University of Leicester in United Kingdom invites application for vacant Research Academic Positions, a public research university based in Leicester, England, United Kingdom.
Senior Campaigns & Democracy Coordinator
Vacancy ID:
11911
Department:
Students’ Union
Vacancy terms:
Permanent
Salary details:
£27,405 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
23 Jun 2025
We are seeking to recruit a Senior Campaigns and Democracy Coordinator who will ensure that elected officers are given exceptional support in the planning, delivery and evaluation of their campaigns, activities and events. This will include supervising our paid International, Distance Learning and Postgraduate Research Part-Time Officers. Within the role you will coordinate the delivery of the …Save Job
Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
11829
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Diabetes Research Centre
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, or job share considered, fixed term contract for 24 months
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,355 to £45,413 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
29 Jun 2025
The Leicester Lifestyle Health and Research Group (LLHRG) are pleased to open recruitment for an early career researcher to join the group as a Research Associate. The post-holder will work on a multicenter project examining the effects of altering the sensory characteristics of snack food products to enhance satisfaction and satiety. The project is jointly funded by the Consumer L…Save Job
Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
11771
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Diabetes Research Centre
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share considered; fixed term contract for 24 months
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,355 to £45,413 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
29 Jun 2025
The Leicester Lifestyle Health and Research Group (LLHRG) are expanding, with recruitment open to early career researchers on a clear upward trajectory in their field to join the group as a Teaching and Research Associate. The LLHRG are part of the Diabetes Research Centre (DRC), Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) , and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre , with a diverse t…Save Job
Project Delivery Engineer
Vacancy ID:
11145
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Estates and Campus Services
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share, Permanent
Salary details:
Grade 8 – £49,559 to £55,755 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
30 Jun 2025
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Projects Delivery Engineer to join our Estates Team. The role will involve the management and overseeing of electrical and mechanical installations projects across the University campus. In the critical role you will act as key liaison between the Principal Contractor and mechanical and electrical subcontractors in the assessment of qual…Save Job
CEOI Programme Manager
Vacancy ID:
11899
Location:
Hybrid Working
Department:
Research and Enterprise
Vacancy terms:
Part-time, 0.6 FTE (22.5 hours per week) till 31 March 2026
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,355 to £45,413 per annum
Hours per week:
22.5Advert closes midnight on:
17 Jun 2025
The post holder will support the continuing delivery of the established contract between the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI) partners and the UK Space Agency, in particular the award of grant funding to UK academic and industrial teams to develop the next generation of Earth Observation technologies. This role ensures the contractual integrity of all grants awarded …Save Job
Research Assistant
Vacancy ID:
11787
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Molecular and Cell Biology
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, or job share considered, fixed term contract until 31 December 2025 with possibility of extension dependent on funding
Salary details:
Grade 6 – £32,546 to £37,174 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
24 Jun 2025
We are seeking a talented and highly motivated Research Assistant , to support and contribute to translational research programmes, with a proven expertise in protein expression, purification and biophysical characterisation . You will work within a dynamic and collaborative research group investigating protein structure-function relationships, supporting fundamental science a with rea…Save Job
Trial Coordinator
Vacancy ID:
11736
Location:
Hybrid Working
Department:
Clinical Trials Unit
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share, fixed term contract till 31 March 2026
Salary details:
Grade 5 – £26,338 to £30,805 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
35Advert closes midnight on:
30 Jun 2025
Leicester Clinical Trials Unit is undergoing an exciting period of expansion, with new job opportunities arising as a result of an increasing portfolio of trials. We work with both nationally and internationally acclaimed investigators to deliver high quality, high impact clinical research. We are an ambitious Unit, aiming to provide expert, solution-focussed, flexible support to our cust…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 – £40,497 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
01 Jul 2025
We have an excellent opportunity for a M&E Technician to join our Estates Team. You will play a vital role in reactive maintenance and the compliance of building services engineering systems for the University of Leicester. In this varied role, you will be responsible for the completion of reactive maintenance tasks through approved contractors. Using industry contractor management process…Save Job
Management Accountant
Vacancy ID:
11836
Location:
Hybrid Working
Department:
Finance
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share, fixed term contract for 12 months
Salary details:
Grade 8 – £49,599 to £55,755 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
22 Jun 2025
We are looking for a finance professional to deliver an outstanding finance business partnering service to our academic and professional service areas. The Management Accountant is a critical position within the University of Leicester’s finance team, responsible for driving excellence in financial management and reporting. This role focuses on delivering timely and accurate monthly ma…Save Job
Research Assistant
Vacancy ID:
11646
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Leicester Medical School
Vacancy terms:
Part-time (0.5FTE, 18.75 hours per week), fixed term contract for 6 months
Salary details:
Grade 6 – £32,546 to £37,174 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
18.75Advert closes midnight on:
11 Jun 2025
Join the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare as a Network Meta-Analysis (NMA) Research Assistant. Support ground-breaking research to determine which aspects of empathy training and empathic behaviours most effectively improve patient outcomes. In this role, you’ll conduct NMA, perform data analysis, and contribute to research output. Your work will inform future NIHR funding application…Save Job
Patient Researcher
Vacancy ID:
10634
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Cardiovascular Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Part-time (0.2FTE, 7.5 hours per week), fixed term contract until 31 March 2030
Salary details:
Grade 6 – £32,546 to £37,174 per annum pro rata
Hours per week:
7.5Advert closes midnight on:
18 Jun 2025
