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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Engineering and Microbiology

University of Durham · Department of Biosciences

Durham · Hybrid Fixed-term £39,560–£46,970 / year
Posted 9 Nov
Closes in 10 days
Posted 9 Nov
Closes in 10 days

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Durham · Department of Engineering

Durham Fixed-term £39,560–£41,885 / year
Posted 9 Nov
Closes in 10 days
Posted 9 Nov
Closes in 10 days

Research Fellow – Ferroelectric Devices with 2D Semiconductors

The University of Southampton · School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS)

Southampton Fixed-term £37,369–£39,560 / year
Posted 9 Nov
Closes 7 Dec 2026
Posted 9 Nov
Closes 7 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Queen Mary University of London

London Fixed-term Not specified
Posted 9 Nov
Posted 9 Nov

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Spatial Transcriptomics

Queen Mary University of London

London Fixed-term Not specified
Posted 9 Nov
Posted 9 Nov

Post Doctoral Research Assistant (Fixed-Term) - CRISIS Project

Bournemouth University

Bournemouth Fixed-term Not specified
Posted 9 Nov
Posted 9 Nov

Post-Doctoral Research Assistant (RESCUE project) (Fixed Term)

Bournemouth University

Bournemouth Fixed-term Not specified
Posted 9 Nov
Posted 9 Nov

Research Fellow in Optical Communication Systems

The University of Southampton · Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC)

Southampton Fixed-term £37,369–£45,641 / year
Posted 9 Nov
Closes 30 Nov 2026
Posted 9 Nov
Closes 30 Nov 2026

Research Fellow

The University of Birmingham · Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Birmingham Fixed-term £36,636–£46,049 / year
Posted 9 Nov
Closes 6 Dec 2026
Posted 9 Nov
Closes 6 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Queen Mary University of London

London Fixed-term Not specified
Posted 6 Nov
Posted 6 Nov

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Molecular Biosciences

University of Durham · Department of Biosciences

Durham Fixed-term £39,560–£46,970 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 27 Nov 2026
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 27 Nov 2026

Research Fellow in Host Pathogen Interactions

The University of Leeds · Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Leeds Fixed-term £41,064–£48,822 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 9 days
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 9 days

Research Associate in Modelling and Robotics

The University of Bath

Bath Fixed-term £39,560–£46,970 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 4 Dec 2026
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 4 Dec 2026

Research Associate

The University of Bath · Centre for 21st Century Public Health

Bath Fixed-term £39,560–£46,970 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 7 days
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 7 days

Research Fellow in Energy Geostructures

The University of Leeds · School of Civil Engineering

Leeds Fixed-term £41,064–£48,822 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 6 days
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 6 days

Research Fellow in Genetic Epidemiology

The University of Southampton · Faculty of Medicine

Southampton Fixed-term £37,369–£45,641 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 4 Dec 2026
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 4 Dec 2026

Research Associate

The University of Birmingham · Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy

Birmingham Fixed-term £33,002–£39,906 / year · Level 2
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 2 days
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 2 days

Research Fellow

The University of Birmingham · Immunology and Immunotherapy

Birmingham Fixed-term £37,369–£46,970 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 9 days
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 9 days

Research Fellow

The University of Birmingham · Immunology and Immunotherapy

Birmingham Fixed-term £37,369–£46,970 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 9 days
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 9 days

Research Associate/Fellow (Fixed term)

University of Nottingham

Nottingham Fixed-term Research Associate/Fellow grade
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 3 Dec 2026
Posted 6 Nov
Closes 3 Dec 2026

Post Doctoral Research Associate in Sustainable Polymer Chemistry (SCHEMA)

The University of Bath · Education & Research

Bath Fixed-term £38,784–£46,049 / year
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 13 days
Posted 6 Nov
Closes in 13 days

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Innate Immunity and Infection

Queen Mary University of London

London Fixed-term Not specified
Posted 5 Nov
Posted 5 Nov

Research Fellow - Psychology and Education (fixed term for 18 months)

Liverpool John Moores University · School of Education

Liverpool Fixed-term £39,560–£46,970 / year
Posted 5 Nov
Closes in 7 days
Posted 5 Nov
Closes in 7 days

Molecular Entomologist

Keele University · School of Life Sciences

Keele Fixed-term £39,560–£48,337 / year
Posted 5 Nov
Closes in 9 days
Posted 5 Nov
Closes in 9 days

Research Fellow in Genetic Epidemiology and Data Science

The University of Southampton · Faculty of Medicine

Southampton Fixed-term £37,369–£45,641 / year
Posted 5 Nov
Closes 3 Dec 2026
Posted 5 Nov
Closes 3 Dec 2026