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Access & Outreach Assistant

Oxford Brookes University

Placed on: 29/09/2026 Salary: £28,778 rising to £31,236

Closes 18 Oct

Assistant Health and Safety Advisor

University of Surrey - FEPS Faculty Admin

Placed on: 29/09/2026 Salary: £32,080 to £36,636 per annum

Closes 18 Oct

Research Media and Engagement Assistant

University of Salford - Faculty of Social Science - Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy,

Placed on: 02/10/2026 Salary: £28,031 to £29,588

Closes 18 Oct

Research Assistant in AI

Imperial College London

Placed on: 02/10/2026 Salary: £45,399 to £48,876 per annum

Closes 18 Oct

Special Collections Assistant

Manchester Metropolitan University - Library Services

Placed on: 02/10/2026 Salary: £26,093 to £27,319 Grade 4

Closes 18 Oct

Technical Specialist (Simulation)

Manchester Metropolitan University - Technical Services

Placed on: 05/10/2026 Salary: £35,608 to £39,906 Grade 7

Closes 18 Oct

Biostatistician - Cancer Research (UK) Clinical Trials Unit

University of Birmingham - College of Medine and Health

Placed on: 06/10/2026 Salary: £36,636 to £46,049 Grade 7

Closes 18 Oct

Research Assistant/Associate in NanoBio Printing and Assembly (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Engineering

Placed on: 05/10/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £46,049

Closes 19 Oct

Assistant Professor - Law and Society/Sociology of Law

University of Toronto Mississauga - Department of Sociology

Placed on: 19/08/2026 Salary: £84,006.81 to £108,356.61 per annum

Closes 19 Oct

Alumni Coordinator

London Film School

Placed on: 05/10/2026 Salary: £30,000 to £32,500 per annum, pro-rata (dependent on experience)

Closes 19 Oct

Building Services Technician

University of Cambridge - Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (SBS)

Placed on: 05/10/2026 Salary: £25,249 to £27,319

Closes 19 Oct

Senior Fitness Instructor

University of Leeds - Facilities Directorate - Sport and Physical Activity

Placed on: 05/10/2026 Salary: £26,707 to £28,778 per annum (Grade 4)

Closes 19 Oct

Research Assistant in Microbiology

Queen Mary University of London - Blizard Institute

Placed on: 05/10/2026 Salary: £33,928 to £40,815 per annum

Closes 19 Oct

Image Analysis Research Assistant

The University of Edinburgh - CMVM - Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences

Placed on: 05/10/2026 Salary: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum (Grade 6)

Closes 19 Oct

Research Assistant - Clinical & Affective Neuroscience

UCL - Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience

Placed on: 09/10/2026 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 19 Oct

Senior Research Fellow (Control Engineering)

University of Oxford - Department of Engineering Science

Placed on: 15/09/2026 Salary: £56,623 to £73,296 per annum

Closes 19 Oct

Assistant/Associate Professor in Data-Intensive Physics and AI

Imperial College London - Department of Physics

Placed on: 26/08/2026 Salary: Competitive

Closes 19 Oct

Enquiry Assistant

Queen Mary University of London - Student Experience Directorate

Placed on: 06/10/2026 Salary: £33,263 to £40,015 per annum.

Closes 19 Oct

Research Assistant/Associate

Newcastle University - School of Pharmacy

Placed on: 07/10/2026 Salary: £34,630 to £46,970 pro rata, per annum. See advert text for details.

Closes 19 Oct

Research Assistant (0.4 FTE)

University of East London

Placed on: 06/10/2026 Salary: £39,824 to £45,281 Grade: E / inclusive of London Weighting / pro rata

Closes 19 Oct

Research Assistant (0.5 FTE)

University of East London - East London Primary Care Education Centre (ELPCEC) / Centre for Health Equity and Sustainable Societies (CHESS)

Placed on: 06/10/2026 Salary: £39,824 to £45,281 Grade: E / inclusive of London Weighting / pro rata

Closes 19 Oct

UCD Post-doctoral Researcher Level 1 or 2

University College Dublin - UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science

Placed on: 14/09/2026 Salary: £41,117.87 to £52,405.21 Appointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.

Closes 19 Oct

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Early Years Education

Edge Hill University - Early Years Education - School of ITE

Placed on: 06/10/2026 Salary: £39,906 to £44,746 per annum

Closes 19 Oct

Research Scientist – Maternal Sleep

King's College London - AI & Personalised Health.

Placed on: 18/09/2026 Salary: £53,947 to £63,350 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.

Closes 19 Oct

Queen's University Belfast - IT

Placed on: 21/09/2026 Salary: £42,972 to £51,270 per annum

Closes 19 Oct

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