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 pay a Real Living Wage (RLW) supplement, which sets the minimum rate of pay at £10.90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounts Assistant Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science, Cambridge |
£22,630-£25,285 | JB36886 | 16 June 2023 |
| Accounts Assistant, Staff Bureau x2 Finance Division |
£28,929-£33,348 | AG36743 | 11 June 2023 |
| Administrative Assistant THIS Institute (Fixed Term) Department of Public Health and Primary Care, THIS Institute |
£25,285-£28,929 | RH36828 | 25 June 2023 |
| Assistant Archivist (Part Time, Fixed Term) Department of Psychology, Central Cambridge |
£28,929-£33,348 pro rata | PJ36806 | 13 June 2023 |
| Assistant Coordinator (Stores Move) (Fixed Term) Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge |
£28,929-£33,348 | JU36946 | 18 June 2023 |
| Assistant Disability Adviser (Fixed Term) Student Support, Cambridge |
£31,502-£37,386 | AW36878 | 13 June 2023 |
| Assistant Horticulturist - Western Displays Botanic Garden |
£25,285-£28,929 | PE36877 | 18 June 2023 |
| Building Services Technician Office of the School of Clinical Medicine |
£31,502-£37,386 | RA36996 | 19 June 2023 |
| Building and Maintenance Supervisor MRC Toxicology Unit, Cambridge |
£31,502-£37,386 | PU36900 | 11 June 2023 |
| Cancer Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory Research Technician (Fixed Term) Department of Oncology |
£28,929-£33,348 | RD36981 | 18 June 2023 |
| Chief Laboratory Teaching Technician Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience |
£28,929-£33,348 | PM36796 | 23 June 2023 |
| Client Services Administrator Department of Veterinary Medicine |
£22,630-£25,285 | PP36829 | 21 June 2023 |
| Collections Assistant - Stores Move (Fixed Term) Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge |
£25,285-£28,929 | JU36935 | 21 June 2023 |
| Collections Assistant in Anthropology (Fixed Term) Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology |
£25,285-£28,929 | JU36982 | 28 June 2023 |
| Communications and Events Coordinator (Part Time, Fixed Term) Cambridge Digital Humanities/CRASSH |
£28,929-£33,348 pro rata | VM36839 | 2 July 2023 |
| Communications and IT Coordinator (Fixed Term) Department of Public Health and Primary Care |
£31,502-£37,386 | RH36170 | 11 June 2023 |
| Desktop Service Analyst University Information Services |
£31,502-£37,386 | VC37017 | 7 July 2023 |
| Director's Personal Assistant (Fixed Term) MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit |
£28,929-£33,348 | SM36481 | 4 July 2023 |
| Divisional Administrator Department of Engineering |
£31,502-£37,386 | NM36862 | 14 June 2023 |
| Events and Marketing Assistant Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences |
£25,285-£28,929 | LN36834 | 15 June 2023 |
| Executive Assistant University of Cambridge Development and Alumni Relations, Cambridge |
£31,502-£37,386 | DH36507 | 11 June 2023 |
| Exhibition Project Coordinator Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
£28,929-£33,348 | DA36896 | 18 June 2023 |
| Finance Analyst - Research and Grants Cambridge Research Office |
£28,929-£33,348 | EW36287 | 16 July 2023 |
| Finance Co-ordinator Faculty of History |
£28,929-£33,348 | JJ36739 | 13 June 2023 |
| Finance Coordinator (Part Time) Postdoc Academy |
£31,502-£37,386 pro rata | AI36760 | 11 June 2023 |
| First Opinion Veterinary Nurse Department of Veterinary Medicine |
£25,285-£28,929 | PP36660 | 18 June 2023 |
| Food and Beverage Supervisor (Full-time) Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Madingley, Cambridge |
£25,285-£28,929 | EA37000 | 2 July 2023 |
| HR Administrator Department of Zoology |
£25,285-£28,929 | PF36680 | 11 June 2023 |
| HR Administrator Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley, Cambridge |
£25,285-£28,929 | EA36856 | 13 June 2023 |
| HR Administrator Faculty of Economics, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge |
£25,285-£28,929 | JH35986 | 21 June 2023 |
| HR Assistant Faculty of Education, Cambridge |
£25,285-£28,929 | JR36943 | 23 June 2023 |
| HR Coordinator (Part Time) MRC Epidemiology Unit |
£28,929-£33,348 pro rata | SJ36757 | 11 June 2023 |
| Head of Housekeeping / Deputy Custodian Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry |
£28,929-£33,348 | MA36875 | 11 June 2023 |
| House Porter Estates Division - Facilities |
£22,630-£25,285 | BA36863 | 18 June 2023 |
| Hub Administrator Department of Physics |
£25,285-£28,929 | KA36855 | 7 June 2023 |
| IT Technician Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR) |
£31,502-£37,386 | SA36459 | 25 June 2023 |
| IT Technician Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences |
£25,285-£28,929 | LN36614 | 11 June 2023 |
| Imaging Research Co-ordinator (Fixed Term) Department of Paediatrics - SCI |
