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Collections & User Services Assistant

University of Cambridge - University Library

Placed on: 11/05/2026 Salary: £25,249

Closes 25 May

Research Assistant

The University of Edinburgh - CMVM - School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences - CCBS

Placed on: 11/05/2026 Salary: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum pro-rata as part-time

Closes 25 May

Research Fellow in Immunology

University of Southampton - Innate Immunity / Southampton General Hospital

Placed on: 11/05/2026 Salary: £36,636 to £44,746

Closes 25 May

Teaching Fellow

University College Dublin - UCD School of Economics

Placed on: 13/05/2026 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 25 May

Technical Assistant

University of Bath - Faculty of Science

Placed on: 11/05/2026 Salary: From £25,912 Grade 3

Closes 25 May

Research Assistant

University of Oxford - Department of Biochemistry

Placed on: 22/04/2026 Salary: £35,681 to £41,636 per annum

Closes 25 May

Clinical Fellows (x2 posts)

The Royal College of Surgeons of England - Macmillan/ National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)

Placed on: 24/04/2026 Salary: £61,825 to £70,425 ST3 – ST8 / plus London weighting

Closes 25 May

The Royal College of Surgeons of England - Macmillan/ National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)

Placed on: 24/04/2026 Salary: £39,984 to £51,872

Closes 25 May

Professional Services Finance Manager

University of Surrey - Financial Planning and Analysis

Placed on: 12/05/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £69,488 per annum

Closes 25 May

Research Fellow

UCL - Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

Placed on: 12/05/2026 Salary: £43,981 to £52,586 pro rata

Closes 25 May

Research Assistant/Fellow in Digital Twin for Advanced Manufacturing - 16864

Brunel University London - Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST)

Placed on: 27/04/2026 Salary: £36,640 to £44,179 inclusive of London Weighting with potential to progress to £52,067 per annum inclusive of London Weighting through sustained exceptional contribution. Grade R1

Closes 25 May

Research Assistant/Fellow - Artificially Intelligent Enabled Material Processing

Brunel University London - Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST)

Placed on: 27/04/2026 Salary: £36,640 to £44,179 inclusive of London Weighting with potential to progress to £52,067 per annum inclusive of London Weighting through sustained exceptional contribution. Grade R1

Closes 25 May

Research Associate in River Science

Loughborough University - School of Social Sciences and Humanities

Placed on: 27/04/2026 Salary: From £35,608 Subject to annual pay award. Specialist and Supporting Academic Research grade 6.

Closes 25 May

Research Assistant x12

University of Plymouth - School of Law Humanities and Social Sciences

Placed on: 05/05/2026 Salary: £35,608 to £38,784 pro rata per annum - Grade 6

Closes 25 May

Research Associate in Air Quality Measurements

University of York - Department of Environment and Geography

Placed on: 28/04/2026 Salary: £37,694 to £46,049 a year

Closes 25 May

Research Finance Assistant (88327-0426)

University of Warwick - Finance

Placed on: 13/05/2026 Salary: £26,707 to £30,378 per annum

Closes 25 May

Research Associate in Chemical Proteomics (10397)

Rosalind Franklin Institute

Placed on: 30/04/2026 Salary: From £38,500 per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closes 25 May

Research Associate in Statistical Genetics of Obesity (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience

Placed on: 30/04/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £46,049 per annum

Closes 25 May

Building Services Technician

University of Cambridge - Department of Genetics

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £27,319 to £31,236

Closes 25 May

Extraordinary Junior Research Fellowship in Physiology

University of Oxford - The Queen’s College

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: A personal allowance of £2,029 per annum is provided by the College for research activities

Closes 25 May

Research Technician

University of Oxford - Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health

Placed on: 07/05/2026 Salary: £28,437 to £29,761 Grade 4

Closes 25 May

Anatomy Technician

University of Sussex - Brighton and Sussex Medical School

Placed on: 06/05/2026 Salary: £26,093 to £29,588 per annum, pro rata if part time. Grade 4

Closes 25 May

Research Assistant (part time, 0.5 FTE)

Queen's University Belfast - School of Nursing and Midwifery

Placed on: 18/05/2026 Salary: £35,136 to £40,316 per annum, pro rata

Closes 25 May

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Human-Computer Interaction

King's College London - Informatics

Placed on: 07/05/2026 Salary: £45,031 to £52,514 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance

Closes 25 May

Research Associate (Information Specialist)

University of Sheffield - School of Medicine & Population Health

Placed on: 08/05/2026 Salary: £38,784 to £47,389

Closes 25 May

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