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Clinical Teaching Fellow, Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

Applications are invited from suitably qualified General Dental Surgeons for multiple part-time (0.2FTE) Clinical Teaching Fellow posts in Primary Dental Care to work on Thursdays and/or Mondays to supervise student teaching clinics or in the clinical simulation environment.  This role is ideal for skilled General Dental Practitioners who would like to expand their clinical portfolio by teaching and favourably influencing the education of the next generation of dentists whilst developing professional relationships with colleagues.

School/Section
Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
Division
Institute of Dentistry
Staff Category
Academic
Position Type
Part Time
Grade
Clinical Lecturer
Salary
£48,288 - £79,047
Ref No
DEN058A
Closing Date
05-JAN-2026

Lecturer in Education (Teaching & Scholarship), Education

The School of Education is seeking to recruit a Lecturer in Education (Teaching and Scholarship) to work in the Department of Postgraduate Taught and Professional Learning primarily in support of the Teaching Qualification in Further Education (TQFE) programme.The principal duties of this role will be programme director and leading teaching and assessment. This will involve leading and managing the TQFE team, liaising with college tutors across the sector, representing the University of Aberdeen on national groups and promoting the programme to attract potential new students.

School/Section
Education
Division
Unspecified
Staff Category
Academic
Position Type
Part Time
Grade
Grade 7
Salary
pro rata
Ref No
EDU148A
Closing Date
04-JAN-2026

Teaching/Research Assistant or Fellow, Geosciences

The post will be based in the School of Geosciences and will provide support for a significant capital research infrastructure project – the Aberdeen Geothermal Feasibility Pilot (AGFP). The AGFP will contribute to the University wide goals for Net Zero by providing research and research capability focused on understanding the potential for Geothermal in the Aberdeen region and internationally.

School/Section
Geosciences
Division
Geology & Geophysics
Staff Category
Research
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 5/6
Salary
£33,002 - £42,254
Ref No
GEO480R
Closing Date
15-DEC-2025

Research Assistant/Fellow (Statistician), Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

The Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (ACE)’s specific aims are to work for the implementation of better health and social care, identify developments within health and social care that are effective, efficient and high quality, and explore and understand experiences of health and social care.This work is underpinned by the Centre undertaking work with patient and public partners, undertaking capacity building, education and training, using and developing interdisciplinary approaches and leading the way with the development and implementation of new and innovative methodological approaches.

School/Section
Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
Division
Institute of Applied Health Sciences
Staff Category
Research
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 5/6
Salary
£33,002 - £46,049
Ref No
ACE009A
Closing Date
12-JAN-2026

Research Fellow /Advanced Research Fellow, Natural & Computing Sciences

We are seeking to recruit a research fellow/advanced research fellow with a strong background in materials chemistry to join a vibrant research team under the leadership of Dr Ieuan Seymour in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Aberdeen. This post is supported by Dr Ieuan Seymour’s UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship on ‘Sustainability from Cradle to Crave: Halide Based Electrolytes for All-Solid-State-Batteries’.

School/Section
Natural & Computing Sciences
Division
Chemistry
Staff Category
Research
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 6/7
Salary
£38,784 - £56,535
Ref No
NCS254R
Closing Date
16-JAN-2026

Lecturer in Energy Transition - Electrical Power Systems, Engineering

The School of Engineering at the University of Aberdeen is a research-intensive, interdisciplinary school engaged in fundamental and applied research and offering Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PGT) degree programmes across five Engineering disciplines: Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Electronic, Mechanical, and Petroleum. The School’s research spans the main engineering disciplines across five Research Groups and a number of Research Centres (https://www.abdn.ac.uk/engineering/research/index.php).

School/Section
Engineering
Division
Unspecified
Staff Category
Academic
Position Type
Full Time
Grade
Grade 7
Salary
£47,389 - £56,535
Ref No
ENG244RX
Closing Date
11-JAN-2026