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Research Assistant (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Geography

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £35,608

Closes 01 Mar

Research Assistant x 2 (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £35,608

Closes 02 Mar

Transgenic Facility Manager

The University of Edinburgh - BVS

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: £50,253 to £61,759 per annum

Closes 27 Feb

Research Associate in Genomic Epidemiology

Imperial College London - National Heart & Lung Institute

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: £49,017 to £52,922 per annum

Closes 03 Mar

Faculty Position in Mechanical Engineering

Zhejiang University-University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Institute (ZJU-UIUC)

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 04 Apr

Faculty Position in Computer Science and Engineering

Zhejiang University-University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Institute (ZJU-UIUC)

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 04 Apr

Faculty Position in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Zhejiang University-University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Institute (ZJU-UIUC)

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 04 Apr

Research Fellow in CFD Analysis of Accidental Releases of Liquid Hydrogen and Ammonia

University of Surrey - Mechanical Engineering Sciences

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: £37,694 to £41,064 per annum

Closes 03 Mar

Graduate Research Assistant/Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Exeter - Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: The starting salary will be from £33,951 on Grade E for the Graduate Research Assistant level and from £34,610 on Grade E for the Postdoctoral Associate level, depending on qualifications and experience.

Closes 02 Mar

Lecturer of Environment and Sustainability - University of York Mumbai

University of York - Business

Placed on: 03/02/2026 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 03 Apr

Maplethorpe Fellowship

UCL - Institute of Pharmaceutical Science at King's College London and the UCL School of Pharmacy.

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: £39,148 to £41,833 per annum inclusive on London weighting

Closes 17 Apr

MRC Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Plant Bioengineering - LMS 2770

MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: £42,694 plus London allowances £5,560 per annum*

Closes 01 Mar

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Exeter - Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: From £34,610 (The starting salary will be from £34,610 on Grade E of the University of Exeter Pay Scale.)

Closes 02 Mar

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Exeter - Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: From £34,610 (The starting salary will be from £34,610 on Grade E of the University of Exeter Pay Scale.)

Closes 02 Mar

Clinical Professorship of Cancer Therapeutics (Honorary Consultant)

University of Cambridge - Department of Oncology

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 01 Mar

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Queen Mary University of London - Barts Cancer Institute

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: £38,419 to £46,618 (pro-rata), inclusive of London Allowance.

Closes 02 Mar

Senior Research Fellow

UCL - Department of Primary Care and Population Health

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: £54,931 to £64,644

Closes 01 Mar

Post Doctoral Research Associate in Combinatorics

The Open University - School of Mathematics & Statistics

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: £38,784 to £46,049

Closes 02 Mar

Post Doctoral Research Assistant - Fixed term 5 months - 1.0 FTE

University of Hull

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: £39,906

Closes 01 Mar

Fellow in the Politics and Governance related to the Green Transition

University of Southern Denmark - Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS) and the Department of Political Science and Public Management

Placed on: 02/02/2026 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 28 Feb

Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Data Science and Analytics

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) - Data Science and Analytics (DSA) Thrust

Placed on: 30/01/2026 Salary: Highly competitive

Expires 31 Mar

Research Fellow in Sustainable Polymer Synthesis

University of Birmingham - School of Chemistry

Placed on: 30/01/2026 Salary: £36,636 to £46,049 Grade 7

Closes 01 Mar

Research Assistant

University of Oxford - Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences

Placed on: 30/01/2026 Salary: £35,681 to £41,636 per annum. Grade 6

Closes 27 Feb

PhD Studentship & Graduate Teaching Assistant

Birkbeck, University of London

Placed on: 30/01/2026 Salary: £19,490 to £22,123 per year (0.5 FTE) (pro-rated £38,981 rising to £44,247 1 FTE Grade 6).

Closes 01 May

Research Assistant

University of Oxford - Research Assistant in Systems Neuroscience Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics

Placed on: 30/01/2026 Salary: £35,681 to £41,636 per annum: Grade 6

Closes 27 Feb

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