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Apply for University of Cambridge Vacancies in United Kingdom. View the full list of academic vacancies, eligibility, and application deadlines for international researchers.
Cambridge is a collegiate research university, meaning vacancies are often split between the University Departments and the individual Colleges.
Postdoctoral Roles: Most "Research Associate" positions are funded by external grants (like the ERC or Wellcome Trust) and are based in specific departments (e.g., the Cavendish Laboratory or the Department of Pathology).
PhD/DPhil Opportunities: Often bundled into Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs). These are high-value listings for your site because they often include full international funding.
University of Cambridge Vacancies: Updated Research Jobs
Open Positions at Host Institution (29 Listed):
- HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies
- Assistant Professor (Programme Lead in Autism and Early Development)
- Assistant Research Professor
- Assistant Research Professor (Software Engineer) (Fixed Term)
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
- Director of the School of the Biological Sciences Microscopy Bioscience Platform (Associate Research Professor (G10)/Research Professor (G11))
- Janeway Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (Research Assistant or Research Associate) (Fixed Term)
- Kavli Institute Fellowship in Cosmology and Astrophysics (Fixed Term)
- Next Generation Fellow (Fixed Term)
- Post Doctoral Research Associate in Mathematical Relativity (Fixed Term)
- Post Doctoral Research Associate in Oceanography (Fixed Term)
- Post Doctoral Research Associate: Custom Optical Microscopy Development (Fixed Term)
- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry
- Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)
- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
- Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)
- Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity
- Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate (Honorary Resident Doctor) (Fixed Term)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate - Bhatia Group (Fixed Term)
- Sainsbury Laboratory
- Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Genome Privacy (Fixed Term)
- Programme Lead in Autism and Physical Health at the K. Lisa Yang Centre for Autism Research
- McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
- Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (SBS)
- MRC Toxicology Unit
- Senior Research Associate (Fixed Term)
- Senior Research Fellowship Sponsorship Scheme
- Surveyor Grade 3 / Surveyor Grade 4