Research and Academic Positions at University of Leicester, a public research university based in Leicester, England, United Kingdom.
HR Advisor
Vacancy ID:
11449
Location:
Hybrid Working
Department:
Human Resources
Vacancy terms:
Full time or job share, permanent
Salary details:
Grade 6 – £32,296 to £36,924 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
19 Feb 2025
We have an excellent opportunity to join our Human Resources Division. We are adopting an agile working approach, which means that you will be both home and campus based, working in a way that helps deliver a more effective work-life balance than ever before. Along with providing high-level general administration and end-to-end support for the employee life cycle, you will also provide an…Save Job
Research Associate (Software Developer)
Vacancy ID:
11363
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Molecular and Cell Biology
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, or part-time (minimum 0.8FTE, 30 hours per week), fixed term contract until 31 March 2026
Salary details:
Grade 6 – £32,296 to £36,924 or Grade 7 – £39,105 to £45,163 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
19 Feb 2025
There is one post available as either a Grade 6 – Research assistant or Grade 7 – Research associate. For 25 years, the Collaborative Computational Project for NMR (CCPN; www.ccpn.ac.uk ) has developed software tools for the biomolecular NMR community, advocates and enables collaboration and promotes the exchange of expertise and best practices. The CcpNmr software package is used b…Save Job
Senior BMS Engineer
Vacancy ID:
11301
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Estates and Campus Services
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share, Permanent
Salary details:
Grade 8 – £49,250 to £55,295 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
02 Mar 2025
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior BMS Enginee r to join the University’s Carbon and Energy team, you will be responsible for the overall management of the University Building Management Systems (BMS) and Building Controls. You will ensure any design, specification, site supervision and financial cost control for any works carried out on the Building Mana…Save Job
Lecturer in Midwifery
Vacancy ID:
11166
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Healthcare
Vacancy terms:
Part-time (0.8FTE, 30 hours per week), fixed term contract for 12 months or until the return of the postholder, whichever is sooner
Salary details:
Grade 8 – £45,163 to £55,295 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
30Advert closes midnight on:
05 Mar 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Master in Science (MSci) Midwifery with Leadership academic team on a fixed term basis to cover maternity leave. The Midwifery academic team are highly motivated and committed to delivering cutting edge professional education in partnership with students and our clinical colleagues and the post would provide excellent opportunities for collabo…Save Job
Lecturer in Midwifery
Vacancy ID:
10923
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Healthcare
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, or job share considered, Permanent
Salary details:
Grade 8 – £45,163 to £55,295 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
05 Mar 2025
You will join our Master in Science (MSci) Midwifery with Leadership academic team who are highly motivated and committed to delivering cutting edge professional education in partnership with students and our clinical colleagues. Additionally this post provides excellent opportunities for collaboration and inter-professional learning and working. Our approach to the academic career st…Save Job
Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
10917
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy
Vacancy terms:
Part-time (0.5 fte / 18.75 hours per week) fixed term contract to 29 November 2026
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,355 per annum pro-rata, due to external funding restrictions
Hours per week:
18.75Advert closes midnight on:
02 Mar 2025
We are seeking a Research Associate to join the Department of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy. This role is integral to an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded project titled ‘Being Blue: An Examination of the Lived Experience of Minority Ethnic Police Officers’. The project employs an innovative, participant-led methodology to explore the experiences of minority ethnic pol…Save Job
Occupational Health and Wellbeing Administrative Support
Vacancy ID:
11424
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Human Resources
Vacancy terms:
Part-time (20 hours per week), fixed term contract till 16 February 2026
Salary details:
Grade 3- £23,293 to £23,950 per annum, pro-rata
Hours per week:
20Advert closes midnight on:
16 Feb 2025
The Staff Health and Wellbeing team are looking for a new Administrative Assistant to join our team for 12 months as maternity cover. The role is part time, providing comprehensive administrative support and reception cover to ensure smooth running of the occupational health clinic function. You will work 20 hours per week over 4 or 5 days, with our existing Admin Assistant and the Sta…Save Job
Donor Relations Manager
Vacancy ID:
11420
Location:
Hybrid Working
Department:
Development and Alumni Relations
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share, Permanent
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,105 – £45,163 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37Advert closes midnight on:
25 Feb 2025
As the University of Leicester enters its first large-scale, multi-year fundraising campaign, we are looking to appoint an exceptional, motivated individual to be a key member of the Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO). Our exciting campaign will enable a broad range of truly transformative projects across the University, to help further its impact on our society and firmly driv…Save Job
Residential Advisor
Vacancy ID:
11357
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Estates and Campus Services
Salary details:
