What we can offer you

One of our core values at the University of Cambridge is to recognise and reward our staff as our greatest asset. We realise that it's our people who have built our outstanding reputation and that we will only maintain our leading position in the academic world by continuing to attract and retain talented and motivated people.

If you choose to come and work with us, you will find that we offer:

Excellent benefits

Our employees are eligible for a wide range of competitive benefits and services. We give access to numerous discounts on shopping, health care, financial services and public transport. We also offer a number of tax-efficient pension schemes and tax-efficient bicycle lease scheme.

The University Accommodation Service offers a comprehensive housing advice service and can assist you in finding University-owned and private rented accommodation. Registering with the Service provides access for you to search hundreds of rental properties across the City, including those at Eddington.

Eddington (North West Cambridge Development) is a brand new district located 2km northwest of the city centre of Cambridge.
The area has a supermarket, nursery, primary school, the award-winning Storey’s Field Centre for community and arts events, a playground, sports pitches, and Brook Leys parkland. Residents have access to regular subsidised buses to West Cambridge, the city centre, railway station and Addenbrooke’s; in addition to hundreds of secure bike parking spaces and communal garden areas. Find out more by visiting http://eddington-cambridge.co.uk

For further information, advice and to apply for accommodation, please log in to http://www.accommodation.cam.ac.uk.

Employees new to the University and relocating to Cambridge on a centrally funded appointment of two years or more have access to a Scheme for the Reimbursement of Relocation Expenses.

We have three nurseries and a holiday play scheme to help support those with childcare responsibilities and we offer various types of family-friendly leave to aid employees' work-life balance. In addition, our staff have generous annual leave entitlement and we operate a number of initiatives to promote health and well-being.

Please see the CAMbens Staff Benefits section for full details.

A welcoming and inclusive environment

We help new employees settle in through central University induction events and local induction activities. We also provide a range of essential information through our online learning packages. These cover various topics, including induction, equality, diversity and inclusion opportunities and health and safety.

Additional support is offered to those new to Cambridge in the form of the Newcomers and Visiting Scholars Group. It helps newly arrived wives, husbands, partners and families of Visiting Scholars and Senior Members of the University to settle down in Cambridge and gives them an opportunity to meet local people.

We welcome and support individuals from under-represented groups and have various staff networks which help us to progress equality; these include the Women's Staff Network, the Disabled Staff Network, the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Staff Network and the LGBT+ Network. We also hold a wide-range of Equality and Diversity events on a regular basis.

The University currently has a silver Athena Swan award and a bronze Race Equality Charter (REC) award, which demonstrates our commitment to promoting gender and race equality and addressing challenges in these areas at the University.

Extensive development opportunities

The encouragement of career development for all staff is one of the University's core values and we put this into practice through various services and initiatives. These include:

A wide-range of training courses delivered by a range of providers within the University, including the Centre for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD), Equality & Diversity, the University Computing Service and the Language Centre.
An online learning centre, which provides learning packages on a variety of topics including those aimed at new staff (eg fire safety), academics (eg effective supervision) and those wishing to develop particular skills (eg project management).
Probation periods for new employees, which provide a framework for reviewing progress and discussing training and development needs.
Our Staff Review and Development (SRD) Scheme, which is designed to enhance work effectiveness and facilitate career development post-probation.
Reduced staff fees for University of Cambridge graduate courses.
The opportunity to attend lectures and seminars held by University departments and institutions.
Leave for career and personal development.
The CareerStart@Cam programme, which supports employees in assistant staff roles who don't hold higher education qualifications to develop their skills, experience and qualifications. Assistant staff may also apply for financial assistance for study which results in a qualification.
Policies and processes dedicated to the career development of researchers and the implementation of the principles of the Concordat, which have led to the University being recognised with an HR Excellence in Research Award by the European Commission.

In addition, we're sure you'll find that working for an organisation with our impressive history and reputation will enable you to gain a wealth of experience to assist you in your future career.

The chance to get involved in the wider University and community

Our employees receive the Newsletter, a bi-monthly magazine which informs staff about new University developments, provides practical information to enhance their working lives and aims to inspire with feature stories about what people are doing at all levels across the institution.

The University also has a Community Affairs team which supports community and outreach work. Its activities offer opportunities to employees and the public to become involved in various charitable programmes and educational events such as:

The Cambridge Festival of Ideas, which is the only free arts, humanities and social sciences Festival in the UK and offers hundreds of presentations, workshops, film screenings and performances.
The Cambridge Science Festival, which offers many talks and hands-on activities which celebrate the ways in which science, technology, engineering and mathematics are changing our lives.
Open Cambridge, a weekend when a diverse range of University and non-University establishments open their doors and offer exclusive behind the scenes visits of their venues.
The annual Bridge the Gap charity walk through the Cambridge colleges.

Stunning surroundings

The University of Cambridge is famous for its spectacular architecture, which dominates the Cambridge skyline and attracts many visitors from all over the world every year. From striking University and college buildings, imposing courtyards and historic chapels to cobbled lanes, quaint gardens and punts on the River Cam, our employees are surrounded by the magnificent features of this unique city.

Further information about attractions in and around Cambridge can be found at Visit Cambridge, the official tourism website for the city.