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.
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.
If you would like to view jobs available at the Colleges, please find them on their own page.
| Title | Salary | Reference | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Centre Coordinator - [Temporary Cover] Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Cambridge |
£29,614-£35,326 | EA28696 | 14 November 2021 |
| Administrative Assistant NVS (Part Time, Fixed Term) Estates Division - Business Services |
£23,487-£27,116 pro rata | XM28706 | 10 November 2021 |
| Administrator - Student Electives, Selected Components and Scheduling Office of the School of Clinical Medicine |
£27,116 - £31,406 | RA28598 | 8 November 2021 |
| Admissions Clerk Cambridge Admissions Office, Cambridge |
£23,487-£27,116 | AT28689 | 14 November 2021 |
| Admissions Clerk (Operations) Cambridge Admissions Office, Cambridge |
£23,487-£27,116 | AT28467 | 14 November 2021 |
| Alumni & External Engagement Communications Coordinator Judge Business School, Central Cambridge |
£29,614-£35,326 | NS28370 | 31 October 2021 |
| Animal Technician South Cambridge |
£20,600-£23,487 | AQ28299 | 17 November 2021 |
| Apprenticeship in Business Administration (HR) MRC Toxicology Unit, Cambridge |
£15,784 | PU28504 | 10 November 2021 |
| Assistant Horticulturist (Landscape and Machinery) Botanic Garden |
£23,487-£27,116 | PE28699 | 19 December 2021 |
| Assistant Horticulturist (Tree's and Shrubs) Botanic Garden |
£23,487-£27,116 | PE28686 | 19 December 2021 |
| Building Service Technician/Custodian (Fixed Term) Office of the School of Clinical Medicine |
£18,529-£20,600 | RA28398 | 9 November 2021 |
| Building Services and Workshop Manager Department of Earth Sciences |
£31,406-£40,927 | LB28538 | 13 November 2021 |
| Business Administration Apprentice (Fixed Term) Department of Oncology |
£15,784 | RD28690 | 14 November 2021 |
| CSC Glasswashing Technician (Fixed Term) Department of Plant Sciences |
£18,529-£20,600 | PD28429 | 10 November 2021 |
| CSC Media Technician (Fixed Term) - Part time or Full Time Department of Plant Sciences |
£23,487-£27,116 | PD28588 | 10 November 2021 |
| Catering Assistant Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge |
£18,212 pro rata | PH28556 | 7 November 2021 |
| Centre Administrator Development Studies |
£27,116-£31,406 | UC28315 | 2 November 2021 |
| Chief IT Technician Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science |
£27,116-£31,406 | JB28724 | 29 November 2021 |
| Chief Research Laboratory Technician Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge |
£27,116-£31,406 | PH28473 | 15 November 2021 |
| Clinical Trials Administrative Assistant (Fixed Term) Department of Oncology |
£23,487-£27,116 | RD28305 | 7 November 2021 |
| Clinical Trials Administrator Department of Clinical Neurosciences |
£29,614-£35,326 | ZE28592 | 7 November 2021 |
| Clinical Trials Assistant (Fixed Term) Department of Clinical Biochemistry |
£27,116-£31,406 | RG28602 | 15 November 2021 |
| Communications Co-ordinator (Maternity Cover) Estates Division - Business Services |
£29,614-£35,326 | BA28660 | 9 November 2021 |
| Communications and Engagement Assistant (Fixed Term) Department of Public Health and Primary Care, THIS Institute |
£27,116-£31,406 | RH28600 | 2 November 2021 |
| Curriculum Office Administrator Office of the School of Clinical Medicine |
£23,487-£27,116 | RA28748 | 15 November 2021 |
| Custodian Centre for Mathematical Sciences |
£18,529-£20,600 | LO28631 | 28 November 2021 |
| Deputy Building Service Coordinator Department of Oncology |
£27,116-£31,406 | RD28575 | 14 November 2021 |
| Deputy Finance Officer / Accounts and Purchasing Supervisor C.I.M.R. Administration |
£27,116-£31,406 | SA28518 | 11 November 2021 |
| Domestic Assistant (Part Time) Department of Pathology, Central Cambridge |
£18,212 pro rata | PK28262 | 28 October 2021 |
| Executive Assistant and Committee Coordinator Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley, Cambridge |
£29,614-£35,326 | EA28637 | 31 October 2021 |
| Facilities Coordinator (Fixed Term) Department of Plant Sciences |
£29,614-£35,326 | PD28304 | 31 October 2021 |
| Finance Assistant - Purchasing (Fixed Term) Department of Plant Sciences |
£23,487-£27,116 | PD27821 | 7 November 2021 |
| Finance Co-ordinator Department of Earth Sciences |
£29,614-£35,326 | LB28718 | 20 November 2021 |
| Finance Coordinator Department of Psychiatry |
£27,116-£31,406 | RN28710 | 14 November 2021 |
| Finance Coordinator Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology |
£27,116-£31,406 | NQ28544 | 18 November 2021 |
| Finance and Grants Co-ordinator (Fixed Term) Office of the School of the Biological Sciences |
