Research Fellow; Digital Gambling Observatory - Young Adults

Salary and Contract

£41,064.00 - £48,222.00 per annum (pro rata).

Part time – 24.5 hours per week.

Fixed term: 10 months (1 July 2026 to 30 April 2027).

As a member of the Digital Gambling Observatory (Young Adults) funded under the UKRIGambling Harms Research and Innovation Partnerships programme, you will work across project activities in collaboration with the core team and partnership board. This includes co‑designing the toolkit, participant recruitment, conducting interviews and workshops, qualitative analysis, facilitating relationships with project partners, assisting with the production of outputs, and preparing the Phase 2 bid.

• Co‑design the digital gambling toolkit.
• Recruit participants and conduct interviews and workshops.
• Perform qualitative analysis of data.
• Facilitate relationships with project partners.
• Assist in producing project outputs.
• Prepare Phase 2 bid.

• Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden experience.
• Leading‑edge research.
• Opportunities for publication.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award and is a member of the Race Equality Charter and a Stonewall Proud Employer. All applicants must evidence right to work in the UK; the University will not consider sponsorship for this role.

Closing date for applications: 19 June 2026 (11:59 pm UK time).

Interviews will be held on 26 June 2026.