Update 26th March 2026:
Applications for Clinical Fellowships and Rowling Graduate Research Practitioner postitions for 2026 have closed.
Rowling Fellowships
Rowling Fellowships are designed to enable doctors undertaking their specialty training to step away from clinical practice for 1 year to experience clinical research, and potentially pursue a higher degree (PhD/MD). Rowling Fellows are University of Edinburgh staff, on a clinical pay scale.
Rowling Fellows undertake clinical roles in academic, and commercial, research studies and trials, such as consenting participants, performing clinical assessments and maintaining patient databases, as well as promoting, conducting and reporting research. There will be opportunities for Fellows to gain insight into, for instance, trials assessment, research governance, ethics applications, clinical epidemiology, novel molecular diagnostic tests, neuroimaging, genetics and neuropathology. The Fellows also develop skills in leadership, management and public engagement activities.
Application deadline
Applications for 2025 are now closed. The next recruitment round is expected to be in January or February 2027.
The video below tells you more about the Rowling Clinical Fellowship position.
Transcript of Rowling Clinical Fellow video [PDF download]
Rowling Graduate Research Practitioners
As a Graduate Research Practitioner at the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, you will gain wide-ranging experience: from directly recruiting people with neurological conditions to research studies and performing assessments according to study protocols, to managing data, and learning about clinical trial governance. Working in a world-class, supportive, multi-disciplinary team, you will help provide hope through research to people with progressive incurable conditions such as multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, Parkinson’s and dementias.
The Graduate Research Practitioner post is a 2-year position for those who have graduated from an undergraduate degree within the last two years. This two-year role is an excellent springboard for those wishing to work in clinical research or trial management in an academic, NHS or commercial setting, or in preparation for further study e.g. medical degree or PhD.
Applications
Applications for 2026 are now closed.
The video below tells you more about the Rowling Graduate Research Practitioner position. (Video update 2026: please note that this post is now a 24-month position)
Transcript of Rowling Graduate Research Practitioner video [PDF download]
Other vacancies
For research assistant and other opportunities at the Anne Rowling Clinic, please search University of Edinburgh vacancies using Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic as a key word.