£29,614-£35,326 | PA28703 | 11 November 2021 |
| Food and Beverage Manager Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Cambridge |
£27,116-£31,406 | EA28722 | 3 November 2021 |
| Food and Beverage Supervisor Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley, Cambridge |
£23,487-£27,116 | EA28666 | 31 October 2021 |
| Graduate Administrator (Part Time) Department of Politics and International Studies |
£23,487-£27,116 pro rata | UE28321 | 2 November 2021 |
| HR Administrator Human Resources Division, Cambridge |
£23,487-£27,116 | AH28687 | 7 November 2021 |
| HR Administrator/Secretary (Fixed Term) Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley, Cambridge |
£23,487-£27,116 | EA28590 | 7 November 2021 |
| HR Co-ordinator (initially 2 Yr FTC) Fitzwilliam Museum |
£29,614-£35,326 | DA28397 | 31 October 2021 |
| HR Visitor and Compliance Administrator (Part Time, Fixed Term) Department of Psychology |
£23,487-£27,116 pro rata | PJ28251 | 31 October 2021 |
| Housekeeping Assistant (Part-time 20hpw) Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Cambridge |
£10.00 per hour | EA28623 | 8 November 2021 |
| Human Resources Administrator Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology |
£27,116-£31,406 | NQ28648 | 14 November 2021 |
| IT Support Assistant Department of Radiology |
£23,487-£27,116 | RQ28680 | 14 November 2021 |
| IT Technician Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge |
£20,600-£23,487 | LN28500 | 12 November 2021 |
| International Projects Co-Ordinator (Fixed Term) Strategic Partnerships Office, Cambridge |
£27,116-£31,406 | AK26776 | 31 October 2021 |
| Internship Programmes Co-ordinator (Fixed Term) Office of the School of the Biological Sciences, 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge CB2 1RX |
£29,614-£35,326 | PA28434 | 31 October 2021 |
| Junior Animal Technician Cambridge |
£18,529-£20,600 | AQ28303 | 17 November 2021 |
| Junior Laboratory Technician (Part Time) Department of Pathology, Central Cambridge |
£18,212 pro rata | PK28653 | 10 November 2021 |
| Laboratory Technician Sainsbury Laboratory |
£23,487-£27,116 | PT28577 | 31 October 2021 |
| Library Assistant (French) University Library |
£20,600-£23,487 | VE28671 | 10 November 2021 |
| Marketing Coordinators Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Cambridge |
£29,614-£35,326 | EA28695 | 14 November 2021 |
| PA to Deputy Director of Finance Finance Division, Cambridge |
£27,116-£31,406 | AG28621 | 10 November 2021 |
| PA/Secretary (Part Time, Fixed Term) Department of Medicine |
£20,600-£23,487 pro rata | RC28458 | 31 October 2021 |
| Policy Fellowships Coordinator (Fixed Term) Judge Business School, Central Cambridge |
£27,116-£31,406 | NS28179 | 31 October 2021 |
| Programme Administrator (Practice)- Fixed Term Judge Business School, Central Cambridge |
£27,116-£31,406 | NS24770 | 31 October 2021 |
| Programme Administrator, Master of Finance Judge Business School, Central Cambridge |
£27,116-£31,406 | NS27883 | 31 October 2021 |
| Programme Coordinator, MSt SI (Marketing and Online Learning Support) (Fixed Term) Judge Business School |
£27,116-£31,406 | NS28539 | 8 November 2021 |
| Project Coordinator (Part Time, Fixed Term) Department of Psychology |
£29,614-£35,326 pro rata | PJ28485 | 5 November 2021 |
| Project Coordinator (Part Time, Fixed Term) McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research |
£27,116-£31,406 pro rata | JC28574 | 5 November 2021 |
| Project Coordinator (Part Time, Fixed Term) McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research |
£27,116-£31,406 pro rata | JC28218 | 31 October 2021 |
| Public Engagement Coordinator (Fixed Term) Wellcome Trust - Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute |
£27,116-£31,406 | PS28741 | 21 November 2021 |
| Quality Assurance Assistant (Part Time, Fixed Term) Department of Oncology |
£27,116-£31,406 pro rata | RD28682 | 21 November 2021 |
| Reactive Repairs Coordinator (Fixed Term) Estates Division - Facilities |
£27,116-£31,406 | BA28700 | 10 November 2021 |
| Receptionist (Part-Time) Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology |
£18,529-£20,600 pro rata | NQ28427 | 31 October 2021 |
| Receptionist/Administrator Occupational Health and Safety Service, Staff Counselling Centre |
£23,487-£27,116 pro rata | AN28222 | 12 November 2021 |
| Research Administrator - Study/Trial Recruitment Coordinator (Fixed Term) Department of Public Health and Primary Care, The Primary Care Unit |
£27,116-£31,406 | SN28647 | 3 November 2021 |
| Research Grant Administrator (Fixed Term) Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute |
