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Research Assistant

University of Oxford - Department of Paediatrics

Placed on: 16/12/2025 Salary: £35,681 to £41,636 Grade 6

Closes 20 Jan

Research Associate (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit

Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £37,694 to £46,049

Closes 20 Jan

MySurrey Hive Assistant

University of Surrey - Student Hub

Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £28,031 to £31,236 per annum

Closes 20 Jan

Research Associate in Inflammation Research

The University of Manchester - Division of Neuroscience

Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £37,694 to £43,482 per annum depending on experience

Closes 20 Jan

Research Fellow (111100-1225)

University of Warwick - School of Life Sciences

Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £35,608 to £46,049 per annum

Closes 20 Jan

Research Assistant

Swansea University - Faculty of Science and Engineering

Placed on: 21/11/2025 Salary: £34,132 to £38,249 per annum

Closes 20 Jan

NMR Administrative Officer (111206-0126)

University of Warwick - Physics

Placed on: 08/01/2026 Salary: £35,608 to £46,049 per annum

Closes 20 Jan

PhD Position: How Does Autophagy Degrade Toxic Cargo

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Placed on: 04/12/2025 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 20 Jan

Research Fellow

UCL - Department of Mathematics

Placed on: 04/12/2025 Salary: £45,103 to £49,943 inclusive of London Allowance.

Closes 20 Jan

Business Applications Specialist - UOD2118

University of Dundee - IT

Placed on: 23/12/2025 Salary: £37,174 to £45,413 (Grade 7)

Closes 20 Jan

Assistant Professor/Lecturer in Electronic Engineering

Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth - Department of Electronic Engineering

Placed on: 23/12/2025 Salary: £36,617.54 to £89,188.01 per annum

Closes 20 Jan

Research Technician

University of Southampton - Immunology

Placed on: 02/01/2026 Salary: £31,236 to £35,608 per annum

Closes 20 Jan

Defra Group Senior Scientist – Emerging Virus Research Team

Animal and Plant Health Agency

Placed on: 02/01/2026 Salary: £46,060 to £50,495

Closes 20 Jan

Faculty Position in International Relations and/or Comparative Politics (preferably at the Assistant level)

John Cabot University (JCU) - Department of Political Science and International Affairs

Placed on: 12/12/2025 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 20 Jan

Communications Co-ordinator

University of Surrey - Communications and PA

Placed on: 05/01/2026 Salary: £32,080 to £36,636

Closes 20 Jan

Faculty Position in International Law (preferably at the Assistant level)

John Cabot University (JCU) - Department of Political Science and International Affairs

Placed on: 12/12/2025 Salary: Not specified.

Closes 20 Jan

Research Assistant / Associate

University of Glasgow

Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: Grade 6/7, £33,951 - £37,694 / £41,064 - £46,049 per annum.

Closes 20 Jan

Graduate Trainee Library Assistant

University of Oxford - Various libraries around Oxford

Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £25,945 per annum : Grade 2.6

Closes 20 Jan

Workshop Model Making Technician - (Grade 4)

University of Liverpool - School of the Arts

Placed on: 06/01/2026 Salary: £25,804 to £28,778 pa

Closes 20 Jan

Research Assistant

University of Oxford

Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £35,681 to £39,424 Grade 6

Closes 21 Jan

Research Assistant in Spinal Cord Injury and Women’s Health

University of Leeds - School of Biomedical Sciences

Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £33,951 to £39,906 p.a pro rata; max £36,636 due to funding

Closes 21 Jan

Health and Safety Officer (Estates & Facilities)

University of Surrey - Maintenance

Placed on: 07/01/2026 Salary: £32,080 to £36,636 per annum

Closes 21 Jan

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Spatial Analysis of Spatial Transcriptomics for Therapy Response in Colorectal Cancer

University of Oxford - Centre for Human Genetics

Placed on: 18/12/2025 Salary: £39,424 to £47,779 p.a. Research Grade 7. This is inclusive of a pensionable Oxford University Weighting of £1,730 per year

Closes 21 Jan

Postdoctoral Research Associate in 3D Genomics (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Placed on: 08/01/2026 Salary: £37,694 to £46,049

Closes 21 Jan

Research Assistant

University of Reading - School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences

Placed on: 04/12/2025 Salary: £26,707 to £30,378 per annum

Closes 21 Jan

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