Hybrid Engagement Officer bei Edinburgh University Group
Edinburgh University Group · Edinburgh, Vereinigtes Königreich · Hybrid
- Professional
- Optionales Büro in Edinburgh
Grade UE06: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum
CMVM / Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies / The Roslin Institute
Full time: 35 hours per week
Fixed term: 48 months, or not beyond 30/10/2029
The Opportunity:
We are looking for an experienced science engagement / science learning practitioner to join the Roslin Institute’s Public Engagement team to support the delivery of our award-winning Public Engagement with Research (PER) programme.
Roslin’s PER programme aims to demonstrate that “Science is for Everyone” and prioritises engagement with under-served audiences, including communities in areas of socio-economic deprivation and/or rural isolation. It includes in-person and online research-linked activities for primary, secondary and international schools, FE colleges, adult learners and teachers, as well as events for the general public; and is delivered with support from University of Edinburgh scientific and research staff, and postgraduate students.
The role is based at the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Campus, and our PER programme is delivered on campus at the Easter Bush Science Outreach Centre (EBSOC), a laboratory space purpose-built for public engagement, and in locations across Scotland via our “Roslin on the Road” rural outreach programme, which has recently extended from its initial Highland locations to include aquaculture-themed outreach in north-west Scotland, Orkney and Shetland.
The post is full-time (35 hours per week) and fixed-term for four years. We are open to considering flexible working patterns, but please note that PER activities need to be delivered at the best times for our audiences, and the Roslin Institute PER programme runs year-round. All members of the PER team need to work flexibly on occasion, and the post will involve some work in the evenings, at weekends and during school holidays, as well as supporting outreach projects that require multiple-night stays away from our Edinburgh base.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Experience of leading the delivery of public engagement with science and/or science learning activities
- Practical laboratory skills and technical knowledge relevant to the Roslin Institute PER programme
- Excellent all-round communication skills
- Enthusiasm for public engagement with research and interest in Roslin Institute research
- Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues and key stakeholders
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Application Information:
All applicants must include a covering letter and a CV (each maximum two sides of A4 in length) that clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable skills and experience listed in the job description.
Please note that in addition to satisfactory references, as this job involves regular work with young people and other vulnerable groups it also requires a Protection of Vulnerable Groups scheme (PVG) check prior to employment.
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of the Roslin Institute’s Public Engagement with Research strategy, and the Gold and Silver Athena SWAN awards, held by the Roslin Institute and University of Edinburgh respectively, recognise our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. The University of Edinburgh is a member of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT 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)
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is Monday 25 August 2025.
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Interviews will be held on Thursday 4 September 2025 at the Easter Bush Science Outreach Centre (EBSOC), Charnock Bradley Building, Easter Bush Campus, EH25 9RG.
Find out more:
Informal enquiries about the role can be made by emailing the line manager for the post Dr Nicola Stock, Public Engagement with Research Manager at the Roslin Institute [email protected]
Further information about the Roslin Institute’s PER programme and the Easter Bush Science Outreach Centre can be found at www.ebsoc.ed.ac.uk and on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/easter-bush-science-outreach-centre-ebsoc
About Company
The Roslin Institute receives strategic investment from the Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and provides national capability to achieve sustainable agriculture, control diseases and enhance health through pioneering animal bioscience. The Institute is a key part of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, which consistently places in the top ten veterinary schools worldwide in QS world rankings. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework exercise, a joint submission by the School and Scotland’s Rural College in the unit of assessment on Agriculture, Veterinary & Food Science placed first in the United Kingdom.
The Institute became part of the University of Edinburgh in 2008 and moved to a £60M state-of-the-art building at the Easter Bush Campus in 2011. This is now occupied by >400 staff, students and visitors, including around 65 Group Leaders and Tenure Track Fellows on a path to independence. The Institute has a vibrant programme of postgraduate research and a thriving student community (https://vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin/work-study/postgraduate) (opens in a new browser tab). Research at the Institute is organised across eight divisions (Quantitative Biology, Genome Biology, Functional Genetics, Translational Bioscience, Bacteriology, Virology, Immunology, and Epidemiology) and two Institute Strategic Programmes funded by the BBSRC from 2023-28 (Genes & Traits for Healthy Animals and Prevention & Control of Infectious Diseases).
Over £380M has been invested in physical infrastructure at Easter Bush since 2008, including for research on key terrestrial and aquatic farmed animals. This includes the National Avian Research Facility, a £24M Large Animal Research & Imaging Facility, Aquaculture facilities for fish and shellfish, and an Innovation Centre that is now fully occupied with commercial tenants. The campus serves as a key innovation hub for the Agri-Tech, Aquaculture and Animal Bioscience (3A) sector and Roslin has extensive partnerships with businesses, including animal breeding and pharmaceutical businesses able to translate its discoveries at global scale.
Total income at The Roslin Institute is c. £35M per annum, a significant amount of which derives from the BBSRC via strategic and competitive funding. The Institute partners extensively with the Gates Foundation, which invests in a Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics & Health together with the UK Government to drive genetic gain in farmed animals indigenous to low- and middle-income countries. While primarily focussed on sustainable agriculture and the control of animal diseases, Roslin also aims to enhance human health, for example through control of zoonoses and the use of animals as models of human disease to support preclinical evaluation of candidate medicines.
The Institute has a positive and inclusive culture and holds a prestigious Athena SWAN Gold award in recognition of its commitment to advance the careers of women in science.
Further details of the research conducted at the Institute can be found at The Roslin Institute website (https://www.ed.ac.uk/roslin) (opens in a new browser tab)