£27,116-£31,406 | PR28683 | 21 November 2021 |
| Research Group Administrator (Secondment Cover) Department of Engineering |
£27,116-£31,406 | NM28629 | 3 November 2021 |
| Research Laboratory Manager (Fixed Term) C.I.M.R. Clinical Biochemistry |
£29,614-£35,326 | SG28289 | 7 November 2021 |
| Research Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term) MRC Epidemiology Unit |
£23,487-£27,116 | SJ28424 | 31 October 2021 |
| Research Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term) Department of Genetics |
£23,487-£27,116 | PC28636 | 7 November 2021 |
| Research Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term) Department of Plant Sciences |
£23,487-£27,116 | PD28551 | 5 November 2021 |
| Research Laboratory Technician (Part Time, Fixed Term) Milner Therapeutics Institute, Cambridge |
£20,600-£23,487 pro rata | PR28596 | 14 November 2021 |
| Research Support Librarian School of Technology Libraries |
£29,614-£35,326 | VI28505 | 7 November 2021 |
| Research Technician (Fixed Term) Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience |
£18,529-£20,600 | PM28519 | 30 October 2021 |
| Research and Communications Administrator (Part Time, Fixed Term) Office of the School of Arts and Humanities, Cambridge |
£27,116-£31,406 pro rata | GA28453 | 31 October 2021 |
| School IT Technician (Internal only) Office of the School of Arts and Humanities, Cambridge |
£23,487-£27,116 | GA28338 | 28 October 2021 |
| Seminar Assistant (Fixed Term) Department of Public Health and Primary Care, The Primary Care Unit |
£23,487-£27,116 | SN28534 | 31 October 2021 |
| Senior Accounts Administrator, Pensions (Part Time) Pensions Section, Cambridge |
£23,487-£27,116 pro rata | AM28367 | 12 November 2021 |
| Senior Accounts Clerk Department of Veterinary Medicine, West Cambridge Site |
£23,487-£27,116 | PP28568 | 4 November 2021 |
| Senior Building Services Technician (Electrician) Department of Engineering |
£27,116-£31,406 | NM28263 | 7 November 2021 |
| Senior Building Services Technician (Electrician) (Fixed Term) Department of Engineering, Electrical Engineering Division (West Cambridge) |
£27,116-£31,406 | NM28630 | 7 November 2021 |
| Senior HR Coordinator MRC Toxicology Unit |
£29,614-£35,326 | PU28517 | 1 November 2021 |
| Senior Horticultural Technician (Eastern Displays) Botanic Garden |
£27,116-£31,406 | PE28502 | 21 November 2021 |
| Senior Horticultural Technician (Glasshouse) Botanic Garden |
£27,116-£31,406 | PE28501 | 14 November 2021 |
| Senior Horticultural Technician (Trees and Shrubs) Botanic Garden |
£27,116-£31,406 | PE28470 | 28 November 2021 |
| Senior Horticultural Technician (Western Displays) Botanic Garden |
£27,116-£31,406 | PE28482 | 21 November 2021 |
| Senior Open Access Advisor University Library |
£29,614-£35,326 | VE28612 | 3 November 2021 |
| Service Area Support Technician South Cambridge |
£18,529-£20,600 | AQ27036 | 31 October 2021 |
| Service Desk Analyst (Fixed Term) University Information Services |
£27,116-£31,406 | VC28196 | 8 November 2021 |
| Service Technician (Barrier) South Cambridge |
£18,529-£20,600 | AQ28235 | 31 October 2021 |
| Specialist Nurse - Medicine Department of Veterinary Medicine, West Cambridge |
£27,116-£31,406 | PP28549 | 7 November 2021 |
| Student Registry Administrator Student Operations, Cambridge |
£23,487-£27,116 | AB28614 | 7 November 2021 |
| Sustainability Communications and Engagement Coordinator Estates Division - Environment & Energy |
£29,614-£35,326 | BA28711 | 14 November 2021 |
| THIS Institute Coordinator (Fixed Term) Department of Public Health and Primary Care, THIS Institute |
£29,614-£35,326 | RH28353 | 31 October 2021 |
| Teaching Office Assistant Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge |
£20,600-£23,487 | PH28617 | 14 November 2021 |
| Team Leader (Glasshouse) Botanic Garden |
£29,614-£35,326 | PE28469 | 14 November 2021 |
| Theatre Manager (Fixed Term) North Cambridge |
£29,614-£35,326 | AQ27290 | 14 November 2021 |
| Trainee and Experienced Animal Technicians x2 Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute |
£18,529 - £27,116 |
SW28430 | 28 October 2021 |
| Undergraduate Administrator Department of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology |
£23,487-£27,116 | PL28663 | 21 November 2021 |
| Undergraduate Programmes Administrator Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Cambridge |
£23,487-£27,116 | GU28526 | 31 October 2021 |
| West Cambridge Sharing Project Co-ordinator (Part-Time, Fixed Term) Office of the School of Technology, Cambridge |
£27,116-£31,406 pro rata | NN27539 | 14 November 2021 |
| Widening Participation Assistant Cambridge Admissions Office, Cambridge |
£20,600-£23,487 | AT28591 | 7 November 2021 |