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Research Assistant

Queen's University Belfast

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: £35,136 per annum

Closes 15 Dec

Flow Cytometry Facility Assistant

University of Oxford - Jenner Institute

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: £35,681 to £41,636 Standard Grade 6: Salary in range £35,681 - £41,636 with a discretionary range to £45,212 per annum (pro rata). This is inclusive of a pensionable Oxford University Weighting of £1,730 per year (pro rata). 

Closes 02 Jan

Assistant Teaching Professor Designated Small Animal Staff Surgeon (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Veterinary Medicine

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: £47,389 to £59,966 (plus Market Pay Supplement dependent on experience and subject to approval). Grade 9

Closes 01 Jan

Environment Manager

University of Plymouth - Estates and Facilities

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: £35,608 to £38,784 per annum - Grade 6

Closes 05 Jan

Borland Fellowship in Mathematical Physics

Imperial College London - Department of Mathematics

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: £49,017 to £57,472 per annum

Closes 18 Jan

Research Assistant in Language Trends

Queen's University Belfast

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: £35,136 per annum

Closes 15 Dec

International and Partnerships Manager

Royal Agricultural University - Innovation and Learning Directorate

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: £34,610 to £41,064 per annum, Grade 7

Closes 04 Jan

Research Fellow in Theoretical Quantum Chemistry

UCL - Chemistry Department

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: £43,374 to £51,860

Closes 15 Dec

Research Software Engineer

University of Glasgow - College of Social Sciences - School of Social & Political Sciences

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: £41,064 to £46,049 per annum (Grade 7)

Closes 04 Jan

Teaching Associate (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Sociology

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: £35,608 to £46,049 per annum

Closes 14 Jan

Research Assistant/Associate

University of Glasgow - College of Science & Engineering - School of Chemistry

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: Grade 6/7, £33,951 - £37,694 / £41,064 - £46,049 per annum

Closes 12 Jan

Talent Acquisition Advisor

University of Northampton

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: £32,080 to £38,784 per annum

Closes 04 Jan

PhD Studentship - Biomimetic Membranes for Applications in Electrosynbionics and Biosensing

The University of Edinburgh

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 16 Jan

Research Fellow

UCL - Cortese Laboratory / Department of Neuromuscular Diseases

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: £43,981 to £52,586

Closes 14 Dec

Senior Research Software Engineering Lead

University of Glasgow - College of Social Sciences - School of Social & Political Sciences

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: £50,253 to £58,225 per annum (Grade 8)

Closes 04 Jan

Senior Mechanical & Electrical Engineer - Grade 8

University of Liverpool - Directorate of People and Services - Facilities, Residential and Commercial Services - Estates Management

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: £47,389 to £59,966 per annum

Closes 22 Dec

Senior Research Fellow in Energy and Buildings

UCL - Energy Institute

Placed on: 01/12/2025 Salary: £54,931 to £64,644

Closes 04 Jan

Finance Apprentice

Newcastle University

Placed on: 28/11/2025 Salary: £14,811 to £23,568 per annum. See advert text for details.

Closes 04 Jan

UM Macao Fellow in Faculty of Arts and Humanities

University of Macau - Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Placed on: 28/11/2025 Salary: £34,356.33 A taxable annual remuneration

Closes 30 Jan

UM Macao Fellow in Faculty of Business Administration

University of Macau - Faculty of Business Administration

Placed on: 28/11/2025 Salary: £34,356.33 A taxable annual remuneration

Closes 30 Jan

UM Macao Fellow in Faculty of Education

University of Macau - Faculty of Education

Placed on: 28/11/2025 Salary: £34,356.33 A taxable annual remuneration

Closes 30 Jan

Fully Funded PhD Opportunities – Interdisciplinary STEM Research at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Diversity-Led, Mission-Driven Research (DiveIn CDT)

University of Glasgow - College of Science and Engineering

Placed on: 28/11/2025 Salary: £25,383 - please see advert

Closes 31 Jan

UM Macao Fellow in Faculty of Health Sciences

University of Macau - Faculty of Health Sciences

Placed on: 28/11/2025 Salary: £34,356.33 A taxable annual remuneration

Closes 30 Jan

UM Macao Fellow in Institute of Collaborative Innovation

University of Macau - Institute of Collaborative Innovation

Placed on: 28/11/2025 Salary: £34,356.33 A taxable annual remuneration

Closes 30 Jan

UM Macao Fellow in Institute of Microelectronics / State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI

University of Macau - Institute of Microelectronics / State Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI

Placed on: 28/11/2025 Salary: £34,356.33 A taxable annual remuneration

Closes 30 Jan

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