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Academic Assistant (Graduate)

University of Oxford

Placed on: 26/02/2026 Salary: £27,823 to £32,108 * 0.5 FTE Standard Grade 4

Closes 13 Mar

Academic Assistant (Undergraduate)

University of Oxford

Placed on: 26/02/2026 Salary: £27,823 to £32,108 Standard Grade 4 * 0.5 FTE

Closes 13 Mar

Research Associate in Machine Learning Applied to Electronic Health Records

King's College London - Basic & Clinical Neuroscience

Placed on: 26/02/2026 Salary: £45,031 to £52,514 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance

Closes 09 Mar

Research Associate

King's College London - International School for Government

Placed on: 26/02/2026 Salary: £45,031 to £52,514 per annum including London Weighting Allowance

Closes 22 Mar

Assistant Professor in Forensic Science

Northumbria University - School of Geography and Natural Science

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £58,225 per annum

Closes 22 Mar

Faculty Position in Computational/Digital/AI Chemistry

Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - Department of Chemistry and Materials Science/ School of Sciences

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: Competitive salary in the market

Expires 24 Apr

Faculty Position in Applied Mathematics

Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - Department of Applied Mathematics

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: competitive

Expires 24 Apr

Faculty Position in Chemistry and Materials Science

Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - Chemistry and Materials Science/ School of Sciences

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: Competitive salary in the market

Expires 24 Apr

Faculty Position in Quantum Science and Technology [Open Rank]

Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - Department of Physics

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: Competitive salary in the market

Expires 24 Apr

Assistant Professor of Modern British History (Temporary Cover)

University of Cambridge - Faculty of History

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £59,966

Closes 31 Mar

Strategic Research & KE Development Manager (787372)

University of Strathclyde - Research and Knowledge Exchange Services Directorate

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £58,225

Closes 16 Mar

Research Assistant (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Medicine

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £35,608

Closes 24 Mar

Clinical Trials Assistant

The George Institute for Global Health - Project Operations UK

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: £33,000 to £36,000 (dependent on experience)

Closes 10 Mar

Specialist Technician (Sports and Exercise)

University of Salford - School of Health and Society

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: £33,951 to £37,694

Closes 18 Mar

Domestic Assistant - (Full-time)

University of Cambridge - Gonville & Caius College

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: £24,785 (£12.71 per hour)

Closes 23 Mar

Senior Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Immunology

University of Oxford - Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) - Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: £49,119 to £58,265 per annum. This is inclusive of a pensionable Oxford University Weighting of £1,730 per year. Grade 8

Closes 16 Mar

Research Assistant

Queen Mary University of London - Institute of Dentistry

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: £38,419 to £39,022 per annum (pro rata).

Closes 11 Mar

Faculty in Numerical Optimization and Scientific Machine Learning

Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - Department of Applied Mathematics

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: Competitive and commensurate with rank and experience

Expires 24 Apr

Faculty Position in Statistics and Data Science

Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - Department of Financial and Actuarial Mathematics

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: Competitive

Expires 24 Apr

Clinical Research Associate (Trial Monitor) - Brazil

The George Institute for Global Health - UK Project Operations, CORE

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: £41,000 to £44,000 (1FTE) (dependent on experience)

Closes 10 Mar

Clinical Research Fellow

Imperial College London - Department of Surgery & Cancer

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: £52,655 per annum

Closes 09 Mar

Research Assistant – Grade 6

University of Liverpool - Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (HLS) / Institute of Infection, Vet & Ecological Sciences / Department of Evolution, Ecology & Behaviour

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: £33,951 per annum

Closes 08 Mar

Trainee Recording Engineer (Placement Year)

Royal College of Music - RCM Studios

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: £26,936 per annum

Closes 09 Mar

Research Assistant

Queen Mary University of London - School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: £38,419 per annum, pro rata'd to £30,735.20.

Closes 11 Mar

Program Administrator, Undergraduate Programs at The University of Notre Dame (USA) in England

University of Notre Dame in London

Placed on: 25/02/2026 Salary: £31,000 to £33,000 (Commensurate with experience)

Closes 16 Mar

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