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All jobs published since 20 June 2018 at the University of Cambridge.

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Title Salary Reference Closes
AV / IT Technician
Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
£26,942-£30,805 LN46454 27 July 2025
Academic Support Assistant
Faculty of Economics, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DD
£24,344-£26,942 JH46657 14 August 2025
Administrative Assistant (Maternity Cover), NIHR BioResource for Translational
Department of Haematology, NIHR BioResource Research Group
£26,942-£30,805 RW46708 12 August 2025
Administrative Assistant - Cambridge Social Ventures (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Judge Business School, Central Cambridge
£26,942-£30,805 pro rata NS46710 18 August 2025
Animal Technician x2
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
£26,942-£30,805 SW46568 6 August 2025
Assistant Professor in Philosophy [Temporary Cover]
Faculty of Philosophy, Cambridge
£46,735-£59,139 GV46416 27 July 2025
Assistant Professorship in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (Teaching and Scholarship pathway)
Department of Zoology
£46,735-£59,139 PF46411 7 September 2025
Assistant/Associate Professor in Economics
Judge Business School, Cambridge
Competitive NS44865 1 September 2025
Assistant/Associate Professor in Finance
Judge Business School, Cambridge
Competitive NS44811 1 September 2025
Assistant/Associate Professor in Information Systems
Judge Business School, Cambridge
Competitive NS44866 26 September 2025
Assistant/Associate Professor in Marketing
Judge Business School, Cambridge
Competitive NS43743 1 September 2025
Assistant/Associate Professor in Strategy
Judge Business School, Cambridge
Competitive NS44867 29 September 2025
Biosample Assistant (Fixed Term)
Department of Oncology
£26,942-£30,805 RD46653 24 August 2025
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow (Fixed Term)
Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity, Cambridge
GO46510 11 August 2025
Building Maintenance Technician/Electrician
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy
£30,805-£35,116 LJ46430 24 August 2025
Building Services Administrator
Department of Psychiatry
£26,942-£30,805 RN46514 3 August 2025
Building Services Technician (Electrical) - Supervisor
Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry
£33,482-£39,355 MA46634 7 August 2025
CBL Group Administrator
Department of Engineering
£30,805-£35,116 NM46449 23 July 2025
Cambridge Mathematical Innovation Research Associate / Senior Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge
£37,174-£59,139 LE46445 4 August 2025
Centre Administrator (Fixed Term)
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
£33,482-£39,355 JC46495 31 August 2025
Chief Technician
Department of Engineering
£30,805-£35,116 NM46678 10 August 2025
Clinical Professorship and Director, CRUK Cambridge Centre
Department of Oncology, The Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre
RD46551 14 September 2025
Clinical Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Oncology
£36,616-£70,425, £44,159-£76,280
RD46347 31 July 2025
Cloud Engineer (Fixed Term)
Institute of Astronomy
£41,671-£55,755 LG46639 1 August 2025
College Sport Coordinator
University Sports Service
£30,805-£35,116 DG46511 23 July 2025
Colombo: Layered Histories in the Global South City PhD Studentship (Fixed Term)
Faculty of History
JJ46505 31 August 2025
Creative Studio Coordinator (Part Time)
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
£30,805-£35,116 pro rata DA46590 10 August 2025
Director of Development, Culture and Collections
University of Cambridge Development and Alumni Relations, Cambridge
Competitive DH46359 27 July 2025
Downing Professorship of the Laws of England
Faculty of Law
JK46396 14 August 2025
EPSRC IDLA PhD Studentship - Measuring and influencing user experience of automotive interiors
Department of Engineering, Cambridge
NM46703 1 September 2025
Entrepreneurship Programme Coordinator (Fixed Term)
Milner Therapeutics Institute, Cambridge
£33,482-£39,355 PR46679 5 August 2025
Estates Business Partner x6
Estates Division - Business Services
£62,728-£66,537 XM46398 31 July 2025
Facilities Assistant
Estates Division - Facilities
£26,942-£30,805 BA46583 28 July 2025
Faculty Secretary
Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, Cambridge
