External Fellowship Applicants
The University of Aberdeen welcomes expressions of interest from external applicants to UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships and other independent fellowship schemes including EU Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships.
The University is committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment. We strongly encourage candidates irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex, or sexual orientation.
The University of Aberdeen is a research-intensive university with an equal commitment to excellence in education and in research. We are seeking to appoint people who will help us achieve our goals. We'll consider supporting applications in any area of our research aligned to our strategic priorities.
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Research Assistant, Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
The Epidemiology Group is part of the Aberdeen Centre for Research Excellence in Musculoskeletal Health (ABC-MSK), which brings together researchers, clinicians and patient partners to improve the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. These conditions represent a growing health and socio-economic burden, particularly in the context of an ageing population. Research within the Group spans epidemiology, clinical studies and health services research, with a shared aim of improving outcomes for people living with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs).
Lecturer in Business Management, Business School
The University of Aberdeen is launching a 4+0 undergraduate degree with its partner Chinese University Geosciences Beijing (CUGB) taught in its entirety at the CUGB campus on the tropical island of Hainan.
Lecturer in Economics, Business School
The University of Aberdeen is launching a 4+0 undergraduate degree with its partner Chinese University Geosciences Beijing (CUGB) taught in its entirety at the CUGB campus on the tropical island of Hainan. The University of Aberdeen Business School invites applications for two full-time (Teaching and Research) Lecturers in Economics to be based in Aberdeen but teach at CUGB Hainan. 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
Teaching Fellow, Education
We are looking to recruit a part-time (0.6 FTE) Teaching Fellow within the Department of Mental Health and Wellbeing. This is a fixed term, 12 months maternity cover postThe Department of Mental Health and Wellbeing, offers a range of accredited undergraduate and postgraduate courses and programmes that are highly attractive to students, including a Doctorate in Counselling, Two Masters in Counselling (Person-centred and Pluralistic), PGCert in Supervision, PGCert in Counselling for Children and Young People, a Masters in Mindfulness and an MSci Counselling, Psychology and Education, sitting alongside range of undergraduate-level courses. Our progammes are both highly respected with appropriate professional body validation, accreditation and partnership endorsement. We are seeking to build on this strong foundation through the appointment of a Teaching Fellow with expertise and experience in Counselling to support the growth of the MSc and Doctoral programmes.
Teaching Fellow, Divinity, History, Philosophy & Art History
The University of Aberdeen wishes to appoint a 1-year teaching fellow (1.0 FTE) in Art History from 1 August 2026. Applicants should have demonstrable expertise and teaching experience in art history or a cognate discipline.
Teaching Fellow, Natural & Computing Sciences
We are looking to offer a teaching contract to a qualified and motivated academic to join our team. The opportunity came due to a secondment, so you will be providing cover in a very lively and dynamic teaching and research environment.Launched in September 2021, the Aberdeen Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, South China Normal University is a collaboration between the University of Aberdeen and South China Normal University (SCNU) to deliver three 4-year undergraduate degree programmes in China closely based on the content of the existing degrees at Aberdeen. The Institute builds on a long-standing collaboration with SCNU.
Teaching Fellow, Geosciences
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as a teaching assistant in hydrology for a period of 18 months. We are looking for a start date of 1 August 2026. We are looking for applicants interested in contributing to our undergraduate and postgraduate teaching portfolios in hydrology, and hydrologically-based use of GIS and other techniques in Physical Geography. The teaching contributions would be made to the department of Geography and Environment, in the School of Geosciences at the University of Aberdeen.
Senior HR Partner, People
The University of Aberdeen is seeking to appoint two HR Transformation Partners to deliver people‑related transformation activities across the University. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and evolving environment, supporting significant organisational change.
Lecturer(s) 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 two full-time (Teaching and Research) Lecturers 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.