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Lecturer in Finance (Teaching & Research), Business School

The University of Aberdeen operates a 4+0 undergraduate degree with its partner South China Normal University (SCNU) taught in its entirety at the SCNU campus at Nanhai, in Guangdong province. The University of Aberdeen Business School invites applications for a (Teaching and Research) Lecturer in Finance to be based in Aberdeen but teach at SCNU. The successful applicant will primarily be based at the University of Aberdeen but will be required to spend substantial periods of time in China. Accommodation in China and travel to and from China will be covered by the University of Aberdeen.

School/Section
Business School
Division
Unspecified
Staff Category
Academic
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 7
Salary
£47,389 - £56,535
Ref No
BUS224AX
Closing Date
30-SEP-2026

Teaching Fellow, Natural & Computing Sciences

The Department of Computing Science, within the School of Natural and Computing Sciences at the University of Aberdeen, seeks to recruit a Teaching Fellow on a 6-month fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover. The successful applicant will contribute to the delivery of teaching across our undergraduate and taught postgraduate Computing Science programmes, supporting students through high-quality, research-informed teaching and assessment.

School/Section
Natural & Computing Sciences
Division
Computing Science
Staff Category
Teaching
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 6
Salary
Pro rata
Ref No
NCS260A
Closing Date
25-AUG-2026

Teaching Fellow, Geosciences

The Department of Geography and Environment at University of Aberdeen offers MA and BSc undergraduate degree programmes, completed over four years. Students have the option of pursuing a general Geography degree or to specialise in either Human or Physical Geography. A sizable minority of undergraduates opt to take a Joint Honours degree. Research led teaching approach allows staff to introduce taught content aligned with their research interests at all levels of the undergraduate programme. Our Honours programme is structured such that the focus in Year 3 is upon skills, techniques and key concepts in the discipline and, in Year 4, special topics courses allow students to specialise in sub-areas of the discipline which align with our research strengths.

School/Section
Geosciences
Division
Geography & Environment
Staff Category
Academic
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 6
Salary
£38,784
Ref No
GEO490A
Closing Date
21-AUG-2026

Research Assistant, Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

We have an exciting opportunity in the Institute of Medical Science (IMS) for someone with a passion for undertaking challenging research looking to use their skills in chromosome biology to make an impact on the study of cohesin and chromosome structure. You will join the laboratory of Dr Bin Hu to undertake structure-function analysis of cohesin and its regulators.

School/Section
Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
Division
Institute of Medical Sciences
Staff Category
Research
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 5
Salary
£33,002 per annum
Ref No
IMS334R
Closing Date
20-AUG-2026

Teaching Fellow, Law

The University of Aberdeen’s School of Law is an ambitious School with a long history of high quality and innovative teaching, research and scholarship. We are consistently ranked in the Top 20 UK Law Schools (rated 12 in the Times and 13 in the Guardian University Guide 2026). We are committed to equality and diversity and hold an Athena Swan Bronze Award. We have a supportive research and scholarship culture which will encourage and enable the successful candidate to pursue their research and scholarship ambitions as appropriate to the post. 

School/Section
Law
Division
Unspecified
Staff Category
Teaching
Position Type
Part Time
Grade
Grade 6
Salary
pro rata
Ref No
LAW089A
Closing Date
18-AUG-2026

Research Cultures Collaboration Associate, Directorate of Research, Innovation and Enterprise

The University of Aberdeen is seeking to appoint up to three Research Cultures Collaboration Associates to contribute to a national programme of activities focused on strengthening research cultures across Scotland's higher education sector. The Associates will work alongside the Scottish Research Cultures Collaboration Manager and partners to deliver one of three projects:Enhancing Early Researcher Experience in ScotlandCreating Narratives of Research Cultures in ScotlandEvidence and Insight from Research Integrity and Culture Week

School/Section
Directorate of Research, Innovation and Enterprise
Division
Unspecified
Staff Category
Academic
Position Type
Full Time, Part Time
Grade
Grade 6
Salary
£38,784 - £46,049
Ref No
RAI149A
Closing Date
19-AUG-2026

Research Fellow, Biological Sciences

A talented and creative researcher in the field of evolutionary developmental biology is sought to take part in a highly interdisciplinary and international project funded by the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP). We aim to understand the role of gene family expansions in the evolution of novel complex traits in molluscs. Our approach will use a combination of state-of-the-art techniques, such as CRISPR/Cas9 gene knock-out and single cell technologies, to understand the functional role of specific genes in mollusc shell development. We are particularly interested in studying a class of receptors called pattern recognition receptors (PRR). The project offered will involve: (i) analysing single cell RNAseq atlases to determine the cell type expression specificity of PRR genes, (ii) assessing the spatial expression of PRR genes in developmental stages of molluscs using HCR in situ hybridisations and, (iii) CRISPR-Cas9 gene knock-out functional analysis of specific PRR genes.

School/Section
Biological Sciences
Division
Unspecified
Staff Category
Research
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 6
Salary
£38,784 - £46,049
Ref No
SBS191R
Closing Date
04-SEP-2026