Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Soundscape Analysis

Grade UE07: 41064 to 48822 per annum

College of Science and Engineering / School of GeoSciences

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed-term: for 12months

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.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for someone to analyse environmental soundscapes using signal processing or machine learning. Initially you will work with underwater passive acoustic sound data and later may go on to work with terrestrial bioacoustics sounds.

This post is full-time; 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.

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How to apply

Please include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter

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A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

• Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience
• Leading-edge research
• Opportunities for publication
• Working within one of the worlds leading universities

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 ourstaff benefits pageand 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 welcome applications from all qualified candidates and particularly encourage applications from women people from Black Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds LGBTQ individuals and those with disabilities as we acknowledge they are currently underrepresented at this level.

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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.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 6^th May 2026.

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