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Psychology Technician

The Open University - Psychology

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £32,080 to £37,694

Closes 20 May

Admissions Assistant

University of Greenwich - Outreach, Recruitment & Admissions - Admissions

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £22,768 to £24,685 plus £5,476 London weighting per annum

Closes 14 May

Research Associate (808662)

University of Strathclyde - Government and Public Policy

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £37,694 to £46,049

Closes 29 May

Research Assistant (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Medicine

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £35,608

Closes 17 May

Senior Lecturer (Mental Health)

University of Greater Manchester - Psychology

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £50,253 to £58,226 per annum

Closes 29 May

Technical Analysts (x3)

University of Cambridge - Department of Engineering

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £42,254 to £56,535

Closes 17 May

Research Assistant/ Associate in Communication Networks (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Engineering

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £34,610 to £46,049

Closes 15 May

Assistant Professor in Social Innovation

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin - Trinity Business School

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £37,770.89 to £90,095.21 per annum

Closes 18 May

Assistant Professor or Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Physiology

Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth - Department of Sport Science and Nutrition

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £37,052.44 to £90,079.55 per annum

Closes 24 May

Clinical Senior Lecturer, Reader, or Chair / Honorary Consultant in Orthodontics

Cardiff University - School of Dentistry - College of Biomedical and Life Sciences

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £110,240 to £160,951 per annum.

Closes 12 Jun

Research Assistant

Sheffield Hallam University - College of Health Wellbeing & Life Science

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £28,031 to £31,236 per annum (depending on experience) (Grade 5)

Closes 17 May

Fully-funded PhD in Economics at City St George’s, University of London – Starting date: October 2026

City St George’s, University of London - Economics

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: This studentship includes an annual bursary at the prevailing UKRI rate (£23,805 pa in 2026/7) plus a full tuition fee waiver

Closes 13 May

Research Fellow in Electrochemistry

University of Southampton - Energy & Electrochemistry

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £36,636 to £41,064 per annum

Closes 29 May

Postgraduate Research Assistant

Oxford Brookes University - Research

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £28,778 to £31,236 (pro rata)

Closes 31 May

Animal Technician

MRC - Mary Lyon Centre

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £31,916 per annum

Closes 17 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

Teaching Assistant - Computer Science and Information Systems (2 positions)

University of Limerick - Faculty of Science & Engineering - Department of Computer Science & Information Systems

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £33,826.37 per annum (pro-rata)

Closes 27 May

Research Assistant (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Faculty of Education

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £35,608 per annum

Closes 17 May

Research Assistant

The University of Edinburgh - College of Science and Engineering - School of Biological Sciences - Centre for Cell Biology

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £34,610 to £39,906 per annum (Grade 6)

Closes 14 May

CHRYSOS+ Project – Research Assistant

University of Oxford - Ashmolean Museum

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £35,681 to £41,636 per annum (pro rata)

Closes 22 May

Building Services Technician

University of Cambridge - Department of Genetics

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

Closes 25 May

Lecturer in Dance

Middlesex University - Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £41,064 Grade 7 / exclusive of Outer London Weighting

Closes 17 May

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis

University of Oxford - Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £39,424 to £47,779 per annum. Research Grade 7

Closes 29 May

Assistant Professor in Irish Language Education

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin - School of Education

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £37,770.89 to £90,095.21 - please see advert

Closes 15 May

Research Associate in Translational Immunology

King's College London - Gene Therapy and Regenerative Medicine

Placed on: 01/05/2026 Salary: £45,031 to £47,379 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance

Closes 17 May

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