Postdoc and research fellow jobs

Postdoctoral research associate, research fellow and early-career fellowship posts — usually fixed-term and attached to a funded project or group.

There are 54 live vacancies across 12 institutions, including The University of Southampton, University of Nottingham and The University of Bath. Advertised salaries range from £32,080 to £56,535 a year.

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Research Fellow in Computer Science

University of Nottingham · School of Computer Science, Faculty of Science & Engineering

Ningbo Fixed-term Competitive
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 4 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 4 days

Research Associate/Fellow in Electrical Machines (Fixed Term)

University of Nottingham · Power Electronics, Machines and Control (PEMC) Group

Nottingham Fixed-term Research Associate/Fellow scale
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 5 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 5 days

Research Associate/Fellow (Fixed term)

University of Nottingham

Nottingham Fixed-term Research Associate/Fellow grade
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 26 Oct 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 26 Oct 2026

Research Associate/ Fellow (Fixed Term)

University of Nottingham

Nottingham · Hybrid Fixed-term Research Associate / Fellow grade
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 6 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 6 days

Research Fellow in Sociology (Teenage Boys and Digital Media)

The University of Surrey

Guildford Fixed-term £37,694–£41,064 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 2 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 2 days

Research Fellow (Early Modern Spanish Maritime History)

The University of Southampton · School of Humanities

Southampton Fixed-term £39,906–£39,906 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 3 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 3 days

Research Fellow in Magnetic Reconnection for Space Propulsion

The University of Southampton · Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Southampton Fixed-term £41,064–£44,746 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 3 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 3 days

Research Fellow in Pharmacology

The University of Southampton · School of Biological Sciences

Southampton Fixed-term £36,636–£41,064 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 23 Oct 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 23 Oct 2026

Research Fellow - Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE) project

The University of Southampton · Department of Politics and International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences

Southampton · Hybrid Fixed-term £36,636–£44,746 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 7 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 7 days

Research Fellow in Event-Triggered Cloud Computing

The University of Southampton

Southampton · Hybrid Fixed-term £36,636–£44,746 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 3 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 3 days

Research Fellow in Transient Astrophysics

The University of Southampton · School of Physics and Astronomy

Southampton Fixed-term £36,636–£44,746 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 6 Nov 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 6 Nov 2026

Research Fellow - Synthetic Organic Chemistry

The University of Southampton · School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Southampton Fixed-term £36,636–£44,746 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 26 Oct 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 26 Oct 2026

Research Fellow in Topological Photonics

The University of Southampton · Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC)

Southampton · Hybrid Fixed-term £36,636–£44,746 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 28 Oct 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 28 Oct 2026

Research Fellow in Computational Chemistry

The University of Southampton · School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Southampton Fixed-term £36,636–£39,906 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 30 Oct 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 30 Oct 2026

Research and Innovation Fellow in Gut Microbiome Impact of Alternative Proteins (GutMAP)

The University of Leeds

Leeds Fixed-term £41,064–£48,822 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 29 Oct 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 29 Oct 2026

Research Associate in Electrochemical Biosensors

The University of Lancaster · School of Engineering

Lancaster Fixed-term £33,002–£37,694 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 2 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 2 days

Senior Research Associate

The University of Lancaster · Division of Health Research (Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research), Faculty of Health and Medicine

Lancaster · Hybrid Fixed-term £39,906–£46,049 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 5 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 5 days

Research Associate in Mineral Construction Materials

The University of Bath · Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Bath Fixed-term £38,784–£46,049 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes today
Posted 4 Oct
Closes today

Research Associate/Fellow in Engineered Silk Manufacturing and Optical Fibre Technologies

The University of Bath · Centre for Photonics

Bath Fixed-term £38,784–£56,535 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 1 Nov 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 1 Nov 2026

Research Associate in Spectroscopy and Molecular Modelling for Zeolite Catalysed Alcohol-to-jet-fuel Catalysis

The University of Bath · Education & Research

Harwell Fixed-term £38,784–£46,049 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 6 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 6 days

Research Associate

The University of Bath · Education & Research

Bath Fixed-term £38,784–£46,049 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 16 Nov 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 16 Nov 2026

Senior Postdoctoral Researcher (1FTE, FTC) School of Architecture

Royal College of Art · School of Architecture

London Fixed-term £49,533–£53,609 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 25 Oct 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 25 Oct 2026

Senior Research Associate: SCULI: Security in Ultra-Large Scale Systems

The University of Lancaster · School of Computing and Communications

Lancaster Permanent £39,355–£45,413 / year
Posted 25 Sep
Closes in 10 days
Posted 25 Sep
Closes in 10 days

Senior Research Associate – Marine food web rewiring

The University of Lancaster · Lancaster Environment Centre

Lancaster Fixed-term £39,906–£46,049 / year
Posted 25 Sep
Closes 30 Oct 2026
Posted 25 Sep
Closes 30 Oct 2026

Senior Research Associate – Marine biodiversity and recovery dynamics

The University of Lancaster · Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC)

Lancaster Fixed-term £39,906–£46,049 / year
Posted 25 Sep
Closes 30 Oct 2026
Posted 25 Sep
Closes 30 Oct 2026