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Research Fellow (111647-0526)

University of Warwick - School of Engineering

Placed on: 15/05/2026 Salary: £35,608 to £46,049 per annum

Closes 14 Jun

Lecturer in Modern Languages (French or German)

University College Cork - School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Placed on: 15/05/2026 Salary: £37,055.05 to £63,649.06 Scale A - B

Closes 16 Jun

Faculty Position in Medical Physics (Full Rank)

Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - School of Mathematics and Physics

Placed on: 15/05/2026 Salary: Competitive

Expires 14 Jul

Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Computer Science and Technology

Placed on: 15/05/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £46,049

Closes 14 Jun

Research Associate in Femtosecond Serial X-ray Crystallography

Imperial College London - Department of Life Sciences

Placed on: 15/05/2026 Salary: £49,017 to £57,472 per annum

Closes 14 Jun

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Chemical Biology and Synthetic Organic Chemistry

The University of Hong Kong - Department of Chemistry

Placed on: 14/05/2026 Salary: Highly competitive

Closes 13 Jun

Assistant Professor in Psychology of Education

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

Placed on: 14/05/2026 Salary: £37,770.89 to £90,095.21 - please see advert

Closes 15 Jun

Assistant Professor in Educational Assessment

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

Placed on: 14/05/2026 Salary: £37,770.89 to £90,095.21

Closes 15 Jun

Research Assistant in Developmental Timing (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Gurdon Institute

Placed on: 14/05/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £35,608 per annum

Closes 30 Jun

Tenure Track Assistant Professors in Management with a focus on Leadership

Aarhus University - Department of Management

Placed on: 13/05/2026 Salary: in accordance with the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities

Closes 13 Jul

Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Modern Cybersecurity

University of Wollongong in Dubai - School of Computer Science

Placed on: 13/05/2026 Salary: Competitive

Expires 12 Jul

Research Assistant: Mesh Generation for High-Fidelity CFD Simulation

Swansea University - Faculty of Science and Engineering

Placed on: 13/05/2026 Salary: £34,132 to £38,249 per annum

Closes 08 Jul

Assistant Professor in Screen Media Production

University of Wollongong in Dubai - School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Health

Placed on: 13/05/2026 Salary: Competitive

Expires 12 Jul

Lecturer / Assistant Professor in Palaeontology (Ideally commencing 1 July 2026, or shortly after)

University College Dublin - UCD School of Earth Sciences

Placed on: 12/05/2026 Salary: £37,052.44 to £63,248.96 per annum

Closes 16 Jun

Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow

University of Exeter - Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy

Placed on: 12/05/2026 Salary: £34,610 to £43,482 per annum depending on knowledge, skills and experience.

Closes 16 Jun

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Public Health Management

CDUTCM-KEELE Joint Health and Medical Sciences Institute

Placed on: 12/05/2026 Salary: Competitive Package: Attractive salary aligned with experience and qualifications

Expires 11 Jul

Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Educational Development

University College Dublin - Teaching and Learning

Placed on: 12/05/2026 Salary: £56,885.53 to £90,079.55 - please see advert

Closes 26 Jun

CNC Machinist / Technician

University of Oxford - Physics Central, Department of Physics

Placed on: 11/05/2026 Salary: £32,108 to £37,338 per annum: Grade 5

Closes 22 Jun

Assistant or Associate Professor (AI-Accelerated Mesoscale Materials Modelling) (111587-0526)

University of Warwick - School of Engineering

Placed on: 11/05/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £67,468 per annum

Closes 21 Jun

Assistant or Associate Professor (Biomedical Engineering) (111552-0526)

University of Warwick - School of Engineering

Placed on: 11/05/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £67,468 per annum

Closes 21 Jun

Postdoctoral Researcher in Industrial AI Algorithm and Autonomous Decision-Making Systems

Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - School of Intelligent Manufacturing Ecosystem

Placed on: 10/05/2026 Salary: Competitive

Expires 09 Jul

Research Fellow (primate cognition)

Nottingham Trent University - Psychology - School of Social Sciences

Placed on: 08/05/2026 Salary: £33,045 to £38,026 per annum

Closes 19 Jun

Foundation Year Teacher

CDUTCM-KEELE Joint Health and Medical Sciences Institute - Keele Language Centre

Placed on: 07/05/2026 Salary: Competitive Package: Attractive salary aligned with experience and qualifications

Expires 06 Jul

Assistant/Associate Professor in Theoretical Physics

University of Cambridge - Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Placed on: 07/05/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £59,966

Closes 14 Jun

Dean (Higher Education)

British University Vietnam

Placed on: 07/05/2026 Salary: From £8,232.26 per month plus performance-based bonus

Expires 06 Jul

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