialism, we can offer you a career where you can flourish and make a real difference in the communities around us while contributing to the world at large. Our people come from a wide range of backgrounds, each bringing their abilities and experiences to our organisation.
The University isn’t just any employer. We are part of a local community and a contributor to global thinking, progress and research. In Edinburgh, you are in one of the world’s most attractive cities with active arts and social sectors, while working in a University that has made significant contributions to society, medicine, physics and teaching for over four centuries. Our people have helped create the modern world and are working on more ground-breaking technologies and practices. Join the University of Edinburgh and you’ll be making a difference to everything around you
The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We look for the best in the field across all disciplines and provide a working environment where academics can develop their careers and passion for their chosen subject area. We offer the full range of academic roles and have a genuine focus on our students performance and wellbeing.
People have always been at the heart of our work. As part of the University, you are a part of our community. We are looking for people with drive, determination, and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful/personalised flexibility for you.
A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:
Professional development and subject matter expertise
Leading-edge research
Excellent benefits and support
Contributing to the work and purpose of the University.
The Opportunity:
The SCALA project seeks to accelerate the translation and impact of research to increase the resilience of displaced populations to extreme heat. Building on our track record and latest developments in the sector, the RA will lead work to establish cooling potential of interventions that can be rolled out under the opportunities and constraints of humanitarian and development responses.
Your skills and attributes for success:
1. experience working in the built environment and climate/structure interactions;
2. ability to work collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams;
3. experience using or willingness to learn and employ bespoke building thermal modelling;
This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering 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.
.