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The Francis Crick Institute
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: From £37,300 with benefits
Closes 08 Feb
Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJU-UoE)
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: From £45,060 annual
Expires 15 Mar
University of Oxford - Department of Paediatrics
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: £49,119 to £58,265 with a discretionary range to £65,336 per annum (pro-rata)
Closes 13 Feb
Birkbeck, University of London - Birkbeck Law School
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: £44,247 to £60,858 per annum
Closes 27 Feb
University of Glasgow - James Watt School of Engineering
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: £41,064 to £46,049 per annum
Closes 18 Feb
University of Sheffield - School of Medicine & Population Health
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: £38,784 as per current university pay grades, with the potential to progress subject to performance
Closes 10 Feb
Diamond Light Source
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: £43,664 to £49,607
Closes 08 Feb
The University of Hong Kong - Department of Politics and Public Administration
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: Highly competitive
Expires 20 Mar
Durham University - The Department of Physics
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: £38,784 to £46,049
Closes 08 Feb
Learning and Work Institute - Evaluation and Qualitative Methods
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: £45,650 to £59,080 pro rata if applicable
Closes 20 Feb
Learning and Work Institute - Policy and Research: Better Work and Progression
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: £64,450 to £77,880 pro rata if applicable
Closes 21 Feb
UCL - Chemistry Department
Placed on: 19/01/2026 Salary: £43,981 to £52,586
Closes 15 Feb
Brunel University London - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: £50,000 including the family allowance of £5,133.82 per annum (family allowance may be payable dependant on eligibility and evidence)
Closes 14 Feb
University of Salford - School of Science, Engineering and Environment
Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: £47,389 to £56,536
Closes 15 Feb
Imperial College London - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: £46,614 to £56,345 per annum
Closes 13 Feb
Imperial College London - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: £46,614 to £56,345 per annum
Closes 13 Feb
University of Essex - School of Health and Social Care
Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: £38,249 to £55,755 (Grade 8: £38,249 - £45,413 per annum, pro-rata; Grade 9: £46,735 - £55,755 per annum, pro-rata).
Closes 12 Feb
The University of Hong Kong - Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy
Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: Highly competitive
Expires 17 Mar
Maynooth University, National University of Ireland Maynooth - School of Nursing
Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: £36,617.54 to £89,188.01 per annum
Closes 15 Feb
Birmingham City University - School of Life and Health Sciences
Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: £44,131 to £51,182 per annum
Closes 11 Feb
Imperial College London - Department of Aeronautics
Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: £43,863 to £57,472 per annum
Closes 15 Feb
Imperial College London - Department of Aeronautics
Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: £40,497 to £54,106 per annum
Closes 15 Feb
MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences
Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: £36,072 to £39,845 per annum
Closes 15 Feb
Loughborough University - Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: £29,588 to £34,610 per annum. Administrative Services grade 5. Subject to annual pay award.
Closes 09 Feb
University of Oxford - Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics, Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
Placed on: 16/01/2026 Salary: £39,424 to £47,779 Grade 7
Closes 20 Feb
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