£22,965 – £23,129 pro rated for part time fixed term
Hours per week:
15Advert closes midnight on:
02 Mar 2025
This is a great opportunity for students to be employed by the University and make a difference to new students experience. This part time role has flexibility around your studies as shifts are usually 5pm-10pm Mon-Fri and 10am-3pm at the weekend. The Residential Advisors help our live in students settle into their home away from home, ensuring they are encourage to attend social eve…Save Job
Research Software Engineer
Vacancy ID:
11103
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, fixed term contract until 31 October 2026
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,105 to £45,163 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
24 Feb 2025
The successful candidate will collaborate on health data science projects under the supervision of Prof. Anthony Brookes. As part of a team, you will innovate and provide software within UK and EU-wide information management systems, working within federated architectures to advance data-sharing projects that develop and implement global data standards. The primary focus will be on facilit…Save Job
Clinical Psychology Lecturer
Vacancy ID:
10930
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Psychology and Vision Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, part-time (0.5FTE, 18.75 hours per week), or job share considered, Permanent
Salary details:
Grade 8 – £45,163 to £55,295 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
03 Mar 2025
We are excited to offer a new Lectureship in Clinical Psychology within the School of Psychology and Vision Sciences. This is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving academic environment and contribute to the training of future clinical psychologists. Candidates should have a background in Clinical Psychology or a closely related field and be able to contribute to teaching and doc…Save Job
Student Data Analyst (Students’ Union)
Vacancy ID:
11443
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Students’ Union
Vacancy terms:
Part-time, temporary until May 2025
Salary details:
£12 per hour + Holiday Pay
Hours per week:
10Advert closes midnight on:
10 Feb 2025
We are looking for a Student Data Analyst to join our Data and Insight Team to be responsible for the co-ordination of analysing organisational data and visualising information through dashboards, specifically through Microsoft PowerBI .Save Job
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Science and Engineering
Vacancy ID:
11435
Location:
Leicester
Department:
College of Science and Engineering
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, four year term as Head of College
Salary details:
Competitive with a £30,000 additional responsibility allowance for tenure as Head of College
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
28 Feb 2025
The University of Leicester is renowned for its world-changing research and high-quality, inspirational teaching, and proud to have been awarded a Gold rating in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), reflecting our outstanding student experience and outcomes. Our commitment to excellence has also been recognised through recent accolades, including being named the Daily Mail Univers…Save Job
Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
11385
Location:
Leicester
Department:
College of Science and Engineering
Vacancy terms:
Full time, fixed term until 31 December 2025
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,105 to £45,163 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
17 Feb 2025
Personalised Space Technology Exercise Platform (P-STEP) is an exciting innovation project funded bythe European Space Agency (ESA) and University of Leicester to develop a state of the art, clinicallyguided, exercise advice app incorporating real time environmental air pollution data, designed forpeople with long term health conditions. The project is led and will be delivered by an inter…Save Job
Lecturer in Law (Teaching Focused) – 2 positions available
Vacancy ID:
9784
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Leicester Law School
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share, permanent
Salary details:
Grade 8 – £45,413 to £55,755 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
27 Feb 2025
We are seeking two Lecturers in Law with a strong focus on teaching to join Leicester Law School. This role will allow you to contribute to the undergraduate teaching of LLB programmes, with the possibility of involvement in specialist modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We are interested in candidates able to deliver teaching in any area of Law, although the ability to teach o…Save Job
Research Technician (Mosquitos)
Vacancy ID:
11366
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, fixed term contract for 6 months until 30 September 2025
Salary details:
Grade 5 – £26,038 to £30,505 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
35Advert closes midnight on:
16 Feb 2025
We are seeking a highly motivated research technician to join the dynamic research group led by Dr. Roberto Feuda. Our group focuses on exploring the evolution of neurons and their gene regulatory networks, leveraging cutting-edge molecular biology and advanced imaging techniques. The successful candidate will play a key role in the lab, contributing to ongoing research projects. Th…Save Job
Research Associate in Biophysics/Computational Chemistry/Spin Chemistry
Vacancy ID:
11016
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, or job share considered, fixed term contract for 36 months with possibility of extension for 24 months dependent on funding
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,105 to £45,163 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
12 Mar 2025
This exciting role will provide the successful candidate with unique experience working across disciplines and towards a genuinely global view of this fascinating area of sensory biology. The focus of the project is elucidating sensory perception and signal transduction in cryptochrome-dependent animal magnetoreception. The position will be held in Leicester in the la…Save Job
