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Research Assistant/Associate

Newcastle University - Biosciences Institute

Placed on: 20/03/2026 Salary: £33,951 to £36,636 per annum

Closes 17 Apr

Public Involvement Co-Ordinator; NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Thames Valley

University of Oxford - Department of Psychiatry

Placed on: 23/03/2026 Salary: £35,681 to £39,424 per annum

Closes 17 Apr

Assistant Professor in Psychology

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

Placed on: 23/03/2026 Salary: £37,770.89 to £90,095.21 per annum

Closes 17 Apr

Assistant Professor in Psychology

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

Placed on: 23/03/2026 Salary: £37,770.89 to £90,095.21 per annum

Closes 17 Apr

Research Fellow in Health Economics

The University of Manchester - Division of Population Health, Health Services Research And Primary Care

Placed on: 23/03/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £53,301 per annum depending on experience

Closes 17 Apr

Research Assistant

London School of Economics and Political Science - Financial Markets Group

Placed on: 27/03/2026 Salary: £36,513 to £41,565 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £44,468 pa inclusive of London allowance

Closes 17 Apr

Head of Public Health

University of Salford - School of Health and Society

Placed on: 30/03/2026 Salary: £59,967 to £67,469 per annum

Closes 17 Apr

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of York - Department of Biology

Placed on: 19/03/2026 Salary: £37,694 to £46,049 per year

Closes 18 Apr

Research Assistant, Applied Research Group (ARG)

The Alan Turing Institute

Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: £42,593 plus excellent benefits

Closes 19 Apr

Research Fellow (11324-0226)

University of Warwick - Department of Philosophy

Placed on: 18/02/2026 Salary: £35,608 to £46,049 per annum

Closes 19 Apr

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Combinatorics

University of Birmingham - School of Mathematics

Placed on: 31/03/2026 Salary: £36,636 to £46,049 Grade: 7

Closes 19 Apr

Research Grants Finance Officer

University of Birmingham - Research Strategy and Services

Placed on: 14/04/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £35,608 Grade 6

Closes 19 Apr

Student Disability and Neuroinclusion Assistant

University of Surrey - Disability and Neurodiversity

Placed on: 01/04/2026 Salary: £28,031 to £31,236 per annum

Closes 19 Apr

PhD studentship on Early Modern Global History

King's College London - Arts and Humanities

Placed on: 01/04/2026 Salary: Tuition Fees: UK (Home) fees (for information for 25/26 this will be £6,600) or International (Overseas) fees (for information for 25/26 this will be £27,100)Annual Stipend: £22,780 in 2025/26 and £23,805 in 2026/27

Closes 19 Apr

Lecturer (Craft)

Arts University Plymouth - HE Arts and Media

Placed on: 01/04/2026 Salary: From £21,678 starting salary £21,678 (FTE £36,130) with annual, incremental progression up to £25,729 (FTE £42,882). Band 7-8

Closes 19 Apr

Organic Social Media Assistant

Newcastle University - Marketing and Communications Unit

Placed on: 02/04/2026 Salary: £29,588 with progression to £31,236 per annum.

Closes 19 Apr

Food Scientist - KTP Associate

University of Reading - Yeo Valley’s Food Science team

Placed on: 02/04/2026 Salary: £38,000 to £42,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience

Closes 19 Apr

Research Assistant/Associate

Newcastle University

Placed on: 20/03/2026 Salary: £36,636 to £38,784 per annum

Closes 19 Apr

Library Assistant (Legal Deposit Monographs and Materials Processing) (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - University Library

Placed on: 07/04/2026 Salary: £25,249 to £27,319

Closes 19 Apr

Teaching and Research Associate (TARA) x2

University of Plymouth - School of Psychology

Placed on: 20/03/2026 Salary: £35,608 to £38,784 Grade 6, pro rata per annum

Closes 19 Apr

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Reader in Conservation of Buddhist Heritage

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

Placed on: 19/03/2026 Salary: From £52,947 Grade 7/8, per annum

Closes 19 Apr

German Historical Institute London

Placed on: 23/03/2026 Salary: £35,676

Closes 19 Apr

Research Assistant

University of Glasgow - College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences - School of Health & Wellbeing

Placed on: 20/03/2026 Salary: £33,951 to £37,694 per annum pro rata (Grade 6)

Closes 19 Apr

Editorial Assistant

Cambridge University Press & Assessment - Data, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Books

Placed on: 07/04/2026 Salary: £26,600 to £32,600

Closes 19 Apr

Research Fellow: "Understanding and improving the production of 2D nanomaterials by liquid-based methods: a mathematical perspective”

UCL - Department of Mathematics

Placed on: 23/03/2026 Salary: £38,607 to £45,103 inclusive of London Allowance

Closes 19 Apr

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