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Research Assistant

University of Oxford - Department of Experimental Psychology

Placed on: 10/04/2026 Salary: £35,681 to £41,636 Grade 6

Closes 27 Apr

Research Fellow

University of Birmingham - School of Biosciences

Placed on: 01/04/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £35,608

Closes 27 Apr

Research Fellow (REWIRE-CAN Cancer Grand Challenge)

UCL - Cancer Institute

Placed on: 01/04/2026 Salary: £43,981 to £52,586 Grade 6B / 7

Closes 27 Apr

Image Data Analyst

University of Oxford - RDM Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Placed on: 20/04/2026 Salary: £35,681 to £38,366 per annum. Grade 6.1 – 6.4

Closes 27 Apr

Queen's University Belfast - Finance

Placed on: 14/04/2026 Salary: £29,594 to £32,186 per annum

Closes 27 Apr

Research Associate in Process Systems Engineering for Sustainability

The University of Manchester - School of Engineering

Placed on: 07/04/2026 Salary: £37,694 to £42,254 per annum, dependent on relevant experience

Closes 27 Apr

Research Assistant

University of Oxford - Department of Biochemistry

Placed on: 07/04/2026 Salary: £35,681 to £41,636 per annum

Closes 27 Apr

Research Assistant (Discovering Liveability)

The University of Edinburgh - College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Placed on: 08/04/2026 Salary: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum pro-rata for part-time. Grade UE06

Closes 27 Apr

TRAC and Financial Control Accountant

The University of Manchester - Professional Services - Financial Analysis and Reporting - Directorate of Finance

Placed on: 21/04/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £58,225 per annum, depending on relevant experience

Closes 27 Apr

Research Grants Finance Officer

University of Birmingham - Research Strategy and Services

Placed on: 22/04/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £35,608 Grade 6

Closes 27 Apr

Assistant Professor of Education (Technology Education)

University of Limerick - School of Education

Placed on: 13/04/2026 Salary: £42,580.86 to £57,890.14 per annum

Closes 28 Apr

Research Assistant/Associate in Liver Cancer Personalised Medicine

Newcastle University - Translational and Clinical Research Institute

Placed on: 14/04/2026 Salary: £33,951 to £36,636 per annum. See advert text for details.

Closes 28 Apr

Research Assistant: Unhousing Restitution. African Audiovisual Heritage between Displacement and Return (UNREST)

King's College London - Film Studies

Placed on: 14/04/2026 Salary: £39,076 to £40,733 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance

Closes 28 Apr

Lecturer (Above the Bar) in Diagnostic Radiography

University College Cork - Department of Medicine

Placed on: 16/03/2026 Salary: £66,183.64 to £90,063.03 - please see advert

Closes 28 Apr

Research Assistant/Associate in Optical Wireless Communication and Signal Processing x 3 (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Engineering

Placed on: 14/04/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £46,049 per annum

Closes 28 Apr

Research Associate (Assay Development and Screening Scientist)

University of Cambridge - Department of Clinical Neurosciences

Placed on: 14/04/2026 Salary: £37,694 to £46,049 per annum

Closes 28 Apr

Research Assistant in 3D video quality (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Placed on: 12/03/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £35,608

Closes 28 Apr

Research Assistant in Virology

University of Leeds - School of Molecular and Cellular Biology

Placed on: 15/04/2026 Salary: £33,951 to £39,906 (Grade 6)

Closes 28 Apr

Lecturer in Digital Fashion Innovation, 3D Modelling and Immersive Technologies

The University of Manchester - School of Natural Sciences

Placed on: 25/03/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £58,225 per annum

Closes 28 Apr

Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Social Policy

University College Dublin - School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice

Placed on: 25/03/2026 Salary: £56,885.53 to £90,157.83 per annum

Closes 28 Apr

Research IT Engineer

UCL - Department of Computer Science (CS)

Placed on: 27/03/2026 Salary: £43,981 to £52,586

Closes 28 Apr

Professor of AI in Learning

The Open University - IET Academic

Placed on: 27/03/2026 Salary: £77,277 to £86,527 per annum

Closes 28 Apr

Research IT Engineer - Fixed Term

UCL - Department of Computer Science (CS)

Placed on: 27/03/2026 Salary: £43,981 to £52,586

Closes 28 Apr

Research Assistant

Queen Mary University of London - William Harvey Research Institute

Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: £33,263 to £40,015 per annum

Closes 28 Apr

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Biodiversity Education Through Games

University of York - Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity

Placed on: 01/04/2026 Salary: £37,694 per year

Closes 28 Apr

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