Qualitative Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
11339
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Diabetes Research Centre
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, or job share considered, fixed term contract until 31 January 2026
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,105 to £45,163 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
12 Feb 2025
The Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) East Midlands are looking to recruit a talented, motivated individual to join a vibrant, multi-disciplinary, successful research team. You will contribute to a programme of work which aims to address health inequalities and improve health outcomes in people with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) as part of the Applied Research Collaboration (ARC)…Save Job
Assistant Project Manager/Building Surveyor
Vacancy ID:
11142
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Estates and Campus Services
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share, Permanent
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,105 to £45,163 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
14 Feb 2025
We have an excellent opportunity to join our Project Delivery Team, t o manage and lead the delivery of small to medium minor works and long-term maintenance projects along with assisting on major capital schemes across the University estate. This will involve ensuring projects are briefed, designed, planned and governed effectively to ensure they are delivered to time, quality and budge…Save Job
Health and Safety Business Partner – ECS
Vacancy ID:
11217
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Estates and Campus Services
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share, Permanent
Salary details:
Grade 8 – £49,250 to £55,295 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
25 Feb 2025
Are you passionate about Health and Safety? The University of Leicester is seeking a Health and Safety Business Partner for Estates and Campus Services. This role is crucial in promoting health, safety, and wellbeing within the university community, which includes around 4,000 staff and over 20,000 students from 115 nationalities. The university is recognized for its excellence in teac…Save Job
Facilities Maintenance Engineer – Plumber
Vacancy ID:
10912
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Estates and Campus Services
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share, permanent
Salary details:
Grade 5 – £26,038 to £30,505 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
35Advert closes midnight on:
11 Feb 2025
This is an exciting opportunity to join the maintenance team at the University of Leicester. You will be working as part of a great team providing support to the wider university. Annual leave is more generous in Higher Education than in other sectors. At the University of Leicester, full-time staff members can enjoy a generous holiday entitlement of 41 days, made up of 27 da…Save Job
Reactive Maintenance Technician (Mechanical & Electrical)
Vacancy ID:
10480
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Estates and Campus Services
Vacancy terms:
Full time or job share, permanent
Salary details:
Grade 6 – £32,296 to £36,924 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
11 Feb 2025
As a Reactive Maintenance Technician, you will use integrated work management systems and will plan, prepare and carry out building services technical work for all University buildings, interrogating building services systems. You will manage Mechanical and Electrical approved contractors, engaging through procurement and provide day-to-day management ensuring that maintenance work is carried ou…Save Job
Teaching Assistant – Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Vacancy ID:
11071
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share, permanent
Salary details:
Grade 6 – £32,296 to £26,924 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
16 Feb 2025
The School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Leicester is seeking a dedicated Teaching Assistant to join our academic community. In this role, you will contribute to the delivery of seminars, lectures, workshops, tutorials, and dissertation guidance across our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. You will be instrumental in developing and preparing teaching materia…Save Job
Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
11205
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Population Health Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, part-time (minimum 0.6FTE, 22.5 hours per week) or job share considered, fixed term contract for 24 months
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,105 to £45,163 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
12 Mar 2025
The Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Leicester are seeking a Research Associate to join the Genetic Epidemiology Group on a fixed term basis to lead analysis of genomic loci associated with quantitative lung function, as relevant to respiratory diseases. This will involve statistical genetic approaches, including genome-wide association studies of both array- a…Save Job
Clinical Associate Professor in Children’s and Neonatal Nursing
Vacancy ID:
10937
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Healthcare
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, Permanent
Salary details:
Grade 9 – £58,596 to £65,814 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
09 Feb 2025
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, talented, and inclusive clinical academic nursing leader to the position of Clinical Associate Professor in Children’s and Neonatal Nursing. This exciting appointment is a collaborative effort between the School of Healthcare at the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. As a clinical-academic leader within the fiel…Save Job
Preparing for Clinical Practice Assessment Lead
Vacancy ID:
10761
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Leicester Medical School
Vacancy terms:
