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Research Software Engineer

University of Oxford - MPLS Doctoral Training Centre

Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: £39,424 to £47,779 : Research Grade 7

Closes 13 Feb

Research Associate

University of Sheffield - School of Architecture and Landscape

Placed on: 21/01/2026 Salary: £38,784

Closes 15 Feb

Group Leader - Microbiome Modelling and Host–Microbe Interactions

Quadram Institute Bioscience

Placed on: 21/01/2026 Salary: Competitive

Closes 15 Feb

Research Assistant/ Research Associate

University of Cambridge - Department of Oncology

Placed on: 22/01/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £46,049 per annum

Closes 15 Feb

Faculty in Artificial Intelligence

Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - College of Industry - Entrepreneurs (CIE) and HeXie Management Research Centre (HeXie Academy)

Placed on: 16/12/2025 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 15 Feb

Research Assistant or Research Associate in Cloud Infrastructure

Imperial College London - Department of Computing

Placed on: 14/01/2026 Salary: £43,863 to £57,472 per annum

Closes 15 Feb

Teaching Assistant in Speech Processing

University of Sheffield - School of Computer Science

Placed on: 20/01/2026 Salary: £32,080 pro rata (equivalent to a full-time salary), with an actual salary of £4,583 per annum based on five hours a week.

Closes 15 Feb

Senior Research Associate, School and Community Connections Study: Co-production and School Engagement Lead

Lancaster University - Lancaster Medical School

Placed on: 20/01/2026 Salary: £39,906 to £48,882

Closes 16 Feb

College Assistant Professor (Early Career Fellow) in Economics

St John's College, Cambridge

Placed on: 22/01/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £53,301 p.a. (depending on experience) plus benefits

Closes 16 Feb

Early Career Faculty/Lecturer - Business Management

University of Aberdeen - Business Management

Placed on: 11/12/2025 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 16 Feb

Associate Professor/Professor - Head of Economics

University of Aberdeen - Economics

Placed on: 11/12/2025 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 16 Feb

Assistant Professor – Business Management, University of Aberdeen Mumbai Campus

University of Aberdeen - Department of Business

Placed on: 15/12/2025 Salary: Competitive

Closes 16 Feb

‘Parnell’ Stipendiary Research Fellowship in Irish Studies Competition

University of Cambridge - Magdalene College Cambridge and University of Notre Dame Du Lac

Placed on: 13/01/2026 Salary: £30,345 p.a : Magdalene College Cambridge $62,652 p.a. : University of Notre Dame

Closes 16 Feb

Reader In Artificial Intelligence (Machine Learning, NLP, Reinforcement Learning, and AI Security)

University of Bath - Computer Science

Placed on: 22/12/2025 Salary: £58,225 to £73,709 Grade 9

Closes 16 Feb

Research Associate in Young People’s Care Mobilities

University of Oxford - School of Geography and the Environment

Placed on: 21/01/2026 Salary: £39,424 to £47,779 Grade 7

Closes 20 Feb

Lecturer (Assistant Professor)/Associate Professor in Accounting, Finance or Banking

University of Leeds - Faculty of Business - Accounting & Finance Department

Placed on: 23/01/2026 Salary: Lecturer Grade 8: £51,753 – £59,966 p.a (discretionary up to £65,509) Associate Professor Grade 9 £61,759 to £73,708 p.a. (discretionary up to £82,930)

Closes 20 Feb

ESRC DTP Strategic Joint Studentship: Educational Mobility and Trajectories: Advanced Quantitative Analysis of Pupil Movement and Long-Term Outcomes in England

Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership - University of Warwick and University of Birmingham

Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: Please see advert for details

Closes 20 Feb

Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Law

Nottingham Trent University - Academic Undergraduate Programme - Nottingham Law School

Placed on: 22/01/2026 Salary: £39,162 to £42,773 per annum : Lecturer. Senior Lecturer : £45,367-57,418 per annum

Closes 22 Feb

Drone Collaboration Development Engineer (KTP Associate)

University of Exeter - Environment, Science and Economy

Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: The starting salary will be from £33,482 on Grade E, depending on experience and skill set

Closes 22 Feb

ESRC DTP Collaborative Studentship: Translating Research into Educational Benefits: Dyscalculia Screening and Support in Primary Schools

Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership - Department of Mathematics Education, Loughborough University and Cheshire and Wirral Maths Hub

Placed on: 20/01/2026 Salary: Please see advert for details

Closes 23 Feb

Commercial Education and Training KTP Associate

University of Exeter - Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Placed on: 21/01/2026 Salary: From £33,951 (The starting salary will be from £33,951 to £35,608 on Grade E, or from £43,482 on Grade F depending on qualifications and experience.)

Closes 23 Feb

Postdoctoral Research Associate in AI for Equitable Disease Modelling

King's College London - Department of Geography

Placed on: 15/01/2026 Salary: £47,379 per annum including London Weighting Allowance

Closes 24 Feb

Research Assistant in GeoAI, Infectious Diseases, and Health Equity

King's College London - Geography

Placed on: 15/01/2026 Salary: £39,735 per annum including London Weighting Allowance

Closes 24 Feb

Postdoctoral Research Associate in GeoAI and Spatial Epidemiology

King's College London - Geography

Placed on: 15/01/2026 Salary: £45,031 to £52,514 per annum including London Weighting Allowance

Closes 24 Feb

Career Development Fellowship (CDF) in Classics & Philosophy

Jesus College, Oxford

Placed on: 13/01/2026 Salary: £39,424 per annum

Closes 27 Feb

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