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Digital Education Support Assistant

University of Oxford

Placed on: 09/01/2026 Salary: £32,108 to £37,338 per annum. Grade 5

Closes 02 Feb

PhD Studentship - Marine Sciences: Deep-Sea Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems - Ecology, Function and Management

University of Plymouth

Placed on: 28/11/2025 Salary: £19,215 per annum + Fees

Closes 02 Feb

Research Assistant: Neuroscience and Psychosis Research

University of Oxford - Department of Psychiatry

Placed on: 22/12/2025 Salary: £35,681 to £41,636 per annum. Grade 6

Closes 02 Feb

Post-doctoral Research Associate

King's College London - Global Health & Social Medicine

Placed on: 23/12/2025 Salary: £45,031 per annum including London Weighting Allowance

Closes 02 Feb

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Applied Mathematics (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Placed on: 09/12/2025 Salary: £37,694 to £46,049 per annum

Closes 02 Feb

Assistant Professor of Digital Transformations and Didactics of Aesthetic Fields

Aarhus University - School of Communication and Culture

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

Closes 02 Feb

University Assistant/Associate Professor in the Mathematics of Information

University of Cambridge - Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Placed on: 11/12/2025 Salary: £47,389 to £59,966

Closes 02 Feb

Mechanical Engineer

University of Nottingham - Engineering Services

Placed on: 05/01/2026 Salary: £35,608 to £47,389 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Closes 02 Feb

Research Associate in Peptide Discovery and Development

Imperial College London - Department of Chemistry

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

Closes 02 Feb

Career Development Research Fellows X 2

University of Oxford - Uehiro Oxford Institute

Placed on: 15/12/2025 Salary: £39,424 to £47,779 per annum (Grade 7)

Closes 02 Feb

Researcher Development Training Manager

University of Oxford

Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £49,119 to £58,265

Closes 02 Feb

Technician in Fungal Adaptation

University of Kent - Biosciences

Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £27,319 to £30,378 per annum pro rata, Grade 5

Closes 03 Feb

Research Assistant in Cognitive Neuroscience

University of Oxford - Department of Psychiatry

Placed on: 09/01/2026 Salary: £35,681 to £39,424 per annum

Closes 03 Feb

Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition & Dietetics

University College Cork - School of Food & Nutritional Sciences

Placed on: 12/12/2025 Salary: Senior Lecturer Salary Scale: €83,910 - €118,893 (Scale B)/€81,033 - €112,948 (Scale A).

Closes 03 Feb

Research Assistant Working Collaboratively with the Homeless Sector

University of Surrey - Psychological Interventions

Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £34,610 to £36,636 per annum

Closes 03 Feb

PhD Studentship: Electromagnetic Non-Destructive Evaluation for Critical Applications

The University of Manchester - Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Placed on: 04/11/2025 Salary: Tax-free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26; subject to annual uplift), and tuition fees will be paid.

Closes 04 Feb

Judith E. Wilson Poetry Fellow (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Faculty of English

Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £59,966

Closes 04 Feb

Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Modelling Atmospheric Oxidation in the Tropics

University of Cambridge - Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £46,049

Closes 04 Feb

Clinical Research Fellow Maternity Cover

Imperial College London - Department of Infectious Disease

Placed on: 08/01/2026 Salary: £73,992 per annum

Closes 04 Feb

Research Assistant

Cardiff University - School of Psychology

Placed on: 08/01/2026 Salary: £33,951 to £36,636 per annum, pro-rata (Grade 5). It is not expected to appoint above the first point of the scale £33,951 per annum (pro-rata).

Closes 05 Feb

Director of Centre for Art, Science and Biocultural Ecologies (CASBE)

Nanyang Technological University - Centre for Art, Science and Biocultural Ecologies

Placed on: 18/12/2025 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 05 Feb

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Political Science

Sciences Po - Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics

Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: Competitive salary for an outstanding candidate

Closes 05 Feb

Research Assistant or Research Associate (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - C.I.M.R. Medicine, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research

Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £46,049

Closes 06 Feb

Research Associate/Senior Research Associate (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit

Placed on: 08/01/2026 Salary: £37,694 to £59,966

Closes 06 Feb

Assistant Professor in Economics

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin - School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Department of Economics

Placed on: 09/01/2026 Salary: £37,335.99 to £89,202.80 per annum

Closes 06 Feb

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