£31,502-£37,386 | RP36936 | 15 June 2023 |
| In vivo Support Technicians (Animal Technician) x2 - Weekend, Part-Time Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute |
£21,761-£22,630 £22,630-£25,285 |
SW36987 | 16 June 2023 |
| Industrial Placement Administrator (Part Time) Department of Engineering |
£25,285-£28,929 pro rata | NM36895 | 25 June 2023 |
| Information Communication Technician Apprentice Department of Biochemistry, Central Cambridge |
£18,205 | PH36975 | 2 July 2023 |
| Laboratory Manager (Fixed Term) Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience |
£31,502-£37,386 | PM36665 | 30 June 2023 |
| Library Assistant (Metadata) Squire Law Library |
£22,630-£25,285 | VH36570 | 18 June 2023 |
| Network Coordinator University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, Cambridge |
£28,929-£33,348 | EN36519 | 18 June 2023 |
| PA to Head of Department of Surgery [Job-Share] [Temporary Cover] Department of Surgery |
£28,929-£33,348 | RE35929 | 11 June 2023 |
| PA to Head of Department/Department Administrator (Part Time, Fixed Term) Department of Plant Sciences |
£28,929-£33,348 pro rata | PD36046 | 12 June 2023 |
| Plumber - Building Services Technician (Mechanical (Plumber)) Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry |
£28,929-£33,348 | MA36214 | 27 June 2023 |
| Policy Analyst (Fixed Term) Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences |
£31,502-£37,386 | LN36933 | 22 June 2023 |
| Postgraduate Administrator Faculty of Economics, Central Cambridge |
£28,929-£33,348 | JH35737 | 12 June 2023 |
| Principal Secretary Faculty of Divinity, Cambridge |
£31,502-£37,386 | GF36948 | 22 June 2023 |
| Principal Technician - Internal Candidates Only Department of Engineering |
£31,502-£37,386 | NM37018 | 19 June 2023 |
| Programme Coordinator Department of Engineering, Civil Engineering Building, West Cambridge |
£31,502-£37,386 | NM37016 | 26 June 2023 |
| Project Administrator (Stores Move) (Fixed Term) Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology |
£31,502-£37,386 | JU36956 | 18 June 2023 |
| Project Co-ordinator Postdoc Academy |
£28,929-£33,348 | AI36800 | 2 July 2023 |
| Research Grant Co-ordinator (Part Time, Fixed Term) Faculty of Economics, Central Cambridge |
£28,929-£33,348 pro rata | JH34654 | 19 June 2023 |
| Research Grants Coordinator (Fixed Term) Institute of Astronomy |
£28,929-£33,348 | LG36910 | 27 June 2023 |
| Research Laboratory Apprentice x 2 Department of Physics |
£18,205 | KA36840 | 31 July 2023 |
| Research Laboratory Support Technician Department of Pharmacology, Central Cambridge |
£28,929-£33,348 | PL36751 | 18 June 2023 |
| Research Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term) Department of Oncology |
£25,285-£28,929 | RD36883 | 18 June 2023 |
| Research Laboratory Technician, NIHR BioResource for Translational Research (Fixed Term) Department of Haematology |
£28,929-£33,348 | RB36838 | 15 June 2023 |
| Screening Service Administrator (Fixed Term) Student Support, Cambridge |
£25,285-£28,929 | AW36525 | 14 June 2023 |
| Senior In Vivo Support Technician (Senior Animal Technician) Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute |
£28,929-£33,348 | SW36137 | 11 June 2023 |
| Senior Laboratory Manager Department of Pathology, Cambridge |
£33,348-£43,155 | PK36867 | 8 June 2023 |
| Senior Research Laboratory Technician Department of Earth Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences |
£28,929-£33,348 | LB36707 | 18 June 2023 |
| Senior Research Support Advisor - EU & International Cambridge Research Office |
£31,502-£37,386 | EW36887 | 18 June 2023 |
| Senior Service Technician Office of the School of Clinical Medicine |
£22,630-£25,285 | RA37001 | 19 June 2023 |
| Service Technician Office of the School of Clinical Medicine |
£21,761-£22,630 | RA36986 | 30 June 2023 |
| Social Sciences Research Co-ordinator (Fixed Term) Academic Division |
£28,929-£33,348 | AK36792 | 23 June 2023 |
| Specialist Veterinary Nurse in Oncology Department of Veterinary Medicine, West Cambridge Site |
£28,929-£33,348 | PP36889 | 15 June 2023 |
| Study/Trial Coordinator (Fixed Term) Department of Public Health and Primary Care, The Primary Care Unit |
£28,929-£33,348 | SN36635 | 25 June 2023 |
| Teaching and General Office Administrator Department of Psychology |
£25,285-£28,929 | PJ36868 | 2 July 2023 |
| Teaching/General Laboratory Technician Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry |
£22,630-£25,285 | MA36876 | 18 June 2023 |
| Theatre Nurse Department of Veterinary Medicine |
£25,285-£28,929 | PP36529 | 6 June 2023 |
| Trainee Finance Analyst - Research and Grants Cambridge Research Office |
£25,285-£28,929 | EW36520 | 30 July 2023 |
| Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal Wing/Theatres Department of Veterinary Medicine |
£25,285-£28,929 pro rata | PP36429 | 4 July 2023 |