Edinburgh Guarantee Jobs Board

Employer:     

Aethernova is an Edinburgh-based startup in Digital Health Technology with global ambitions, developing an innovative XR-AI platform for neurodevelopmental assessment (initially focusing on autism and ADHD). By combining immersive technology with multimodal data, we are creating diagnostic tools that reduce gender, age, and cultural bias, shorten waiting times, enable personalised support, and remain aligned with human-centred values.

Environment: 

Remote/hybrid.

What might a day in this role look like?

• Carry out research and prepare summaries
• Support the CEO by managing email correspondence and highlighting important information
• Organise events, meetings, and calendars
• Assist in drafting R&D proposals and funding applications
• Undertake email/LinkedIn outreach to potential partners and collaborators.

What will I learn?

• Industry-related training in digital health, innovation, and startup operations
• Opportunity to complete accredited training through partners if relevant
• Communication, teamwork, and professional writing
• Event and project coordination
• Research and proposal development
• Business development and outreach.

What qualifications/skills are required?

• Higher or further education
• Strong attention to detail, reliable, enthusiastic, and self-motivated
• Ability to read scientific research papers and extract relevant insights for R&D proposal writing.
• Confident communicator, both written and verbal
• Comfortable with learning new digital tools (including AI tools).

This post is subject to funding by the Scottish Government and Edinburgh’s Employer Recruitment Incentive. Candidates must meet one of the following criteria:

• Lone parents
• Parents with disabilities
• Young parents age 25 years and less
• Minority ethnic families
• Families with a disabled child
• Families with 3 or more children
• Families where the youngest child is under 1 year.

If you are unsure about these criteria, please feel free to make further enquiries before applying. 

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