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Faculty of Biology

Current Research jobs at the University of Cambridge.

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Title Salary Reference Closes
Research Assistant/ Research Associate in Placental Biology (Fixed Term)
Department of Pathology, Central Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116
£37,174-£45,413
PK45798 18 May 2025
Research assistant in developmental mechanics (Fixed Term)
Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute
£32,546-£35,116 PR45603 1 June 2025
Ann Dowling Net Zero Impact Fellowship Programme (Fixed Term)
Department of Engineering, West Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
£32,546-£35,116 NM45588 15 May 2025
Clinical Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
£36,616-£70,425 ZE45253 30 April 2025
Clinical Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Clinical Biochemistry
£36,616-£70,425 RG44517 18 June 2025
Director of Research in Neuroradiology (Honorary Consultant) (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Department of Radiology, Department of Radiology
£105,504 pa- £139,882 pro rata RQ45406 30 April 2025
Isaac Newton Trust Academic Career Development Fellowship (Fixed Term)
Faculty of Law, Cambridge central
£37,174-£45,413 JK45646 4 May 2025
LifeArc Clinical Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
£36,616-£70,425 ZE45252 30 April 2025
Marie Curie Research Fellow (Fixed Term)
Department of Physics, West Cambridge
KA45807 16 May 2025
Next Generation Fellow (Fixed Term)
Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Central Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 PM45775 30 January 2026
Post Doctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 LE45645 11 May 2025
Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Theoretical Chemistry/Theoretical Materials Science (Fixed Term)
Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry
£32,546-£45,413 MA45794 22 May 2025
Post-doctoral Research Associate Metabolomics (Fixed Term)
Department of Clinical Biochemistry
£37,174-£45,413 RG45568 30 April 2025
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Oncology
£32,546-£35,116
£37,174- £45,413
RD45762 15 May 2025
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Plant Development (Fixed Term)
Sainsbury Laboratory
£32,546-£35,116
£37,174-£45,413
PT45791 22 May 2025
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Energy Landscapes
Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry
£32,546-£35,116
£37,174-£45,413
MA45770 6 May 2025
Postdoctoral Research Associate: Global Coastal Wetlands Research Group
Department of Zoology
£37,174-£45,413 PF45834 26 May 2025
Research Assistant (Fixed Term)
MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit
£32,546-£35,116 SM45631 7 May 2025
Research Assistant (Jackson Group) (Fixed Term)
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
£32,546-£35,116 SW45680 1 May 2025
Research Assistant (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Department of Plant Sciences
£32,546-£35,116 pro rata PD45801 9 May 2025
Research Assistant (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Department of Oncology
£32,546-£35,116 pro rata RD45745 13 May 2025
Research Assistant - Limits of Symmetric Computation (Fixed Term)
Department of Computer Science and Technology, West Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116 NR45765 1 May 2025
Research Assistant / Associate in Archaeological Glass (Fixed Term)
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
£32,546-£35,116 or
£37,174-£45,413
JC45717 16 May 2025
Research Assistant / PhD Study (Fixed Term)
Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116 LF45669 15 May 2025
Research Assistant in Archaeometallurgy (Fixed Term)
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116 JC45852 30 May 2025
Research Assistant in Psychology (Fixed Term)
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, The Primary Care Unit
£32,546-£35,116 SN45715 25 May 2025
Research Assistant in Theoretical Computer Science (Fixed Term)
Department of Computer Science and Technology, West Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116 NR45707 1 May 2025
Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Central Cambridge
£32,546-£45,413 PM45840 26 May 2025
Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Pharmacology, Central Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116
£37,174-£45,413
PL45787 25 May 2025
Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Genetics
£32,546-£35,116 or
£37,174¿£45,413
PC45860 25 May 2025
Research Assistant/Research Associate (Fixed Term)
C.I.M.R. Medicine
£32,546-£35,116 or
£37,174-£45,413
SC45751 18 May 2025
Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Psychiatry
£37,174-£45,413 RN45613 30 April 2025
Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Central Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 PM45843 30 May 2025
Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry
£37,174-£45,413 RN45777 18 May 2025
Research Associate (Fixed Term)
MRC Epidemiology Unit
£37,174-£45,413 SJ45778 5 May 2025
Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Psychology, Central Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 PJ45712 18 May 2025
Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Faculty of Classics, Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 GE45708 30 May 2025
Research Associate (Halim Group) (Fixed Term)
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
£32,546-£35,116
£37,174-£45,413
SW45773 6 May 2025
Research Associate (Hannon Group) (Fixed Term)
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
£32,546-£35,116
£37,174-£45,413
SW45838 2 June 2025
Research Associate - Hodson Lab (Fixed Term)
Department of Haematology
£37,174-£45,413 RB45760 8 May 2025
Research Associate - using systems thinking to address inequalities in diet x2 (Fixed Term)
MRC Epidemiology Unit
£37,174-£45,413 SJ45598 4 May 2025
Research Associate in Archaeology of Later Pastoralism in Eastern Africa (Fixed term)
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 JC45683 12 May 2025
Research Associate in Bioeletronic Device Translation (Fixed Term)
Department of Engineering, West Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
£37,174-£45,413 NM45844 13 May 2025
Research Associate in Medical Statistics (Fixed Term)
Department of Oncology
£37,174-£45,413 RD45721 5 May 2025
Research Associate in Natural History Humanities (Fixed Term)
Botanic Garden
£37,174-£45,413 PE45504 26 May 2025
Research Associate/Assistant in Astronomical Data Science (Fixed Term)
Institute of Astronomy, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HA
£32,546-£35,116 Grade 5
£37,174-£45,413 Grade 7
LG45514 4 May 2025
Research Associate/Assistant: Modelling Exoplanet Interiors and Atmospheres (Fixed Term)
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
£34,132-£35,116
£37,174-£45,413
LG45739 18 May 2025
Research Associate/Senior Research Associate in Static Analysis and Programming Language Tools (Fixed Term)
Department of Computer Science and Technology, West Cambridge
£37,174-£59,139 NR45820 25 May 2025
Research Fellowship for post-holders of Black Identity or Heritage (Research Associate, Fixed term)
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
£37,174-£45,413 JC45453 2 May 2025
Research Nurse in human Nutrition and Metabolism [Temporary Cover]
Department of Clinical Biochemistry
£37,174-£45,413 RG45842 30 May 2025
Senior Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Radiology
£46,735-£59,139 RQ45742 31 May 2025
Senior Research Associate - Stephen Hawking Advanced Fellow (Fixed Term)
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
£46,735-£59,139 LE45803 13 May 2025
Senior Research Fellow (Fixed Term)
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy
£46,735-£59,139 LJ45674 31 May 2025
The Autism GP Diagnosis Study: Research Clinicians
Department of Psychiatry
£36,616-£70,425 RN45759 11 May 2025
Visiting Research Fellowship: Battery Materials
Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry
MA45769 16 June 2025