We are seeking a highly organised, motivated, enthusiastic person to join the DECIDE-TAD team to develop methods that promote the inclusion of underserved groups in a multi-centre randomised controlled trial. The successful candidate will work closely with the Leicester Clinical Trials Unit, the Leicester Centre for Ethnic Health Research, the Patient and Public Involvement Leads, and l…Save Job
Research Assistant
Vacancy ID:
11560
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, or job share considered, fixed term contract until 31 May 2027
Salary details:
Grade 6 – £32,546 to £37,174 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
17 Jun 2025
We are looking for a dedicated Research Assistant to join the Department of Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Sciences at the University of Leicester. This full-time, fixed-term position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in Cancer Precision Medicine, focusing on liquid biopsy-based biomarkers and multi-omics approaches in breast cancer. You will be part of a d…Save Job
Clinical Research Fellow
Vacancy ID:
11801
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Respiratory Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full-time and fixed-term until 31 August 2028
Salary details:
Clinical below Consultant
Hours per week:
40Advert closes midnight on:
20 Jul 2025
We are seeking a highly motivated Clinical Research Fellow to join an exciting UKRI-MRC funded project at the University of Leicester. This multidisciplinary project focuses on the impact of the respiratory microbiome on Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) phenotypes during pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) infection. Specifically, the study aims to investigate how microbial co…Save Job
Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
11768
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Geography, Geology and the Environment
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share, fixed term contract to 31 January 2028
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,355 to £45,413 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
15 Jun 2025
We are seeking a Research Associate to join an international project funded by the UKRI-CONFAP Amazon+10 programme. This post involves the development of a mobile digital platform to document and catalogue socio-biodiversity through co-created local and indigenous knowledge. Based primarily in Brazil’s Legal Amazon region across Pará, Amazonas, and Maranhão, the project brings toget…Save Job
Research Project Manager
Vacancy ID:
11786
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Diabetes Research Centre
Vacancy terms:
Full time or part time (minimum 0.8 FTE) and fixed-term from 01 September 2025 to 31 August 2027
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,355 to £45,413 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
20 Jun 2025
We are seeking a Research Project Manager to join the Diabetes Research Centre at the University of Leicester. This is an exciting opportunity to support the research portfolio of Professor Kamlesh Khunti, working closely with Dr Ash Routen across a range of impactful projects including those within the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East Midlands, the NIHR Global Health Research Centre, an…Save Job
Trial Manager
Vacancy ID:
11751
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Clinical Trials Unit
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share considered; fixed term contract for 12 months
Salary details:
Grade 6 – £32,546 to £37,174 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
12 Jun 2025
Leicester Clinical Trials Unit is undergoing an exciting period of expansion, with new job opportunities arising as a result of an increasing portfolio of trials. We work with both nationally and internationally acclaimed investigators to deliver high quality, high impact clinical research. We are an ambitious Unit, aiming to provide expert, solution-focussed, flexible support to ou…Save Job
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
11767
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Respiratory Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full-time and fixed-term until 31 March 2028
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,355 to £45,413 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
18 Jun 2025
We are excited to welcome a curious, dedicated, and collaborative Post Doctoral Research Associate to join a dynamic, UKRI-MRC funded project exploring how the respiratory microbiome influences the behaviour of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) during pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) infection. This interdisciplinary project, led by Dr Leah Cuthbertson in close partnership with Dr Pranab Hal…Save Job
Teaching and Research Fellow
Vacancy ID:
11770
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Diabetes Research Centre
Vacancy terms:
Full-time and fixed-term for 24 months
Salary details:
Grade 8 – £49,559 to £55,755 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
29 Jun 2025
The Leicester Lifestyle Health and Research Group (LLHRG) are expanding, with recruitment open to excellent early career researchers on a clear upward trajectory in their field to join the group as a Teaching and Research Fellow. The LLHRG are part of the Diabetes Research Centre (DRC), Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) , and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre , with a d…Save Job
Research Administrator
Vacancy ID:
11753
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Diabetes Research Centre
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share considered; fixed term contract until 31 March 2028
Salary details:
Grade 4 – £24,900 to £26,338 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
35Advert closes midnight on:
15 Jun 2025
The Diabetes Research Centre and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre are looking to recruit a talented, motivated individual with administrative and/or secretarial expertise, to join an established, successful research team and play a key role in delivering cutting-edge research into the impact of physical activity, exercise and other lifestyle behaviours on health and wellbeing in…Save Job
College Student Support Advisor
Vacancy ID:
11442
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Student and Academic Services
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share, Permanent
Salary details:
Grade 6 – £32,546 to £37,174 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
09 Jun 2025
We are seeking to appoint a motivated individual to a new role of College Student Support Advisor. The post holder will be responsible for providing and contributing to an effective customer-focused school-based student support service. A key aspect of the role is to ensure students are making informed choices about their progression and academic performance. The role will be cruci…Save Job
Academic Achievement Consultant (Maths and Stats)
Vacancy ID:
11571
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Library and Learning Services
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or job share, Permanent
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,355 to £45,413 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5Advert closes midnight on:
09 Jun 2025
We are looking at an Academic Achievement Consultant (Maths and Stats) to deliver and coordinate the maths and statistics support as part of the Centre for Academic Achievement at the University of Leicester. In this role, you will provide appointment-based, drop-in and small group teaching support to students at all levels of study, but particularly those studying undergraduate and taught postg…Save Job
