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Predoctoral Fellow in Political Science

University of Bergen - Department of Government

Placed on: 17/06/2026 Salary: £39,518.03 p.a.

Closes 30 Jul

PhD Studentship in Political Science (3-4 years) - Comparative Political Behaviour with a focus on Gender Gaps in Political-Democratic Orientations

University of Oslo

Placed on: 17/06/2026 Salary: £41,907.07 to £45,269.98 per year + personal research funds (currently NOK 35,000 per year).

Closes 01 Sep

PhD Studentship in Political Science (3-4 years) - 'Waging of War' Project

University of Oslo

Placed on: 17/06/2026 Salary: £41,907.07 to £45,269.98 per year + personal research funds (currently NOK 35 000 per year).

Closes 01 Sep

PhD Studentship in Political Science (3-4 years)

University of Oslo

Placed on: 17/06/2026 Salary: £41,907.07 to £45,269.98 per year + personal research funds (currently NOK 35,000 per year)

Closes 01 Sep

Research Associate in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

University of Bristol - Psychological Science School Team

Placed on: 17/06/2026 Salary: £39,906 to £44,746 per annum, Grade: I

Closes 19 Jul

Assistant Professor in Decision-Support Systems for Climate Policy

The Cyprus Institute

Placed on: 17/06/2026 Salary: From £48,467.93 Starting Salary

Closes 31 Jul

Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Clinical Neurosciences

Placed on: 17/06/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £46,049 per annum

Closes 17 Jul

Departmental Lecturer in Computer Science

University of Oxford - Computer Science

Placed on: 17/06/2026 Salary: £49,119 to £58,265 per annum inclusive of Oxford University weighting: Grade 8

Closes 24 Jul

Assistant Professor in Anatomy

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin - School of Medicine

Placed on: 17/06/2026 Salary: £36,966.33 to £88,319.96 - please see advert

Closes 17 Jul

Lecturer in Clinical Psychology

The University of Edinburgh - Clinical Psychology

Placed on: 17/06/2026 Salary: £50,253 to £61,759 per annum pro-rata if part-time

Closes 17 Jul

PhD Studentship: Generalisable Multimodal Learning for Socio-Contextual Human Behaviour Modelling

Manchester Metropolitan University

Placed on: 17/06/2026 Salary: Please refer to advert.

Closes 27 Jul

Newcastle University - EAT@NEWCASTLE.

Placed on: 17/06/2026 Salary: £27,319 to £28,778 per annum

Closes 02 Aug

PhD Administrator (BHF Programme) (Part Time, Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Public Health and Primary Care

Placed on: 17/06/2026 Salary: £27,319 to £31,236 per annum, pro rata

Closes 19 Jul

Researcher in Comparative Area Studies, with a Focus on Asia (Postdoctoral Level)

Charles University - Faculty of Arts

Placed on: 16/06/2026 Salary: £1,739.59 to £2,261.46 per month

Closes 14 Sep

Researcher in Comparative Area Studies, with a Focus on Africa (Postdoctoral Level)

Charles University - Faculty of Arts

Placed on: 16/06/2026 Salary: £1,739.59 to £2,261.46 per month

Closes 14 Sep

Senior Research Assistant (History and/or Philosophy of Science)

Manchester Metropolitan University - History, Politics & Philosophy

Placed on: 16/06/2026 Salary: £33,002 Grade 6.

Closes 19 Jul

Assistant Professor

Lingnan University, Hong Kong - Department of Philosophy

Placed on: 15/06/2026 Salary: From £98,345.53 (minimum basic salary). Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience

Expires 14 Aug

Research Assistant: Hierarchical Material Intensities

University of Sheffield - School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Placed on: 15/06/2026 Salary: £32,080 to £36,636

Closes 23 Jul

Chief Engineer - Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD team)

University of Warwick - Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG)

Placed on: 15/06/2026 Salary: Competitive

Closes 17 Jul

Research Associate* in Trustworthy MRI Reconstruction with Uncertainty Modelling

Imperial College London - Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Placed on: 12/06/2026 Salary: £49,017 to £57,472 per annum

Closes 19 Jul

Lecturer (Above the Bar) in Nursing

University College Cork - School of Nursing & Midwifery

Placed on: 12/06/2026 Salary: £66,183.64 to £90,089.12 - please see advert

Closes 28 Jul

Research Assistant (Nutrition)

Oxford Brookes University

Placed on: 12/06/2026 Salary: £32,080 to £34,610 pro rata if applicable

Closes 20 Jul

Lecturer in Creative Media

Wrexham University - Games and Media

Placed on: 12/06/2026 Salary: £20,532 to £22,372 per annum

Closes 16 Jul

Research Fellow (i-MOBYL) (0.8 FTE)

University of Surrey - Psychological Sciences

Placed on: 12/06/2026 Salary: £30,155 to £32,851 pro rata

Closes 27 Jul

Laboratory Technician (Sports, Science & Nutrition)

Oxford Brookes University - Sport and Nutrition Laboratories / Centre for Movement, Occupational and Rehabilitation Sciences (MOReS).

Placed on: 12/06/2026 Salary: £32,080 to £34,610

Closes 15 Jul

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