Research Impact Associate; CMVM

UE07: £41,064 – £48,822 per annum

CSG / Edinburgh Research Office

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: 1st August 2026 to 31st March 2027 (maternity cover)

Number of posts available: 1

This maternity cover is an exciting opportunity to contribute to uncovering and demonstrating the impact of the world leading research undertaken at the University of Edinburgh. Working within a team of research impact and engagement professionals, you will be associated with specific disciplinary areas mainly within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. You will work with academic and professional services colleagues to identify, evidence and develop impact from research, creating compelling narratives for the Research Excellence Framework ().

• A broad understanding of the research disciplines within the medical, biomedical and veterinary sciences.
• A good working knowledge of  research impact.
• Experience of working in partnership with professional services and academic colleagues at all levels of seniority, engendering a culture of open dialogue and constructive challenge.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including ability to communicate complex and/or technical concepts to non-expert audiences.
• Ability to adapt to different ways of working across varied disciplines.

This post is full time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering 0.8

FTE or flexible working patterns. The University of Edinburgh operates a hybrid working policy based on business need. Depending on the needs of the specific disciplinary areas the post-holder is associated with, we envisage a minimum 50% on-campus attendance, across multiple sites, for in person meetings and team anchor days.

Closing date for applications: 19th June 2026.
Interviews will be held on 9th July 2026.

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.

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On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.