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Assistant staff jobs

Temporary workers needed – PA/EAs, Administrators and Receptionists

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.


Real Living Wage

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