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Senior Data Solution Architect

UCL - Information Services Division (ISD)

Placed on: 28/07/2026 Salary: £68,284 to £76,244

Closes 28 Aug

Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 2 - Temporary Fixed Term up to March 2030 (Part-Time 0.6FTE)

University College Dublin - School of Politics and International Relations

Placed on: 28/07/2026 Salary: £48,185.83 per annum (pro-rata)

Closes 18 Aug

Research Associate in Modelling and Simulation of Contrail Formation (Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Engineering

Placed on: 28/07/2026 Salary: £33,002 to £46,049 per annum

Closes 16 Aug

Conferences Business Development Manager

University of Cambridge - Girton College

Placed on: 28/07/2026 Salary: £37,369 to £43,099 USSS Points 40-45 (Depending on skills and experience)

Closes 27 Aug

Research Fellow

UCL - Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

Placed on: 28/07/2026 Salary: £45,103 to £49,943

Closes 17 Aug

Research Associate in Cognitive Neuroscience

University of Birmingham - School of Psychology

Placed on: 28/07/2026 Salary: £35,608 As this vacancy has limited funding the maximum salary that can be offered is Grade 6, salary £35608

Closes 17 Aug

Faculty Position in Finance and Accounting

Shenzhen Technology University - Business School

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: Internationally competitive

Expires 25 Sep

Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Psychology (Specified Purpose Contract)

Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth - Department of Psychology

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: Assistant Professor / Lecturer (2026) €66,055 – €104,600 p.a. (7 points) Assistant Lecturer (2026) €43,025 – €73,445 p.a. (14 points)

Closes 23 Aug

Executive Assistant

Queen Mary University of London - Blizard Institute

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: £33,263 to £40,015 per annum

Closes 17 Aug

Assistant or Associate Professor (Climate-Resilient Infrastructure and Transport Systems) (111893-0726)

University of Warwick - School of Engineering

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £67,468 per annum

Closes 06 Sep

Faculty Member in Financial and Actuarial Mathematics

Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - Department of Financial and Actuarial Mathematics

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: Competitive

Expires 26 Sep

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Spatial Transcriptomics

Queen Mary University of London - William Harvey Research Institute

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: £38,419 to £42,091 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

Closes 17 Aug

Research Fellow in Quantum Computing

University of Surrey - Physics

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: £37,694 to £46,049

Closes 09 Aug

Faculty Position in Post-Quantum Cryptography (Open Rank)

Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - Post-Quantum Migration Interdisciplinary Lab (PQC-X)

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: Not specified.

Expires 26 Sep

Estates & Facilities Assistant

Goldsmiths, University of London - Estates & Facilities

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: £26,750 to £29,493 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting (pro rata)

Closes 16 Aug

Lecturer (Education) in Health Psychology

Queen's University Belfast - School of Psychology

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: £46,936 to £51,270 per annum

Closes 10 Aug

Policy Fellow (Economic and Fiscal Policy)

London School of Economics and Political Science - Centre for Economic Transition Expertise

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: £53,949 to £62,160 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £69,073 pa inclusive of London allowance

Closes 11 Aug

Lectureship in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy

University College Cork - School of Medicine

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: £37,425.58 to £64,285.75 (Scale B) / €45,116 - €70,327 (Scale A).

Closes 25 Aug

Lecturer - PGCE Secondary Science

University of Worcester - Secondary & Post Compulsory

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: £38,784 to £43,482 Salary range of £23,270.40 - £26,089.20 per annum for 22.2 hours (£38,784 - £43,482 FTE)

Closes 31 Aug

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

University of Oxford - Condensed Matter Physics, Department of Physics

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: £39,424 to £47,779 per annum. Grade 7

Closes 10 Aug

Insectary Research Technician

Imperial College London - Department of Life Sciences

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: £37,108 to £40,166 per annum

Closes 16 Aug

Lecturer (Education) in Developmental Psychology

Queen's University Belfast - School of Psychology

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: £46,936 to £51,270 per annum

Closes 10 Aug

Research Fellow, School of Natural and Built Environment

Queen's University Belfast - School of Natural and Built Environment

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: £42,972 per annum

Closes 24 Aug

Research Translation Manager

Imperial College London - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Brain Sciences

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: £57,785 to £69,365 per annum

Closes 09 Aug

Assistant Research Professor (Part Time, Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge - Department of Clinical Neurosciences

Placed on: 27/07/2026 Salary: £113,565 to £123,672 or £135,645-£150,569 pro rata

Closes 09 Aug

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