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.
Please visit our UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships page for information on how to apply and view important dates.
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Senior Clinical Lecturer (Scholarship), Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
Applications are invited from General Practitioners registered with the General Medical Council. These posts are based in the Institute of Education in Healthcare and Medical Sciences, part of the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition. The post holders will therefore be part of a team with an international reputation in medical education. Based on one of the biggest health campuses in Europe, our students benefit from a systems-based integrated approach. The role offers excellent opportunities for development of medical education skills with outstanding facilities and a supportive culture provided by the School and within the wider university setting. The Institute is proud of its position ranking Aberdeen as number 1 in the UK to study Medicine in the Guardian League Tables of UK Medical Schools in 2024, reflecting its student-centred approach.
Research Fellow, Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
The Institute of Education in Healthcare and Medical Sciences, located within the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, is one of the UK’s leading centres for medical, medical sciences and dental education. The Institute launched the Centre of Healthcare Education Research and Innovation (CHERI) in May 2017. Led by Dr Anita Laidlaw, CHERI’s vision is to achieve a global reputation for academic excellence in healthcare education research, by supporting high-quality, important research focusing on relevant issues, and developing tomorrow’s researchers.
Lecturer in Public Law and Anti SLAPP, Law
The University of Aberdeen’s School of Law is an ambitious School with a long history of high quality and innovative teaching and research. 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 culture which will encourage and enable the successful candidate to pursue their research ambitions.
Lecturer in Maritime and Commercial Law, Law
The University of Aberdeen’s School of Law is an ambitious School with a long history of high quality and innovative teaching and research. 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 culture which will encourage and enable the successful candidate to pursue their research ambitions.
Vice-Principal (Regional Engagement & Innovation), University Senior Management
Founded in 1495, the University of Aberdeen is Scotland’s third oldest university and the fifth oldest in the UK. Today, we are recognised as one of the country’s leading institutions, ranked 18th in the UK by the Guardian University Guide 2026 and 23rd by the Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026. Our education and impact are powered by world-class research across five interdisciplinary priority areas: Energy Transition; Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity; Environment and Biodiversity; Data and AI; and Health, Nutrition and Wellbeing.We are deeply committed to playing a leading role in the economic, social and cultural life of our region, working in partnership to deliver innovation, enterprise and inclusive growth locally, nationally and internationally.
Provost, University Senior Management
Founded in 1495, the University of Aberdeen is Scotland’s third oldest university and the fifth oldest in the UK. Today, we are recognised as one of the country’s leading institutions, ranked 18th in the UK by the Guardian University Guide 2026 and 23rd by the Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026. Our education is powered by world-class research in five interdisciplinary priority areas: Energy Transition; Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity; Environment and Biodiversity; Data and AI; and Health, Nutrition and Wellbeing.