Clinical Lectureships

Grade ACN2: £52,229 – £77,389 per annum

College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine

Full-time: 40 hours per week

Fixed-term: to CCT date + 6 months

The Opportunity:

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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.

Since 2008, the College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine (CMVM) at the University of Edinburgh has appointed some of the brightest academic minds to undertake a clinical PhD via the Wellcome-funded ECAT programme.

Building on the research training excellence developed over that period, and with a combination of external and institutional (CMVM) PhD funding, the ECAT programme continues to go from strength to strength. We now seek to fill up to three ECAT Clinical Lectureships as part of Public Services Delivery (PSD) Scotland’s doctoral SCREDS (Scottish Clinical Research Excellence Development) Scheme.

Successful candidates will have access to cutting-edge infrastructure, large-scale data resources and a diverse supervisory pool of internationally competitive investigators. This environment will support ambitious, curiosity-driven researchers, building upon established strengths in genetics, cell biology, in vivo model systems, human disease and health data science while enabling novel, interdisciplinary approaches to fundamental biological, technological and social mechanisms underpinning health and disease.

Before beginning the three-year PhD project, 0.2 FTE funding is provided for a lead-in year when selection of supervisors and planning of the PhD project are optimised with the support of the programme directors. Following the PhD, there is funding for continued academic activity and research training (0.2 FTE) and clinical practice (0.8 FTE) up to CCT + six months.

Successful candidates will be expected to develop a competitive PhD fellowship application for institutional or external PhD funding.

Vacancies are open to:

• Trainees in all GMC-recognised medical and surgical specialties;
• Trainees with a Scottish National Training Number (NTN).

UK NTN holders may apply but an inter-deanery transfer will be necessary.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• You must be able to demonstrate a commitment to a research career and should have a track record appropriate to your career stage in basic, translational or clinical research.
• You must have (or obtain by the start date of the post) a specialty training position with a National Training Number (NTN) in your chosen discipline in Scotland. UK NTN holders may apply but an inter-deanery transfer will be necessary.
• You must be GMC-registered and must be practicing clinically in the UK.
• You must have relevant clinical experience in your chosen specialty.
• You must be eligible for higher specialist clinical training.

Candidates who have already undertaken a period of research leading to a doctoral degree are not eligible to apply.

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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, including leading-edge research, opportunities for publication and working within one of the world’s leading universities.

This post is full-time (40 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns.

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How to apply:

IMPORTANT:  there are two application streams and you should apply to the relevant stream for your professional background (Medical & Surgical or Vet – please ensure that this is the correct stream for you. If not, please visit the University’s jobs page and find the correct stream (search for ‘ECAT’).

In this round of recruitment, there is a total of up to four vacancies across both streams (three Medical & Surgical and one Vet).

Applications must be accompanied by a CV and 500-word supporting statement.

Please attach the supporting statement to your CV and upload it as ONE document under “Resume” in the online system. There is no need to include a cover letter.

For the sake of fairness, documents other than the CV and supporting statement will not be considered.

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 (opens in a new tab) 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 a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ equality.

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 (opens new browser tab)

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa. 

Please note if the role is offered on a part-time basis, it may result in sponsorship being dependent on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant or the role no longer meeting the Home Office’s criteria for sponsorship.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 9 November 2026.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11.59pm UK time. If you are applying outside the UK, the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browser’s local time zone. 

Interviews will be held in person in Edinburgh on 16 December 2026.

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The College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine brings people together from all over the world to learn to become research scientists, doctors, vets, dental professionals or simply explore new ways of learning. It's a place where scientists have the facilities and equipment they need to explore the most challenging of research questions, where clinical trials explore new treatment options and new ideas get tested every day.  All this research and teaching activity is enabled by people working in roles that lead on IT, HR, finance, communications, risk management, strategy, events, marketing, research management, recruitment and many more specialisms; the list is as diverse as our community itself.

We pride ourselves on being a place where ideas can grow and people are given opportunities to flourish. If you would like to contribute to research and teaching that can change the world then please submit your application.