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Research roles of every level — postdocs, research assistants, research software engineers, data scientists and research managers.

There are 87 live vacancies across 18 institutions, including University of Nottingham, The University of Southampton and The University of Lancaster. Advertised salaries range from £32,080 to £72,402 a year.

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Research Fellow in Pharmacology

The University of Southampton · School of Biological Sciences

Southampton Fixed-term £36,636–£41,064 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 23 Oct 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 23 Oct 2026

Research Fellow - Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE) project

The University of Southampton · Department of Politics and International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences

Southampton · Hybrid Fixed-term £36,636–£44,746 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 7 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 7 days

Research Fellow in Event-Triggered Cloud Computing

The University of Southampton

Southampton · Hybrid Fixed-term £36,636–£44,746 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 3 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 3 days

Research Fellow in Transient Astrophysics

The University of Southampton · School of Physics and Astronomy

Southampton Fixed-term £36,636–£44,746 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 6 Nov 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 6 Nov 2026

Machine Learning Engineer – Ship Design & Hydrodynamics (KTP Associate)

The University of Southampton

London · Hybrid Fixed-term £41,064–£45,064 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 16 Nov 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 16 Nov 2026

Research Fellow - Synthetic Organic Chemistry

The University of Southampton · School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Southampton Fixed-term £36,636–£44,746 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 26 Oct 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 26 Oct 2026

Research Fellow in Topological Photonics

The University of Southampton · Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC)

Southampton · Hybrid Fixed-term £36,636–£44,746 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 28 Oct 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 28 Oct 2026

Research Fellow: ESRC Project ‘Accent Bias and Domestic Abuse Victimisation (ABDAVic)

The University of Southampton · Languages, Cultures and Linguistics (LCL)

Southampton · Hybrid Fixed-term £41,064–£41,064 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 29 Oct 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 29 Oct 2026

Research Fellow in Computational Chemistry

The University of Southampton · School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Southampton Fixed-term £36,636–£39,906 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 30 Oct 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 30 Oct 2026

AI Innovation Lead (KTP Associate)

The University of Leeds · Leeds University Business School

Leeds Fixed-term £42,000–£52,000 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes today
Posted 4 Oct
Closes today

Clinical Research Fellow in Scleroderma

The University of Leeds

Leeds Fixed-term £47,551–£69,976 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 3 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 3 days

Clinical Doctoral Fellowship

The University of Leeds · Leeds Institute of Health Sciences / Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research

Bradford · Hybrid Fixed-term Up to £56,515 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 10 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 10 days

Clinical Research Fellow

The University of Leeds

Leeds Fixed-term £41,064–£48,822 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 5 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 5 days

Research and Innovation Fellow in Gut Microbiome Impact of Alternative Proteins (GutMAP)

The University of Leeds

Leeds Fixed-term £41,064–£48,822 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 29 Oct 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 29 Oct 2026

Research Associate in Electrochemical Biosensors

The University of Lancaster · School of Engineering

Lancaster Fixed-term £33,002–£37,694 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 2 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 2 days

Senior Research Associate

The University of Lancaster · Division of Health Research (Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research), Faculty of Health and Medicine

Lancaster · Hybrid Fixed-term £39,906–£46,049 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 5 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 5 days

KTP Associate - Digital Manufacturing & Innovative Product Development

The University of Greenwich · Faculty of Engineering and Science

Dorset Fixed-term KTP Associate scale
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 6 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 6 days

Research Associate in Mineral Construction Materials

The University of Bath · Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Bath Fixed-term £38,784–£46,049 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes today
Posted 4 Oct
Closes today

Research Associate/Fellow in Engineered Silk Manufacturing and Optical Fibre Technologies

The University of Bath · Centre for Photonics

Bath Fixed-term £38,784–£56,535 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 1 Nov 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 1 Nov 2026

Research Associate in Spectroscopy and Molecular Modelling for Zeolite Catalysed Alcohol-to-jet-fuel Catalysis

The University of Bath · Education & Research

Harwell Fixed-term £38,784–£46,049 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 6 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 6 days

Research Associate

The University of Bath · Education & Research

Bath Fixed-term £38,784–£46,049 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 16 Nov 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 16 Nov 2026

Senior Postdoctoral Researcher (1FTE, FTC) School of Architecture

Royal College of Art · School of Architecture

London Fixed-term £49,533–£53,609 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 25 Oct 2026
Posted 4 Oct
Closes 25 Oct 2026

Research Fellow - 12 month fixed term contract appointment

Birmingham City University · Department of Engineering

Birmingham · Hybrid Fixed-term £45,235–£51,182 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 9 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 9 days

KTP Associate in AI- Powered Optometric Decision Support

Aston University · College of Engineering and Physical Sciences / Computer Science & Optometry (joint)

Nottingham Fixed-term £40,000–£42,000 / year
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 2 days
Posted 4 Oct
Closes in 2 days

Senior Research Associate: SCULI: Security in Ultra-Large Scale Systems

The University of Lancaster · School of Computing and Communications

Lancaster Permanent £39,355–£45,413 / year
Posted 25 Sep
Closes in 10 days
Posted 25 Sep
Closes in 10 days