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Queen Mary University of London - Precision Healthcare University Research Institute
Placed on: 04/11/2026 Salary: £30,414 to £33,165 per annum (pro rata)
Closes 18 Nov
University of Warwick - School of Engineering
Placed on: 04/11/2026 Salary: £36,320 to £46,970 per annum.
Closes 18 Nov
Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang Campus) Industrial Intelligent Agent Research Center
Placed on: 04/11/2026 Salary: Competitive
Expires 03 Jan
LASE (University of Kent) - Conferencing and Business Development
Placed on: 04/11/2026 Salary: £25,179 to £26,615 per annum, Grade 4
Closes 18 Nov
University of Birmingham - School of Social Policy
Placed on: 04/11/2026 Salary: £36,636 to £46,049 - please see advert
Closes 18 Nov
University of Cambridge - Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Placed on: 04/11/2026 Salary: £27,865 to £31,861 (pro-rata)
Closes 17 Nov
University of the West of Scotland - Department of Education & Social Work
Placed on: 04/11/2026 Salary: £51,258 to £57,666 per annum
Closes 24 Nov
University of Cambridge - MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit
Placed on: 04/11/2026 Salary: £33,662 to £46,970
Closes 29 Nov
UCL - Functional Imaging Laboratory (FIL) / Department of Imaging Neuroscience
Placed on: 04/11/2026 Salary: £40,603 to £67,776 Grade 7-8 / including London Allowance
Closes 02 Dec
University of Cambridge - Department of Oncology
Placed on: 04/11/2026 Salary: £48,337 to £61,165
Closes 30 Nov
University of Dundee - Sport and Active Health
Placed on: 04/11/2026 Salary: £31,236 to £37,694 (Grade 6)
Closes 22 Nov
University of Oxford - Centre for Human Genetics
Placed on: 04/11/2026 Salary: £36,360 to £42,434 per annum (pro rata) - Research Grade 6. This is inclusive of a pensionable Oxford University Weighting of £1,730 per year (pro rata).
Closes 23 Nov
University of Liverpool - Faculty of Health and Life Sciences - Institute of Population Health - Department Of Primary Care And Mental Health
Placed on: 04/11/2026 Salary: £48,337 to £77,368 per annum - (inclusive of market supplement for a suitably qualified and experienced candidate)
Closes 25 Nov
University of Leeds - Faculty of Medicine & Health - Leeds Institute of Medical Research (LIMR) - Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Healthcare Acquired Infection
Placed on: 04/11/2026 Salary: £26,707 to £28,778 per annum (Grade 4)
Closes 16 Nov
University of Surrey - Psychological Sciences
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £35,302 to £37,369 per annum
Closes 23 Nov
University of Sheffield - School of Computer Science
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £49,798 to £59,390 with potential to progress to £66,819 through sustained exceptional contribution.
Closes 29 Nov
Brunel University London - Estates and Facilities/Facilities and Operational Maintenance
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £26,168 to £26,325 inclusive of London weighting with potential to progress to £26,725 per annum, inclusive of London weighting, through sustained exceptional contribution (pro-rata if part-time).
Closes 11 Dec
Anglia Ruskin University - Research and Innovation Services
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: Competitive Salary
Closes 30 Nov
Nuffield College - Department of Politics and International Relations
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £41,700 per annum
Closes 03 Dec
Brunel University London - College of Engineering, Design & Physical Sciences
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £37,810 to £49,478 per annum. See advert text for details.
Closes 01 Dec
University of Southampton - Sustainable Electronic Technologies
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £37,369 to £45,641
Closes 10 Nov
University of Oxford
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £28,971 to £32,716 per annum. Grade 4
Closes 25 Nov
University of Cambridge - Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: Grade 7: £38,448- £46,970 p.a. or Grade 8: £43,099- £48,337 p.a.
Closes 15 Dec
University of Glasgow
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: Competitive salary will commensurate with experience and agreed on appointment
Closes 24 Nov
University of Oxford - Department of Biochemistry
Placed on: 03/11/2026 Salary: £43,615 to £48,700 per annum
Closes 30 Nov
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