Assistant staff jobs

Temporary workers needed – administrators, secretarial, clerical, receptionists, PA/EAs and financial assistants

The Temporary Employment Service (TES) of the University assists departments with their temporary work requirements and has a range of temporary opportunities available in many different administrative support areas. For further details of the candidates we are looking for, the opportunities we can offer and how to apply, please see our application page.

Cambridge Living Wage

We operate a Cambridge Living Wage (CLW) supplement, which sets the minimum rate of pay at £10 per hour.

Current Assistant staff jobs at the University of Cambridge.

Title	Salary	Reference	Closes
Accounts Office Manager Department of Geography	£29,176-£34,804	LC22083	16 February 2020
Administrative Assistant (Fixed Term) Department of Public Health and Primary Care, NIHR BioResource Research Group	£23,067-£26,715	RW22029	5 February 2020
Administrative Assistant (Part Time) Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology	£23,067-£26,715 pro rata	NQ21952	20 January 2020
Admissions Assistant Cambridge Admissions Office	£20,130-£23,067	AT22018	20 January 2020
Alumni Volunteer Coordinator (Temporary Cover) University of Cambridge Development and Alumni Relations	£29,176-£34,804	DH20763	26 January 2020
Animal Technician Cambridge	£20,130-£23,067	AQ22009	26 January 2020
Apprentice Chef de Partie (Level 3) Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley, Cambridge	£15,236	EA21934	26 January 2020
Building Services Technician (Electrical) Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute	£26,715-£30,942	SW21516	31 January 2020
Cancer Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory Research Technician (Fixed Term) Department of Oncology	£26,715-£30,942	RD22112	16 February 2020
Classroom/Research Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term) Department of Biochemistry, Central Cambridge	£20,130-£23,067	PH22143	16 February 2020
Cleaner (Part-time) Institute of Astronomy	£17,682 pro rata	LG22027	31 January 2020
Cleaner [Temporary Cover] Department of Biochemistry, Central Cambridge	£17,682	PH21159	2 February 2020
Customer Service Assistant Accommodation Service	£23,067-£26,715	DE22026	28 January 2020
Electives and Student Selected Component Assistant (Fixed Term) Office of the School of Clinical Medicine	£23,067-£26,715	RA22050	31 January 2020
Grading Coordinator (Part Time, Fixed Term) Human Resources Division, Central Cambridge	£26,715-£30,942 pro rata	AH22011	23 January 2020
Grants Clerk Department of Biochemistry, Central Cambridge	£20,130-£23,067	PH22035	31 January 2020
Horticultural Foundry Assistant - ENSA group Sainsbury Laboratory	£23,067-£26,715	PT19577	6 February 2020
IT Technician Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science	£23,067-£26,715	JB21680	2 February 2020
Junior Animal Technician South Cambridge	£18,009-£20,130	AQ20693	26 January 2020
Junior Computer Associate (Fixed Term) Judge Business School, CAMBRIDGE	£29,176-£34,804	NS22126	31 January 2020
Kitchen Porter (Part Time, Fixed Term) Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley, Cambridge	£17,682 pro rata	EA22081	2 February 2020
Large Animal Client Services Administrator (Part Time) Department of Veterinary Medicine, West Cambridge Site	£20,130-£23,067 pro rata	PP22130	3 February 2020
Micro Analysis Senior Technician Department of Chemistry	£26,715-£30,942	MA22123	2 February 2020
Personal Assistant to the Director of the Melville Laboratory (Part Time) Department of Chemistry	£23,067-£26,715 pro rata	MA22084	2 February 2020
Principal Technician (Robotics) Department of Engineering	£29,176-£34,804	NM21209	23 January 2020
Procurement Administrator Finance Division, Cambridge	£23,067-£26,715	AG21992	14 February 2020
Programme Assistant [Temporary Cover] (Part Time) Kettle's Yard	£23,067-£26,715 pro rata	DC21950	27 January 2020
Project Coordinator, Cambridge - Uganda Cancer Institute (Fixed Term) Department of Pathology, Cambridge	£29,176-£34,804	PK22109	9 February 2020
Property Services Administrator (Maternity Cover) Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute	£23,067-£26,715	SW22082	26 January 2020
Public Engagement Assistant (Part Time, Fixed Term) Office of the School of Clinical Medicine	£23,067-£26,715 pro rata	RA22070	10 February 2020
Receptionist (internal applicants only) Department of Physics	£18,009-£20,130	KA22122	31 January 2020
Receptionist (part-time or full-time) Judge Business School	£20,130-£23,067	NS22088	29 January 2020
Receptionist/Secretary (Secondment cover) Department of Chemistry	£20,130-£23,067	MA22133	2 February 2020
Research Lab Technician (Fixed Term) Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology	£23,067-£26,715	NQ21954	22 January 2020
Research Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term) Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute	£23,067-£26,715	SW21957	26 January 2020
Research Support Advisor Cambridge Research Office	£26,715-£30,942	EW21987	9 February 2020
Section Chef Estate Management - Business Services	£23,067-£26,715	XM22136	2 February 2020
Security/Custodian (Part Time) Department of Chemistry	£20,130-£23,067 pro rata	MA21829	9 February 2020
Senior Accounts Assistant (permanent) Finance Division, Cambridge	£26,715-£30,942	AG21882	21 January 2020
Senior Custodian (Part Time) Judge Business School	£20,130-£23,067 pro rata	NS21917	21 January 2020
Senior Research Laboratory Technician (Bio) Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology	£26,715-£30,942	NQ21953	20 January 2020
Senior Research Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term) Department of Plant Sciences, Department of Plant Sciences	£23,067-£26,715	PD22097	9 February 2020
Stores Technician [Temporary Cover] South Cambridge	£20,130-£23,067	AQ21975	22 January 2020
Student Recruitment Assistant - Marketing Cambridge Admissions Office	£20,130-£23,067	AT22037	20 January 2020
Study Coordinator (Fixed Term) [Internal Applicants Only] Department of Public Health and Primary Care, NIHR BioResource Research Group	£26,715-£30,942	RW21994	20 January 2020
Trainee Horticultural Technician Botanic Garden	£17,682	PE21779	1 March 2020