£24,344-£26,942 GP46611 10 August 2025
Finance Assistant
Department of Physics, West Cambridge
£26,942-£30,805 KA46504 5 August 2025
Food and Beverage Assistant
University of Cambridge Institute of Professional and Continuing Education, Madingley Hall
£23,881-£24,344 EA45878 31 August 2025
HR Adviser (Policy and Industrial Relations)
Human Resources Division, Central Cambridge
£33,482-£39,355 AH45841 31 August 2025
HR Apprentice
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
£19,781 SW46520 25 July 2025
HR Communications Manager
Human Resources Division, Central Cambridge
£41,671-£55,755 AH46540 24 July 2025
HR Manager
Department of Pathology, Central Cambridge
£35,116-£45,413 PK46517 23 July 2025
House Porter
Estates Division - Facilities, Cambridge
£24,344-£26,942 BA46567 24 July 2025
IFM Catering Assistant (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Department of Engineering, Institute for Manufacturing, West Cambridge
£23,881-£24,344 pro rata NM46649 31 July 2025
Institute Coordinator
Institute of Astronomy
£33,482-£39,355 LG46508 24 July 2025
Junior Clinical Training Scholar in Small Animal Surgery and Anaesthesia
Department of Veterinary Medicine, West Cambridge Site
PP46095 31 July 2025
LRDC Administrator (Fixed Term)
Department of Engineering, Electrical Engineering Division, West Cambridge
£30,805-£35,116 NM46142 5 August 2025
Level 3 Information Communication Technician Apprentice (Fixed Term)
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
£19,781 LE46356 23 July 2025
Library Storage Facility Fork-Lift Driver/Order Picker
University Library
£24,344-£26,942 VE46383 3 August 2025
MSCA ESR Studentship SHIELD Doctoral Network (Fixed Term)
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy
£32,546-£35,116 LJ46434 24 August 2025
Next Generation Fellow (Fixed Term)
Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Central Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 PM45775 30 January 2026
Occupational Health Technician
Occupational Health and Safety Service
£26,942-£30,805 AS46652 24 August 2025
PA to Heads and BOM
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy
£30,805-£35,116 LJ46637 3 August 2025
PA to the Head of Department of Paediatrics
Department of Paediatrics
£30,805-£35,116 RP46455 31 July 2025
Personal Assistant/Group Secretary (Part Time)
Division of Neurology
£30,805-£35,116 pro rata RR46624 11 August 2025
PhD Studentship in Logistics Automation
Department of Engineering, Cambridge
NM46549 31 August 2025
PhD Studentships in Neuromorphic Computing
Department of Engineering, Cambridge
NM46704 15 September 2025
Policy Support Evaluation Specialist (Fixed Term) (Internal Applicants Only)
Cross School Initiative Hub, Cambridge
£35,116-£45,413 XN46613 17 August 2025
Post Doctoral Research Associate in Applied Analysis of Geophysical Fluid Models
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
£37,174-£45,413 LE46553 23 July 2025
Post Doctoral Research Associate in Standard Model Phenomenology (Fixed Term)
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
£37,174-£45,413 LE46560 1 August 2025
Post Doctoral Research Associate in Whole Organism Neuroscience (Fixed Term)
Department of Zoology
£37,174-£45,413 PF46470 3 August 2025
Post Doctoral Research and Innovation Associate (Fixed Term) in Atomic Physics Modelling
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
£37,174-£45,413 LE46579 1 September 2025
Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Operando optical microscopy for battery electrodes (Fixed Term)
Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry
£32,546-£35,116
£37,174-£45,413
MA46684 22 August 2025
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Faculty of Music, Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 GT46537 11 August 2025
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Faculty of Music, Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 GT46538 11 August 2025
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
£37,174-£45,413 SU46632 18 August 2025
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Iranian Linguistics (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 GU46599 27 July 2025
Postdoctoral Research Associate: Drosophila Connectomics Research Group (Fixed Term)
Department of Zoology
£37,174-£45,413 PF46473 3 August 2025
Postgraduate Administrator [Temporary Cover]
Department of Geography
