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Higher education jobs in the UK

1,088 live jobs at 75 UK universities and higher education institutions, with 789 added in the last 7 days. Academic, research and professional services roles, all free to search and apply for.

Academic jobs (502 live)

Teaching and research: PhD studentships, postdocs, lecturers, professors and teaching fellows.

PhD studentships 54Postdoc & research fellow jobs 144Lecturer jobs 131Professor jobs 25Research jobs 224Teaching jobs 199

Professional services jobs (546 live)

The roles that keep universities running. See them all.

Administrative 132Management / Leadership 104Finance 21Human Resources 15IT / Information Services 36Library / Archives 13Student Services 50Marketing & Communications 22Estates & Facilities 57Technical / Laboratory 51Support & Operations 45

Latest higher education jobs

See all 1,088 jobs

Miscellaneous, Maintenance and Ancillary 1 job

Brunel University London Uxbridge Not specified Posted today

Research Assistant

University of Warwick Coventry £31,861–£35,302 / year Posted yesterday

Associate Professor (Teaching Focussed)

University of Warwick Coventry Competitive Posted yesterday

Assistant Business Development Manager

University of Warwick Coventry £36,320–£46,970 / year Posted yesterday

Portfolio Coordinator

University of Warwick Coventry £27,241–£30,986 / year Posted yesterday

Senior Research Technician

University of Warwick Coventry £31,861–£35,302 / year Posted yesterday

Embedded Systems and Instrumentation (KTP Associate)

The Manchester Metropolitan University Deeside Up to £41,600 / year Posted yesterday

School Management Support Coordinator

The Nottingham Trent University Southwell £29,352–£33,739 / year Posted yesterday

Director of Health and Safety Services

The University of Birmingham Birmingham Competitive Posted yesterday

NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Endodontics or Oral Surgery - Clinical

The University of Birmingham Birmingham £47,551–£85,596 / year Posted yesterday

Universities hiring now

University of Nottingham 73The University of Birmingham 64University of Warwick 59Queen Mary University of London 59The University of Southampton 42The University of York 42The University of Bath 41The University of Leeds 41Cranfield University 37The Nottingham Trent University 35University of Durham 28The University of Surrey 27 All institutions

Higher education jobs by subject

Engineering 85Medicine & Dentistry 62Biological Sciences 53Nursing & Allied Health 46Creative Arts & Design 34Education & Teacher Training 31Psychology 31Computer Science 26Business & Management 25Agriculture, Food & Veterinary Science 18Earth & Environmental Sciences 18Law 17Sport & Exercise Science 17Chemistry 16Sociology, Social Policy & Social Work 16Architecture, Building & Planning 13 Every subject

Higher education jobs by place

England 1,012Scotland 38Wales 36Northern Ireland
North East England 28North West England 146Yorkshire and the Humber 71East Midlands 160West Midlands 205East of England 69Greater London 188South East England 76South West England 69
London 208Nottingham 103Birmingham 96Coventry 73Leeds 52York 50Bath 45Southampton 44Milton Keynes 37Manchester 36Durham 28Leicester 26Stoke-on-Trent 20Lancaster 19Liverpool 17Glasgow 16

Working in higher education

Higher education is one of the UK's biggest employers. Alongside lecturers and researchers, every university employs hundreds of people in professional services: running admissions, timetabling, finance, HR, IT, libraries, student support, marketing, estates and laboratories. Many of these roles need no academic background at all.

UniJobs brings these university jobs together in one place. We read new vacancies straight from universities' own jobs websites several times a day, so you see them within hours, and every advert links you to the university to apply. Searching and applying is free.

Most universities publish their pay on a grade scale. Our university salary guide shows what jobs actually paid (a typical mid-point of £41,000 a year), and our Work in the UK guide covers visa sponsorship for international applicants. To hear about new jobs first, set up a free job alert.

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UniJobs lists jobs from UK universities and higher education institutions in one place. We read vacancies straight from universities' own jobs websites several times a day, and recruiters can post directly, so new jobs usually appear within hours. You can search them all free, or set up a job alert to get new ones by email.

Around half of the jobs at a university are professional services roles: administration, finance, HR, IT, libraries, student services, marketing, estates and technical or laboratory staff. Universities also hire researchers, research assistants, PhD students, teaching fellows and senior leaders.

Most UK universities pay on a numbered grade scale, and salaries are usually published in the advert. Our salary guide shows what jobs on UniJobs actually paid over the last 12 months, by type of job, grade and region.

Many do, especially for academic and research roles. Use the visa sponsorship filter on our jobs search, or see our Work in the UK guide for the visa routes academics use.