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Research Fellow

University of Southampton - School of Engineering

Placed on: 04/02/2026 Salary: £36,636 to £44,746 Per Annum

Closes 03 Apr

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in AI + Security (Early Career Fellowship)

University of Oxford - Department of Engineering Science (Central Oxford)

Placed on: 04/02/2026 Salary: £39,424 to £47,779 per annum: Grade 7

Closes 02 Mar

STRATIFY Lupus Clinical Research Fellow

UCL

Placed on: 04/02/2026 Salary: £48,705 to £69,584

Closes 04 Mar

Director of Brand and Marketing

The Open University - Marketing, Communications and Development

Placed on: 04/02/2026 Salary: £101,944 to £117,362

Expires 16 Feb

Research Associate

Sheffield Hallam University - College of Business, Technology and Engineering Sustainable Futures and Supply Chain

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: £39,906 to £44,746 per annum, depending on experience

Closes 22 Feb

Assistant Professor (Lecturer)/ Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer / Reader) - Computer Science

ASU London

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: £45,000 to £65,000 Per Annum

Closes 25 Feb

Assistant Professor in World History, 1700-1850 (Temporary Cover)

University of Cambridge - Faculty of History

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £59,966

Closes 24 Feb

Assistant Professor (Lecturer) / Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer / Reader) - Engineering with Artificial Intelligence

ASU London

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: £45,000 to £65,000 Per Annum

Closes 25 Feb

Tutorial Fellowship (Fixed-Term) in Public Law

University of Oxford - Worcester College

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: £37,694 to £46,049 per annum commensurate with experience

Closes 26 Feb

(KTP Associate) Smart Energy Systems AI Engineer

University of Exeter - Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: The starting salary will be from £33,482 to £38,784 on Grade E, per annum, depending on qualifications and experience.

Closes 03 Mar

Research Associate in FlowNMR for Self-Optimisation of Homogeneous Catalysis

University of Bath - Chemistry

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: £38,784 to £46,049 Grade 7

Closes 16 Feb

Lecturer in Landscape Architecture and Urbanism

University of Greenwich - School of Design & Creative Industries

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: £38,784 to £44,746 per annum, plus £5476 London weighting per annum

Closes 16 Feb

Journal Development Editor

Society of Chemical Industry (SCI)

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: £33,000 to £35,000 plus benefits

Closes 28 Feb

Post Doctoral Research Associate in Combinatorics

The Open University - School of Mathematics & Statistics

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: £38,784 to £46,049

Closes 02 Mar

Head of Clinical Research

University of Oxford - KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP), PO Box 80108-230, Botha Road, Kilifi, Kenya

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: £65,336 to £75,439 with a discretionary range to £ 84,663 p.a. (pro rata). Grade and salary Grade 10.This is inclusive of a pensionable Oxford University Weighting of £1,730 per year (pro rata).

Closes 23 Feb

Palaeoecology Research Fellow (Ecologies of Governance)

Queen's University Belfast - Physical and Environmental Sciences

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: £41,519 to £44,035 per annum

Closes 23 Feb

Deputy Director - Nairobi

University of Oxford - KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme - Kemri-Wellcome Trust, 197 Lenana Rd, Nairobi, Kenya

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: £65,336 to £75,439 with a discretionary range to £84,663 p.a. (pro rata). Research Grade 10. This is inclusive of a pensionable Oxford University Weighting of £1,730 per year (pro rata).

Closes 23 Feb

Maplethorpe Fellowship

UCL - Institute of Pharmaceutical Science at King's College London and the UCL School of Pharmacy.

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: £39,148 to £41,833 per annum inclusive on London weighting

Closes 17 Apr

Hong Kong Link Early-Career Research Fellowship and College Lectureship in History

University of Cambridge - Corpus Christi College

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: Point 44 of the University salary spine

Closes 23 Feb

Early Career Academic Lecturer in Game Design

University of Liverpool Bengaluru

Placed on: 30/01/2026 Salary: Commensurate with the appointee’s accomplishments, potential, and the academic rank of the appointment

Closes 23 Feb

Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science

University of the West of Scotland - School of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences

Placed on: 30/01/2026 Salary: £58,225 to £67,468 per annum (AC4)

Closes 23 Feb

Early Career Academic Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences

University of Liverpool Bengaluru

Placed on: 30/01/2026 Salary: Commensurate with the appointee’s accomplishments, potential, and the academic rank of the appointment

Closes 23 Feb

Early Career Academic Lecturer in Computer Science & Game Design

University of Liverpool Bengaluru

Placed on: 30/01/2026 Salary: Commensurate with the appointee’s accomplishments, potential, and the academic rank of the appointment

Closes 23 Feb

Early Career Academic Lecturer in Computer Science

University of Liverpool Bengaluru

Placed on: 30/01/2026 Salary: Commensurate with the appointee’s accomplishments, potential, and the academic rank of the appointment

Closes 23 Feb

Early Career Academic/ University Teacher in Business and Management

University of Liverpool Bengaluru

Placed on: 30/01/2026 Salary: Commensurate with the appointee’s accomplishments, potential, and the academic rank of the appointment

Closes 23 Feb

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