External Opportunities

Job opportunities

See below for a list of external opportunities from research institutions and industry across the country. If you are a Quantum ARC member and would like us to share an opportunity, please get in touch.

Heriot Watt University – Photonic Quantum Technologies

Role type: Assistant/Associate Professor

Contract: Full-time (35hrs per week), 36 months fixed-term

Closing date: 31/10/2026

Heriot Watt University – Microfluidics for Quantum Bio-Sensing

Role type: Research Associate

Contract: Full-time (35hrs per week), 24 months fixed-term

Closing date: 31/10/2026

Outreach Directory

The Quantum ARC strives to support researchers in making new connections, forming collaborations, and developing ideas, especially across disciplines and sectors. The team have curated a list of providers for outreach opportunities across the community. Please reach out to suggest additional contacts or to make us aware of any new collaborations as a result of the directory!

Glasgow Science Festival

Royal Society of Edinburgh Curious Festival 

Edinburgh Science Festival

Pint of Science 

Nuffield Research Placements

STEM Ambassadors 

IoP 3-minute wonder 

3-minute thesis competition 

Glasgow Science Centre  

Borrow a researcher 

Soapbox Science  

European Researcher’s Night  

Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA)