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Assistant Professor in Human Geography

University of Limerick

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £42,988.80 to £58,468.56

Closes 21 Aug

Assistant Lecturer in Community Work and Youth Work

Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth - Department of Applied Social Studies

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £37,422.97 Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions

Closes 19 Jul

Academic Casework Officer

Bath Spa University - Student and Registry Services

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £33,951 to £37,694 Grade 6, per annum

Closes 13 Jul

Full/Associate/Assistant Professor in Data Science

University of Macau - Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Brain Sciences (IAIBS)

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £87,465.51 to £127,834.20 - Please see advert

Expires 03 Sep

Full/Associate/Assistant Professor in Computational and AI Biology

University of Macau - Department of Biological Sciences

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: Not specified.

Expires 03 Sep

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer, Initial Teacher Education (Primary Languages)

Bath Spa University - School of Education

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £44,756 to £56,536 per annum pro rata (actual salary £4,476 rising to £5,534 pa 0.1 FTE)

Closes 10 Jul

CG-AGE Project Manager (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Medicine

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £42,254 to £56,535 per annum

Closes 16 Jul

Hourly Paid Lecturer in UI UX and Digital Product

Middlesex University - School of Design

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £23.73 to £59.33 per hour including Outer London Weighting

Closes 19 Jul

Academic Co-ordinator (Fixed Term 12 Months) - Grampian Local Learning Partnership

Robert Gordon University

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £56,535

Closes 09 Aug

Post-Doctoral Research Assistant - UOD2263

University of Dundee - Biological Sciences

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £37,174 to £45,413

Closes 07 Aug

Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Bioinformatics

University of Oxford - Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics (DPAG)

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £39,424 to £47,779 per annum: Grade 7

Closes 24 Jul

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Microbiology

University of Oxford - Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £39,424 to £47,779 per annum: Research Grade 7

Closes 31 Jul

Research Assistant

The University of Edinburgh - CMVM - School of Genetics and Cancer

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum (Grade 6)

Closes 16 Jul

Workshop Manufacturing Engineer

UCL - Department of Biochemical Engineering

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £43,981 to £52,586

Closes 28 Aug

Research Assistant (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Clinical Biochemistry

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £35,608 per annum

Closes 16 Jul

Programme Manager: UCL Pre-Doctoral Careers Programme

UCL - UCL Careers

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £43,981 to £52,586

Closes 19 Jul

Publishing Assistant

The British Academy - Communications and Marketing

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £28,840 pro rata

Closes 17 Jul

Lecturer in Journalism

University of Winchester - Faculty of Education and the Arts

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £41,064 to £46,049 per annum pro rata (actual salary £32,851 to £36,839 pa)

Closes 27 Jul

Workshop Manufacturing Engineer

UCL - Department of Biochemical Engineering

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £43,981 to £52,586

Closes 28 Jul

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Thermodynamics at the Nanoscale

University of Oxford - Engineering Science - Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £39,424 to £47,779 per annum

Closes 31 Jul

Laboratory Manager

Cancer Council NSW

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: Generous Salary + benefits

Expires 01 Sep

Research Associate or Research Assistant Circular Robotic Manufacturing

Loughborough University - Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Placed on: 03/07/2026 Salary: £29,588 to £46,049 Subject to annual pay award. Specialist and Supporting Academic Research Grade 5 or Grade 6. See advert text for details.

Closes 27 Jul

Assistant Professor in Social and Environmental Education with expertise in Geography

Mary Immaculate College - Department of Learning, Society, and Religious Education (LSRE)

Placed on: 02/07/2026 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 16 Jul

Assistant Professor in Transport Planning

Northeastern University London

Placed on: 02/07/2026 Salary: £49,469 to £60,795 per annum for Assistant Professor (Grade 8) (depending on qualifications and experience)

Closes 22 Jul

Lecturer in Game Design and Development based in Hainan, China

Abertay University - Design, Informatics and Business

Placed on: 02/07/2026 Salary: £38,784.49 to £56,535.57 (Grade 7/8)

Closes 28 Jul

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