Part-time (3-4PA, 12-16 hours per week), fixed term contract for 3 years (subject to satisfactory educational appraisal) with potential to renew for a further agreed period
Salary details:
Clinical at Consultant
Hours per week:
16Advert closes midnight on:
16 Feb 2025
Leicester Medical School is seeking an experienced and motivated clinician to take on the role of Preparation for Clinical Practice Assessment Lead, with specific responsibility for the Finals (Year 5) OSCE. This position is central to maintaining our reputation for excellence in medical education and ensuring that our graduates meet the highest standards of clinical competence. As th…Save Job
Programme Administrator Independent Prescribing
Vacancy ID:
11037
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Healthcare
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, or job share considered, fixed term contract for 12 months or until the return of the postholder, whichever is sooner
Salary details:
Grade 5 – £26,038 to £30,505 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
35Advert closes midnight on:
09 Feb 2025
We are excited to be looking for a Programme Administrator to join the ever growing School of Healthcare, to cover a maternity leave role . This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy professional service team and get involved in the end-to-end trainee journey of an Independent Prescriber. As a key member of the professional services team, you will support the Independent Pres…Save Job
Research Associate/Research Fellow
Vacancy ID:
10741
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Cardiovascular Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, or job share considered, fixed term contract to 30 April 2026
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,355 to £45,413 or Grade 8 – £49,559 to £51,039 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
18 Feb 2025
We are looking for a talented and ambitious statistician or data analyst to join the renal research group. This is an opportunity to work on a systematic review and a component network meta-analysis funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research. The post holder, at Research Fellow level (Grade 8) or Research Associate level (Grade 7), will lead in the completion of the sys…Save Job
NCEO Finance Manager
Vacancy ID:
9972
Location:
Space Park – Leicester
Department:
National Centre for Earth Observation
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, fixed term contract until 31 December 2026
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,355 to £45,413 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
11 Feb 2025
In this role you will have the opportunity to deliver finance, contract and corporate functions for a whole organisation. As the Finance Manager, you will manage and oversee the organisation’s financial processes, management and reporting, in addition, you will provide contract management and advice. You will also be responsible for meeting organisational needs and supporting our Operational an…Save Job
SENsory Atelier Programme Manager
Vacancy ID:
11164
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Education
Vacancy terms:
Part-time (0.8FTE, 30 hours per week) until 28 January 2028
Salary details:
Grade 6 – £32,296 to £36,924 per annum, pro-rata
Hours per week:
30Advert closes midnight on:
16 Feb 2025
SENsory Atelier is an award-winning dynamic cultural education programme for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Leicester/shire. Delivered through the Arts Based Learning fund from Paul Hamlyn Foundation since 2016, SENsory Atelier has become one of the leading approaches for cultural education in the country. Following a new major grant from Paul Ha…Save Job
Research Associate (Domestic Slavery in Late Antiquity) – 2 positions available
Vacancy ID:
11322
Location:
Leicester
Department:
History, Politics and International Relations
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, fixed term contract for 15 months, or until 30 September 2026, whichever sooner.
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,105 to £45,163 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
23 Feb 2025
Working as part of a collaborative and innovative research team, you will use your expertise in ancient languages such as Coptic, Syriac, or Middle Persian to analyse a range of historical sources on the subject of ‘Domestic Slavery and Sexual Exploitation in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages’. With opportunities to present your research at conferences and seminars, you will …Save Job
Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
11323
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Population Health Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, part-time (minimum 0.5FTE, 18.75 hours per week), or job share considered, fixed term contract until 28 February 2026
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,105 to £45,163 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
12 Feb 2025
The Biostatistics Research Group are looking to appoint a Research Associate interested in statistical methodology to undertake a project on calibration drift in prognostic models. The research team has previously developed temporal recalibration 1,2 , a method which takes account of improvements in survival over time to ensure that the predictions that prognostic models produce are as up-t…Save Job
Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
10839
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Population Health Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, part-time (minimum 0.8FTE, 30 hours per week) or job share considered, fixed term contract for 30 months
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,105 to £45,163 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
18 Feb 2025
The Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Leicester are seeking a Research Associate to join the Genetic Epidemiology Group on a fixed term basis to lead analysis of genomic loci involved in severe asthma (with a particular focus on the chromosome 11 mucin gene region). This will involve statistical genetic approaches, long-read sequencing data analysis and phenome-wide …Save Job