£33,482-£39,355 LC46563 10 August 2025
Procurement Data Analyst (Fixed Term)
Finance Division
£35,116-£45,413 AG46512 23 July 2025
Project Administrator (Fixed-term, Part-time)
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
£26,942-£30,805 pro rata JC46547 1 August 2025
Project Biologist (Fixed Term)
Department of Physics
£33,482-£39,355 KA46442 11 August 2025
Project Chemist (Fixed Term)
Department of Physics
£33,482-£39,355 KA46443 11 August 2025
Project Co-ordinator (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Centre for Research in Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Cambridge
£30,805-£35,116 pro rata VM46531 24 July 2025
Project Coordinator (Part Time, Fixed Term)
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge
£30,805-£35,116 pro rata JC46698 22 August 2025
Project Physicist (Fixed Term)
Department of Physics
£33,482-£39,355 KA46446 11 August 2025
Project Workstream Lead
Finance Division
£68,529 - £79,413
Depending on skills and experience and subject to approval
AG46676 3 August 2025
Property & Estate Management Surveyor
Estates Division, Cambridge
£41,671-£55,755 BA45700 23 July 2025
Receptionist
Department of Psychology, Cambridge
£24,344-£26,942 PJ46648 3 August 2025
Receptionist
Department of Physics, West Cambridge
£24,344-£26,942 KA45411 11 August 2025
Receptionist and Administrative Assistant
Department of Social Anthropology
£26,942-£30,805 JF46635 10 August 2025
Reprographics Technician
Estates Division - Business Services
£26,942-£30,805 XM46483 23 July 2025
Res Assoc in Probabilistic Machine Learning (Fixed Term)
Department of Engineering, Central Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 NM46536 25 July 2025
Research Assistant (Creixell Group) (Fixed Term)
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
£32,546-£35,116 SW46690 4 August 2025
Research Assistant (Fixed Term)
Department of Pathology, Addenbrooke's
£32,546-£35,116 PK46213 23 July 2025
Research Assistant (Fixed Term)
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
£32,546-£35,116 SU46564 21 August 2025
Research Assistant (Fixed Term)
Department of Physics, Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116 KA46621 30 July 2025
Research Assistant (Fixed Term)
Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
£32,546-£35,116 PM46570 1 September 2025
Research Assistant (Fixed Term)
Department of Medicine
£32,546-£35,116 RC46688 11 August 2025
Research Assistant (Fixed Term)
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
£32,546-£35,116 ZE46565 23 July 2025
Research Assistant (Fixed Term)
Department of Clinical Biochemistry
£32,546-£35,116 RG45948 20 August 2025
Research Assistant (Gilbertson Group) (Fixed Term)
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
£32,546-£35,116 SW46580 1 August 2025
Research Assistant (Gilbertson Group) (Fixed Term)
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
£32,546-£35,116 SW46581 1 August 2025
Research Assistant (Internal Applicants only) (Fixed Term)
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, The Primary Care Unit
£32,546-£35,116 SN46620 28 July 2025
Research Assistant (Jackson Group) (Fixed Term)
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
£32,546-£35,116 SW46492 23 July 2025
Research Assistant (Narita Group) (Fixed Term)
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
£32,546-£35,116 SW46602 8 August 2025
Research Assistant (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity, Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116 pro rata GO46574 27 July 2025
Research Assistant - Environmental impacts of food consumption and policy
Department of Zoology
£32,546-£35,116 PF46284 27 July 2025
Research Assistant / Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Central Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116
£37,174-£45,413
PM46478 10 August 2025
Research Assistant / Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Cancer Genetic Epidemiology
£32,546-£45,413 RS46618 4 August 2025
Research Assistant in Drosophila Cell Biology (Fixed Term)
The Gurdon Institute, Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116 PR46707 29 July 2025
Research Assistant in Atmospheric Pollutant Mitigation (Fixed Term)
Department of Engineering, Central Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116 NM46677 4 August 2025
Research Assistant in Compression for Communication-Efficient Training (Fixed Term)
