 Robinson had a disappointing spell in charge of the England side
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Andy Robinson will face competition from around the world for the national coach's job, Scottish Rugby chief executive Gordon McKie insists.
Former England coach Robinson has been made clear favourite by many pundits following Frank Hadden's departure.
"Andy has a good pedigree as a coach and done very well with Edinburgh," McKie told BBC Scotland.
"But it's important that we are not rushed. Andy will be benchmarked against anyone else who might apply."
Robinson, who had a disappointing spell in charge of England, has been in charge of Edinburgh for 18 months.
Meanwhile, Scotland's other professional side, Glasgow Warriors, are coached by New Zealand-born former Scotland international Sean Lineen.
Scotland's last experiment with a foreign coach, Australian Matt Williams, was generally regarded as a failure.
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We had a great away win Argentina last year and had good performances in the autumn tests
Scottish Rugby chief executive Gordon McKie
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But McKie is not persuaded by the argument that Hadden's successor should be a Scot.
"In the last couple of years, we have recruited a number of people who are not Scottish - Andy Robinson, Graham Steadman and Mike Brewer," said the chief executive.
"I think the most important thing is that we get the right person regardless of nationality.
"It's important that we get the right person, someone whose talents should be leadership, inspiration and clearly a good man-manager and communicator."
McKie believes that Scotland had made progress during Hadden's four-year tenure but that it was the right time for a change.
"We have made good progress, but when that progress stops we have to make a decision," he said.
"We had a great away win Argentina last year and had good performances in the autumn tests.
McKie was saddened by Hadden departure
"But I felt it is time to freshen things up. We have good professional teams, the strength in depth is greater than it has been and we have a good opportunity to take us forward to the World Cup."
McKie admitted that Hadden had been under "enormous pressure" in recent weeks but rejected suggestions that the SRU's requirement of winning two out of five Six Nations matches every season was to blame.
He stressed that the parent body had to be transparent in its accountability.
And he added that results were not the only performance targets, with competitiveness, match attendances and tactical success being just some of the other factors taken into account when assessing the national coach.
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