Description Grade UE07: £41,064 - £ 48,822 per annum College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science / School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences Full-time: 35 hours per week Fixed-term: for 36 months We’re unlocking Edinburgh’s potential. Join us. Here at the University of Edinburgh there’s a career for everyone. We can offer opportunities for you to develop in your career and make a real difference in the communities around us whilst 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 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 student’s performance and wellbeing. The Opportunity: The successful candidate will work alongside Dr Jo Wolff as part of the ERC Consolidator project “ The Dematerialisation of Science”. The PDRA will conduct original philosophical research on the digitisation of natural history collections and the implications for research and curation. This post is full-time (35 hours per week), fixed-term post for 36 months available from August 2026. Applications are invited from those with a PhD in Philosophy or a related discipline. Candidates should have expertise in philosophy of science, ideally with a focus of philosophy of the life sciences or natural history. Informal enquiries may be made to the Dr Jo Wolff, jo.wolff@ed.ac.uk. Please click here to view the full job description for the role. Application information: Applicants should upload a cover letter into the online application portal along with a CV and writing sample. These documents must be uploaded in all cases. In addition, we ask you to submit the names of three referees who may be contacted at a later date (please note if you do not wish for anyone to be contacted until after an offer has been made). If you are currently in the process of completing your studies/PhD programme please note any relevant timescales in your cover letter and/or CV. As a School we acknowledge that people’s career paths are rarely linear and welcome applicants to expand on their professional and personal journeys where appropriate. If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages. More information on how to submit your application can be found here. Informal enquiries may be made to the Dr Jo Wolff, jo.wolff@ed.ac.uk. 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 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. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the 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. We particularly welcome applications from eligible candidates from under-represented groups, including racially minoritised individuals and all gender identities. 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. 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 28 th April 2026. 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 browser's local time zone. We aim to give successful candidates 2 weeks’ notice ahead of interviews.