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Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - Advanced Semiconductor Research Centre
Placed on: 21/04/2026 Salary: Competitive salary in the market
Expires 11 Jun
University of Birmingham - School of Languages, Cultures, Art History and Music
Placed on: 21/04/2026 Salary: £36,636 to £46,049 Grade 7
Closes 10 May
University of Sheffield - School of Medicine & Population Health
Placed on: 21/04/2026 Salary: £52,656 to £73,992 per annum.
Closes 18 May
University of Plymouth - Peninsula Medical School
Placed on: 21/04/2026 Salary: £39,906 to £46,049 per annum - Grade 7
Closes 10 May
University of Birmingham - School of Metallurgy and Materials, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £36,636 to £46,049 , with potential progression once in post to £48,822 Grade 7
Closes 03 May
Loughborough University - Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: Other Academic Related grade 6 £44,296 per annum
Closes 28 Apr
University of Oxford - Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £56,623 to £65,336 p.a. Research Grade 9
Closes 18 May
University of Birmingham - School of Metallurgy and Materials
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £30,062 to £31,900 Grade 5
Closes 10 May
University of East Anglia - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences - Norwich Medical School in partnership with the Quadram Institute
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per annum on the Clinical Academic salary Scale for Clinical Academics holding Consultant Contracts, in accordance with the associated threshold guidance.
Closes 20 Jun
Queen's University Belfast
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £41,519 per annum (pro-rata)
Closes 04 May
The University of Manchester - Humanities Postgraduate Support Services
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £58,225 per annum depending on experience
Closes 01 May
Queen's University Belfast - School of Biological Sciences
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £32,186 to £35,912 pro rata per annum (actual salary £16,093 to £18,456 for 0.5 FTE)
Closes 04 May
University of Oxford - Earth Sciences
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £39,424 to £42,794 per annum (pro rata): Research Grade 7. This is inclusive of a pensionable Oxford University Weighting of £1,730 per year (pro rata).
Closes 08 May
Middlesex University - Faculty of Arts & Creative Industries
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: Grade 7 / exclusive of Outer London Weighting
Closes 13 May
Cranfield University - Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £37,897 per annum
Closes 18 May
University of Birmingham - School of Metallurgy and Materials
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822
Closes 29 Apr
The University of Manchester - Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: Lecturer £47,389 - £58,225 or Senior Lecturer £59.966 - £71,566 per annum depending on relevant experience
Closes 14 May
Queen's University Belfast - School of Mathematics and Physics
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £41,519 to £49,536 per annum
Closes 11 May
University of Bristol - Site Services
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £23,742 to £24,685 per annum, Grade: C
Closes 04 May
Queen's University Belfast - School of Psychology
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £41,519 to £42,756 per annum
Closes 11 May
The University of Manchester - Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £58,225 per annum (depending on relevant experience)
Closes 15 May
Nottingham Trent University - School of Science and Technology - Computer Science
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £39,162 to £44,052 per annum
Closes 08 May
University of Oxford - Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: Grade 6
Closes 08 May
UCL - Biosciences
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £43,981 to £52,586
Closes 04 May
University of Music and Performing Arts Graz - Institute for Music Aesthetics
Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £5,839.20 x 14 annually
Closes 20 May
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