Department of Computer Science and Technology, West Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116 NR46699 31 July 2025
Research Assistant in Developmental Mechanics and Morphogenesis (Fixed Term)
Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116 PR46629 30 July 2025
Research Assistant/Associate - Breast Cancer Prevention and Vaccine Development (Fixed Term)
Department of Pharmacology, Central Cambridge
£32,546-£45,413 PL46573 1 September 2025
Research Assistant/Associate CUHK (Fixed Term)
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, West Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116
£37,174-£45,413
LJ46545 3 September 2025
Research Assistant/Associate in Computational Biology (Fixed Term)
Sainsbury Laboratory
£32,546-£35,116
£37,174-£45,413
PT46682 10 August 2025
Research Assistant/Associate in Digital Twins for Automated Road Maintenance (Fixed Term)
Department of Engineering, Central Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116
£37,174-£45,413
NM46523 31 July 2025
Research Assistant/Associate in Experimental Investigations of MILD Combustion (Fixed Term)
Department of Engineering, Central Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116
£37,174-£45,413
NM46673 1 August 2025
Research Assistant/Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Cancer Genetic Epidemiology
£32,546-£45,413 RS46616 4 August 2025
Research Assistant: Cell culture and automation (Fixed Term)
Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry
£32,546-£35,116 MA46647 7 August 2025
Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 PM46251 1 August 2025
Research Associate (Data Science) (Fixed Term)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
£37,174-£45,413 RI46350 28 July 2025
Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Physics, West Cambridge
£32,546-£35,116
£37.174-£45,413
KA46597 27 July 2025
Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
£37,174-£45,413 PM46566 15 August 2025
Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 NQ46561 22 July 2025
Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (SBS), Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre
£32,546-£35,116
£37,174-£45,413
PS46584 31 July 2025
Research Associate (Fixed Term)
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (SBS)
£37,174-£45,413 PS46686 1 August 2025
Research Associate (Fixed Term)
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
£37,174-£45,413 SU46552 31 August 2025
Research Associate (Fixed Term) (Internal Only)
Department of Medicine
£37,174-£45,413 RC46691 28 July 2025
Research Associate (Narita Group) (Fixed Term)
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
£32,546-£35,116
£37.174-£45,413
SW46601 1 August 2025
Research Associate in Cancer Immunology (Fixed Term)
Department of Pathology, Central Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 PK46622 4 August 2025
Research Associate in Cognitive Architecture (Fixed Term)
Department of Architecture, Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 GC46556 17 August 2025
Research Associate in Computational Neuroscience (Fixed Term)
Department of Engineering, Central Cambridge, UK
£37,174-£45,413 NM46646 31 July 2025
Research Associate in cell culture, protein expression, molecular cloning synthetic biology (Fixed Term)
Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry
£37,174-£45,413 MA46546 22 July 2025
Research Associate* in Green Computing (Fixed Term)
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit
Research 5: £32,546 - £35,116

Research 7* £37,174 - £45,413
RH43993 24 July 2025
Research Development Advisor
Cambridge Research Office
£33,482-£39,355 EW46522 23 July 2025
Research Fellow in AI-Augmented Spatial Analysis (Fixed Term)
Department of Land Economy, Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 JP46689 20 August 2025
Research Fellow in Animal Protozoology (Fixed Term - 5 years)
Department of Pathology
£46,735-£59,139 PK46595 31 August 2025
Research Fellow in Housing Inequality (Fixed Term)
Department of Land Economy, Cambridge
£37,174-£45,413 JP46695 20 August 2025
Research Grants Administrator (Fixed Term)
Centre for Research in Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Cambridge
£30,805-£35,116 VM46592 27 July 2025
Research Grants and Finance Administrator
Department of Earth Sciences
£30,805-£35,116 LB46297 6 August 2025
Research Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term)
Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge
£30,805-£35,116 NQ46559 29 July 2025
Research Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term)
Department of Medicine
£30,805-£35,116 RC46609 10 August 2025
Research Nurse (Fixed Term)
Department of Medicine
£37,174-£45,413 RC45869 11 August 2025
Research Nurse (Fixed Term)
Department of Oncology
£37,174-£45,413 RD46641 23 July 2025
Research Projects Coordinator (Fixed Term)
Faculty of Law, Cambridge central
£32,546-£35,116 JK46472 23 July 2025
Rodent Import and Export Coordinator
South Cambridge
£30,805-£35,116 AQ46675 10 August 2025
School IT Technician
Office of the School of Arts and Humanities, Cambridge
£30,805-£35,116 GA46499 10 August 2025
Security Architect
University Information Services
£62,728-£66,537 VC46571 24 July 2025
Senior Business Analyst (Fixed Term)
University Information Services
£46,735-£59,139 VC46529 22 July 2025
Senior EMBA Programmes Coordinator
Judge Business School, Cambridge
£33,482-£39,355 NS46658 3 August 2025
Senior IT Technician (Fixed Term)
C.I.M.R. Administration
£33,482-£39,355 SA46422 22 July 2025
Senior Library Assistant (Part Time)
University Library
£26,942-£30,805 pro rata VE46665 10 August 2025
Senior Research Fellowship Sponsorship Scheme
Department of Zoology
PF46494 9 November 2025
Senior Research Laboratory Technician (Fixed Term)
Department of Oncology
£26,942-£30,805 RD46633 10 August 2025
Senior Scientific Associate (Fixed Term) (Internal Candidates Only)
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
£35,116-£45,413 SW46607 28 July 2025
Senior Software Developer
University Information Services
Up to £73,000 VC46507 31 July 2025
Senior Software Developer - Front End (Fixed Term)
Judge Business School, Cambridge
£41,671-£55,755 NS45655 23 July 2025
Senior Teaching Associate - Digital Skills (Data Science)
University of Cambridge Institute of Professional and Continuing Education, Cambridge
£41,671-£55,755 EA46706 4 August 2025
Senior Teaching Associate in European Social and Economic History (Temporary Cover)
Faculty of History
£42, 713 - £55, 755 JJ46405 27 July 2025
Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Coordinator
Cross School Initiative Hub, Cambridge
£35,116-£45,413 XN46548 10 August 2025
Sponsorship for Early Career Research Award
Department of Medicine, Cambridge Institute for Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease
RC46365 29 July 2025
Sport and Physical Activity Assistant - Students
University Sports Service
£26,942-£30,805 DG46509 22 July 2025
Systems pathology of the breast tumour microenvironment in obesity
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
SW46468 17 August 2025
Teaching Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Psychology, Cambridge
£35,116-£45,413 PJ46685 5 August 2025
Teaching Associate in Philosophy [Temporary Cover]
Faculty of Philosophy, Cambridge
£35,116-£45,413 GV46606 28 July 2025
Teaching Associate in the Sociology of Racisms, Race and Ethnicity (Fixed Term)
Department of Sociology, Cambridge
£35,116-£45,413 JM46493 19 August 2025
Teaching Co-ordinator
Department of Pathology, Central Cambridge
£30,805-£35,116 PK46681 11 August 2025
The Kennedy Professorship of Latin
Faculty of Classics
GE46222 8 September 2025
The Professorship of Data-Intensive Mathematical Physics
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
LE46477 31 July 2025
The Professorship of Mechanical Engineering (1997)
Department of Engineering
NM46352 7 September 2025
The Professorship of Sociology (1985)
Department of Sociology
JM46178 16 September 2025
Trusts and Foundations Coordinator (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Kettle's Yard
£30,805-£35,116 pro rata DC46474 29 July 2025
Undergraduate Administrator [Temporary Cover]
Department of Geography
£33,482-£39,355 LC46554 10 August 2025
University Assistant/Associate Professor in Materials Engineering
Department of Engineering
£46,735 - £59,139 (Grade 9)
£62,728 - £66,537 (Grade 10)
NM45350 31 August 2025
Visitor Experience Host (Part Time)
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
£24,344-£26,942 pro rata DA46591 27 July 2025
Visitor Services Team Leader (Part Time)
Botanic Garden
£26,942-£30,805 pro rata PE46577 10 August 2025
Year Abroad Administrator (Part Time, Fixed Term)
Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, Cambridge
£26,942-£30,805 pro rata GP46391 7 August 2025