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Research Fellow

University of Warwick - Chemistry

Placed on: 25/09/2026 Salary: £35,608 to £46,049 per annum

Closes 14 Oct

Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy

University College Cork - Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy - School of Clinical Therapies - College of Medicine and Health

Placed on: 25/09/2026 Salary: €85,597 - €121,283 (Scale B)/€82,662 - €115,218 (Scale A)

Closes 03 Nov

Postdoctoral Research Associate

King's College London - Randall Cell & Molecular Biophysics

Placed on: 25/09/2026 Salary: £45,031 to £47,379 per annum (incl. LWA £5,125 pa)

Closes 16 Oct

Research Assistant (0.4 FTE)

UCL - Department of Culture, Communication and Media (CCM) / Institute of Education

Placed on: 25/09/2026 Salary: £36,433 to £42,891

Closes 08 Oct

(Senior) Research Fellow in Software Development

UCL - Professor Jasmin Fisher’s laboratory / Cancer Institute.

Placed on: 25/09/2026 Salary: Grade 6b - 8

Closes 22 Oct

Assistant Professor Of Marketing (Quantitative Marketing)

Nazarbayev University - Graduate School of Business (GSB)

Placed on: 25/09/2026 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 15 Oct

Research Assistant

The University of Edinburgh - Institute of Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research - CCBS

Placed on: 25/09/2026 Salary: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum (Grade 6)

Closes 09 Oct

(Senior) Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence for Cancer Digital Twins

UCL - Professor Jasmin Fisher’s laboratory / Cancer Institute

Placed on: 25/09/2026 Salary: Grade 6b - 8

Closes 22 Oct

Research Associate

Imperial College London - School of Public Health

Placed on: 25/09/2026 Salary: £50,733 to £59,484 per annum

Closes 25 Oct

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Quantum Many-Body Systems

King's College London - Physics

Placed on: 25/09/2026 Salary: £45,031 to £48,607 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance

Closes 20 Oct

Executive Divisional Director of External Engagement and Global

University of Exeter

Placed on: 25/09/2026 Salary: Competitive

Closes 19 Oct

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - AR3337

University of St Andrews - School of Chemistry

Placed on: 25/09/2026 Salary: £38,784 to £46,049 per annum Grade 6

Closes 30 Sep

Assistant Teaching Professor in Plant Biology

University of Cambridge - Department of Plant Sciences

Placed on: 24/09/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £59,966 per annum

Closes 14 Oct

Research Associate in Long-Wavelength Oxygenic Photosynthesis

Imperial College London - Department of Life Sciences

Placed on: 24/09/2026 Salary: £50,733 to £59,484 per annum

Closes 22 Nov

Assistant Professor in Histology and Pathology

University of Limerick - Faculty of Education & Health Sciences - School of Medicine

Placed on: 24/09/2026 Salary: £42,988.80 to £58,468.56 per annum

Closes 15 Oct

Teaching Fellow - Robotics

University of Southampton - Mechanical Engineering

Placed on: 24/09/2026 Salary: £36,636 to £44,746 per annum

Closes 22 Oct

Assistant Professor in Midwifery

University of Bradford - Faculty of Health Studies - School of Allied Health Professions and Midwifery

Placed on: 24/09/2026 Salary: £48,882 to £56,535

Closes 13 Oct

Senior Lecturer in Business, Management & Marketing

University of Buckingham - School of Business

Placed on: 24/09/2026 Salary: £58,105 to £64,246 per annum

Closes 12 Oct

Head of Research: Skills and Better Work (0.8 - 1.0 FTE)

Learning and Work Institute

Placed on: 24/09/2026 Salary: £47,250 to £61,150 pro rata if applicable

Closes 23 Oct

Pricing and Awards Coordinator

University of Sheffield - Research Partnerships & Innovation

Placed on: 24/09/2026 Salary: £32,080 to £36,636 per annum with potential to progress to £39,906 through sustained exceptional contribution.

Closes 18 Oct

Tenure‐track Assistant Professor in Early Modern British Literature

University of Notre Dame - Department of English

Placed on: 24/09/2026 Salary: Competitive

Closes 26 Oct

Research Fellow in Responsible AI Translation

University of Southampton - Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Placed on: 24/09/2026 Salary: £36,636 to £44,746 Per annum

Closes 14 Oct

Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Victorian Literature

University of Notre Dame - Department of English

Placed on: 24/09/2026 Salary: Competitive

Closes 22 Oct

Principal Lecturer in Cyber & Computing

Wrexham University - Cyber and Computing

Placed on: 24/09/2026 Salary: £58,225 to £67,468 per annum

Closes 25 Oct

Assistant Professor in International Relations

Koç University - College of Administrative Sciences and Economics

Placed on: 24/09/2026 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 15 Nov

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