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University of Oxford
Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £49,119 to £58,265
Closes 02 Feb
Technical University of Denmark - DTU Electro
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 03 Feb
The Open University - School of Physical Sciences
Placed on: 20/01/2026 Salary: £38,784 to £46,049
Closes 03 Feb
The Open University - School of Physical Sciences
Placed on: 20/01/2026 Salary: £38,784 to £46,049
Closes 03 Feb
University of Leeds - Faculty of Medicine and Health - Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine - Discovery and Translational Science Department (DTSD)
Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £59,265 per annum. Grade: Off grading structure
Closes 03 Feb
Queen Mary University of London - Blizard - Bone & Joint Health
Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £109,725 per annum plus London allowance of £2,162 per annum.
Closes 04 Feb
Newcastle University - Newcastle Cancer Centre
Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £44,049 to £73,992 per annum.
Closes 04 Feb
University of Southampton - Civil, Maritime & Environmental Engineering
Placed on: 08/01/2026 Salary: £36,636 to £44,746 per annum
Closes 05 Feb
Newcastle University
Placed on: 22/01/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £35,608 per annum. See advert text for details.
Closes 05 Feb
UCL - Institute of Education / Centre for Time Use Research (CTUR)
Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £43,981 to £52,586 pro rata if applicable
Closes 06 Feb
University of Oxford - St Hugh’s College
Placed on: 09/01/2026 Salary: £39,424 per annum
Closes 06 Feb
Aston University - EBRI
Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: £38,784 per annum. Grade 08
Closes 06 Feb
University of Cambridge - Gonville & Caius College
Placed on: 22/01/2026 Salary: £34,204
Closes 08 Feb
University of Auckland, New Zealand - School of Population Health
Placed on: 18/12/2025 Salary: Not specified.
Closes 08 Feb
University of Cambridge - Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics
Placed on: 04/12/2025 Salary: £47,389 to £59,966 per annum
Closes 09 Feb
The Open University - Research, Enterprise and Scholarship
Placed on: 22/01/2026 Salary: £38,784 to £46,049 per annum
Closes 11 Feb
University of Cambridge - Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic
Placed on: 17/12/2025 Salary: £47,389 to £59,966 per annum
Closes 11 Feb
University of Oxford - Ashmolean Museum
Placed on: 15/01/2026 Salary: £56,623 to £65,336 per annum. Grade 9
Closes 11 Feb
UCL - UCL Department of Political Science
Placed on: 21/01/2026 Salary: £45,103 Grade 7 (including London Allowance)
Closes 11 Feb
University of Bristol - Department of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Placed on: 22/01/2026 Salary: £37,099 to £40,000 KTP Research Fellow Grade, per annum, (subject to skills and experience)
Closes 12 Feb
Manchester Metropolitan University - Department of Natural Sciences
Placed on: 15/01/2026 Salary: £41,064 to £47,389 Grade 8
Closes 12 Feb
University of Bristol - Chemistry School Team
Placed on: 20/01/2026 Salary: £39,906 to £50,253 Grade I/J, per annum
Closes 12 Feb
The Open University - Legal Services
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: £77,277 to £92,695
Closes 12 Feb
University of Oxford - St Hugh’s College
Placed on: 09/01/2026 Salary: £39,424 per annum - National Pay Spine Point 29/Grade 7.1, progressing to Grade 7.2 in the second year of the Fellowship (£40,514).
Closes 13 Feb
University of Gloucestershire - School of Arts, Culture and Environment
Placed on: 09/01/2026 Salary: £44,746 to £56,536 per annum, Grade 8
Closes 13 Feb
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