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Research Associate

Cardiff University - Wales Centre for Public Policy

Placed on: 23/10/2025 Salary: £41,064 to £46,049 per annum (Grade 6)

Closes 20 Nov

Director of Education and Training

Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)

Placed on: 22/10/2025 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 13 Nov

Research Policy and Information Systems Manager

University of the West of Scotland - Research Services

Placed on: 22/10/2025 Salary: £50,253 to £56,535 per annum (Grade 7)

Closes 18 Nov

Head of Communications – Trusted AI Alliance

Imperial College London - Business School

Placed on: 22/10/2025 Salary: £57,785 to £69,365 per annum

Closes 05 Nov

Researcher in X-Ray Tomographic Imaging Experiments and Data Analysis

Technical University of Denmark

Placed on: 22/10/2025 Salary: Based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations

Closes 15 Nov

PhD Studentship: Thermodynamic Modelling of Minority Phases in EAF Steels

University of Cambridge - Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy

Placed on: 22/10/2025 Salary: £20,780 (current rate) per annum

Closes 02 Dec

Research Fellow

University of Birmingham - Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute (Health Services Management Centre)

Placed on: 22/10/2025 Salary: £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822

Closes 05 Nov

PhD Studentship - High Throughput Kinetics Data for Steel Optimisation (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy

Placed on: 22/10/2025 Salary: £20,780 Starting Stipend p.a. with a top up of £5,500 p.a.

Closes 02 Dec

PhD Studentship - Phase Discrimination using Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy

University of Cambridge - Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy

Placed on: 22/10/2025 Salary: £20,780 Starting Stipend p.a. with a top up of £5,500 p.a.

Closes 02 Dec

Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Law (Permanent)

Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth - School of Law and Criminology

Placed on: 22/10/2025 Salary: £36,617.54 to £89,188.01 - please see advert

Closes 23 Nov

Fully funded ESRC Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) PhD Human Geography pathway (RS891) starting in October 2026

Swansea University - Biosciences Geography and Physics School

Placed on: 22/10/2025 Salary: £20,780

Closes 11 Dec

Professor of Design Practice

UWE, Bristol - School of Arts

Placed on: 22/10/2025 Salary: £72,499 to £104,687 commensurate with experience and academic profile

Closes 16 Nov

Research Fellow A in Discrete Element Modelling of Tablet Disintegration

University of Surrey - Chemical & Process Engineering

Placed on: 21/10/2025 Salary: £37,694 per annum

Closes 04 Nov

Practice Placements Lead - Nursing

University of Hertfordshire - School of Health Medicine and Life sciences, Department of Nursing Health and Wellbeing

Placed on: 21/10/2025 Salary: £58,225 to £69,488 pro rata pa by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience. UH9

Closes 16 Nov

AI Innovation & Business Specialist

UCL - Department of Computer Science

Placed on: 21/10/2025 Salary: £43,981 to £52,586

Closes 20 Nov

Engagement Lead, SCADR/ADR Scotland

The University of Edinburgh - School of GeoSciences - Edinburgh University Group

Placed on: 21/10/2025 Salary: £50,253 to £61,759 per annum (Grade 8)

Closes 04 Nov

Research Associate

Imperial College London - Department of Bioengineering

Placed on: 21/10/2025 Salary: £49,017 to £57,472 per annum*

Closes 03 Nov

Research Associate

Imperial College London - Department of Bioengineering

Placed on: 21/10/2025 Salary: £49,017 to £57,472 per annum*

Closes 03 Nov

Policy Fellow, Equity by Evidence

The George Institute for Global Health

Placed on: 21/10/2025 Salary: £50,000 to £55,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Closes 10 Nov

Investigator Scientist - PNAC - Dr Patrycja Kozik - LMB 2725

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Placed on: 21/10/2025 Salary: £43,391 to £45,589 (Starting Salary) per annum pro rata

Closes 03 Nov

Careers Team Assistant

City St George’s, University of London - Academic Operations

Placed on: 21/10/2025 Salary: £30,378 to £32,080

Closes 09 Nov

Assistant Professor in Economics

University of Nottingham Ningbo China - School of Economics

Placed on: 21/10/2025 Salary: £50,713.90 to £66,780.61 per annum

Closes 30 Nov

Data Analyst and Insights (Civic and City Office)

UWE, Bristol - Research and External Engagement (REE)

Placed on: 21/10/2025 Salary: £34,610 to £38,784 Grade F, per annum

Closes 03 Nov

Research Fellow

Manchester Metropolitan University - School of Nursing and Public Health

Placed on: 20/10/2025 Salary: £48,822 to £56,535 Grade 9

Closes 09 Nov

Associate Professor or Assistant Professor in Social Interventions / Digital Participation and Public Outreach

University of Luxembourg - Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Placed on: 20/10/2025 Salary: Competitive and benefits packages

Closes 30 Nov

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