Grade U03 Salary: £24,729-£26,320.  The role will be offered on a pro-rata basis, at spinal point 10 (£24,729) 

College of Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry, Marketing, Recruitment and Communication Team

Fixed term contract, 3 hours per week in term time academic year 2026/27

Project begins 9th November 2026 for semester 1 then extends to 31st May 2027

The Opportunity:

Chemistry Digital Content Creators - Shape what happens next. Be part of something bigger

The School of Chemistry is looking current Student Ambassadors interested in creating engaging social media content, (reels and posts) for our Instagram channel. The project’s objective is to showcase the authentic student-created and student-led digital content highlighting the School of Chemistry student experience. The project’s goal is to help engage with prospective students and their supporters to help them better understand what studying Chemistry in Edinburgh is like from our students’ perspective. The post-holders will research different social media trends and be supported to prepare engaging content to inspire prospective students and offer holders to study Chemistry with us. The postholders will work closely with the School’s Marketing, Recruitment and Communications team to showcase the school’s sense of community and what you love about life studying Chemistry and living in Edinburgh. Guidance will be given around equipment/editing. For inspiration please visit the School Instagram to view our current content.



This exciting opportunity is open to all School of Chemistry undergraduate students from the University of Edinburgh. It assumes an equivalent of 3 hours work per week to complete the project and can be flexible to fit around the postholder’s studying and other commitments.

The successful applicants must be in Edinburgh during the project.

Make a meaningful impact

Here, you can continue to make a difference in everything around you. Take on new challenges, grow your career, be recognised for your contributions, and benefit from our commitment to your wellbeing. 

This post is part time (3 hours per week).

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How to apply

Please include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter

As a valued member of our team, you can expect: 

• A competitive salary. 


• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 


• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.


• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits. 

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ 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)

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 9 November.



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Interviews will be held TBA

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

The School of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh has a long and distinguished history. The first Chemistry Professor was appointed to the Chair in 1713 and the Edinburgh University student-led Chemical Society is regarded as the oldest chemical society in the world. The School is run as a single academic unit with approximately 160 staff (made up of academic, postdoctoral researchers and professional services staff) and 800 students (undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research students). Our vision is for all students and staff to harness their curiosity, utilising outstanding and diverse talents to pursue knowledge that can be used to tackle global challenges and improve people’s lives. Sustainability, collaboration and inclusion are at the heart of all our school activities.

School of Chemistry researchers deliver advances in both core and interdisciplinary chemistry across five overlapping themes: Catalysis & Synthesis, the Chemistry-Biology Interface, Functional Materials, Structural Chemistry & Chemical Dynamics, and Energy, Environment & Sustainable Chemistry. Our research underpins solutions to major global challenges including health, climate change, and sustainability, and we collaborate extensively with other disciplines and industry partners to take our research towards use. Our 55 group leaders work with a similar number of postdoctoral researchers and approx.155 research students to deliver £32M of current research grants across government, charity and industry funders, as well as a wide variety of public engagement activities.

Along with the University of St Andrews we formed EaStCHEM in 2004 to combine the research activities of two of Scotland’s leading schools of chemistry. Combined, we are the largest chemistry unit research in the UK. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021), we were one of only three chemistry submissions to achieve a 100% “world-leading” score for our research environment. We hold a Silver Athena SWAN award, in recognition of excellence in science, engineering and technology employment in higher education relating to supporting women in Science. We are particularly proud of establishing the Christina Miller Fellowships, which have enabled seven talented postdoctoral researchers from under-represented groups to establish themselves as independent group leaders.

For further information about our school is available on the School of Chemistry Website (https://chem.ed.ac.uk/) (opens in a new browser tab).