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Workshop Manufacturing Engineer

UCL - Department of Biochemical Engineering

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £43,981 to £52,586

Closes 28 Aug

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Thermodynamics at the Nanoscale

University of Oxford - Engineering Science - Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £39,424 to £47,779 per annum

Closes 31 Jul

Post-Doctoral Research Assistant - UOD2263

University of Dundee - Biological Sciences

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £37,174 to £45,413

Closes 07 Aug

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Structural Biology

University of Oxford - Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £39,424 to £47,779 per annum: Research Grade 7

Closes 31 Jul

Programme Manager: UCL Pre-Doctoral Careers Programme

UCL - UCL Careers

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £43,981 to £52,586

Closes 19 Jul

Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Bioinformatics

University of Oxford - Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics (DPAG)

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £39,424 to £47,779 per annum: Grade 7

Closes 24 Jul

Laboratory Manager

Cancer Council NSW

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: Generous Salary + benefits

Expires 01 Sep

Research Associate or Research Assistant Circular Robotic Manufacturing

Loughborough University - Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £29,588 to £46,049 Subject to annual pay award. Specialist and Supporting Academic Research Grade 5 or Grade 6. See advert text for details.

Closes 27 Jul

Postdoctoral Research Assistant (111629-0726)

University of Warwick - School for Cross Faculty Studies - Institute for Global Sustainable Development

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £35,608 to £46,049 per annum, pro rata

Closes 23 Jul

Research Associate in Synthetic Organometallic Chemistry

Imperial College London - Department of Chemistry

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £49,017 to £57,472 per annum

Closes 03 Aug

Senior Finance Assistant

University of Sheffield - Department of Finance

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £27,319 to £31,236

Closes 24 Jul

Lecturer in Analogue and Mixed-Signal IC Design

University of Sheffield - School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £48,822 to £58,225 (with the potential to progress to £65,509 per annum)

Closes 17 Aug

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Exeter - Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £33,951 per annum pro rata on Grade E subject to knowledge, skills and experience.

Closes 02 Aug

Lecturer in Microelectronic Systems Design and Implementation

University of Sheffield - School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £48,822 to £58,225 (with the potential to progress to £65,509 per annum)

Closes 17 Aug

Part Time Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education

Bath Spa University - School of Education

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £44,746 to £56,536 per annum pro rata, Grade Ac3S/Ac3A

Closes 20 Jul

Assistant/Associate Professor in SIB

University of Cambridge - Judge Business School

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £63,606 to £67,468 per annum

Closes 15 Sep

Research Assistant (Impact Facilitator)

University of Sheffield - School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £7,500 (£34,610 per annum (pro rata))

Closes 22 Jul

Assistant Professor in Transport Planning

Northeastern University London

Placed on: 02/07/2026 Salary: £49,469 to £60,795 per annum for Assistant Professor (Grade 8) (depending on qualifications and experience)

Closes 22 Jul

NIHR MDC Research Assistant / Associate

Newcastle University

Placed on: 02/07/2026 Salary: £33,951 to £46,049 per annum. See advert text for details.

Closes 23 Jul

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Exeter - Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy

Placed on: 02/07/2026 Salary: up to £33,951 on Grade E, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.

Closes 13 Aug

Graduate Research Assistant, Postdoctoral Research Associate or Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Exeter - Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Placed on: 02/07/2026 Salary: £33,951 to £43,482 The salary is from £33,951 on Grade E for the GRA/PDRA and from £43,482 on Grade F for the PDRF.

Closes 06 Aug

Lecturer in Game Design and Development based in Hainan, China

Abertay University - Design, Informatics and Business

Placed on: 02/07/2026 Salary: £38,784.49 to £56,535.57 (Grade 7/8)

Closes 28 Jul

Tenure Track Faculty Position in HRM, Leadership, Organization Studies or Organizational Behaviour

Stockholm School of Economics - Department of Management and Organization (DMO)

Placed on: 02/07/2026 Salary: set on individual basis

Closes 01 Oct

Faculty Position in Education and AI (Full Rank)

Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - Academy of Future Education

Placed on: 02/07/2026 Salary: Competitive salary in the market

Expires 01 Sep

Associate Tutor - Political Communication

Birkbeck, University of London - School of Social Sciences

Placed on: 02/07/2026 Salary: £61.39 per hour.

Closes 19 Jul

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