University of Leicester in United Kingdom invites application for vacant Research and Academic Positions, a public research university based in Leicester, England, United Kingdom.
Lecturer, Physiotherapy joint programme with CQMU
Vacancy ID:
11988
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
Healthcare
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, or job share considered, Permanent
Salary details:
Grade 8 – £46,049 to £56,535 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
07 Oct 2025
This is an exciting opportunity to join the School of Healthcare at the University of Leicester as a Lecturer in Physiotherapy, contributing to a unique dual award programme delivered in partnership with Chongqing Medical University (CQMU). You will play a key role in teaching and assessment across the BSc Physiotherapy (University of Leicester) and BSc Rehabilitation (CQMU) programmes, with reg…Save Job
Graduate Instrumentation Scientist
Vacancy ID:
12149
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
Physics and Astronomy
Vacancy terms:
Full time or job share, fixed term contract until 31 March 2026
Salary details:
Grade 6 – £33,002 to £37,694 per annum, pro-rata
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
18 Sep 2025
Join the cutting-edge Prototype Laboratory within the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester, where researchers and students collaborate to design and build advanced space instrumentation—particularly camera systems for space applications. We are recruiting for two Graduate Instrumentation Scientists. As a Graduate Instrumentation Scientist, you’ll play …Save Job
Research Associate (Bioinformatician)
Vacancy ID:
12122
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, or job share considered, fixed term contract for 3 months
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,906 to £46,049 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
17 Sep 2025
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Bioinformatician to join our Mesothelioma Research team within the Department of Genetics, Genomics and Cancer Sciences. In this role, you will lead the development and application of bioinformatics pipelines for RNA sequencing, contribute to innovative cancer research, and collaborate with a diverse team of scientists and external partners….Save Job
Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space (LCHS) Manager
Vacancy ID:
11978
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
Vacancy terms:
Full time or job share, fixed term contract from 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2031
Salary details:
Grade 8 – £50,253 to £56,535 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
01 Oct 2025
The newly established Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space (LCHS) at the University of Leicester is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced Centre Manager. The successful candidate will support the Centre Director, manage, motivate and evolve the research team, coordinate administrative and budgetary functions; meet the needs of LCHS staff and partner institutions and liaise with…Save Job
Research Assistant
Vacancy ID:
12128
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
Public Health and Epidemiology
Vacancy terms:
Part-time (0.2FTE, 7.5 hours per week), fixed term contract until 30 September 2026
Salary details:
Grade 6 – £33,002 to £37,694 per annum, pro-rata
Hours per week:
7.5
Advert closes midnight on:
16 Sep 2025
We are seeking a Research Assistant to join the School of Healthcare and contribute to the Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet), an internationally recognised programme monitoring paediatric critical care across the UK and Republic of Ireland. In this role you will support data collection and analysis on staffing levels within paediatric intensive care units, helping to ensu…Save Job
Head of Service
Vacancy ID:
12168
Location:
Hybrid Working
School/Division:
Heritage and Culture
Vacancy terms:
Part-time (0.5 FTE, 18.75 hours per week) , fixed term contract from 01 October 2025 till 31 March 2028
Salary details:
Grade 9 – £59,966 to £67,468 pro-rata
Hours per week:
18.75
Advert closes midnight on:
22 Sep 2025
The Museum Data Service (MDS) is an innovative new digital infrastructure that aims to make the millions of object records held by UK museums available as FAIR data for research and countless other uses. Currently, over six million object records from over 150 accredited museums can be searched on the MDS site. The University of Leicester has secured grant funding from the UK’s Arts a…Save Job
Nuclear Deterrence Fellow (PostDoc)
Vacancy ID:
11914
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
History, Politics and International Relations
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, fixed term contract from 01 October 2025 to 31 March 2027
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,906 to £43,482 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
15 Sep 2025
The University of Leicester is proud to be part of the UK Nuclear Deterrence Network, a collaborative initiative with King’s College London and the Royal United Services Institute. As part of this network, we are seeking to appoint a Nuclear Deterrence Fellow to undertake independent research on any aspect of nuclear deterrence. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of evid…Save Job
Research Associate in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Interventions
Vacancy ID:
12195
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
Diabetes Research Centre
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, part-time (minimum 0.8FTE, 30 hours per week), or job share considered, fixed term contract for 24 months
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,906 to £46,049 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
28 Sep 2025
We are looking for a motivated and talented Research Associate to join the Leicester Lifestyle and Health Research Group (LLHRG) and contribute to our innovative programme of research focused on behaviour change interventions targeting sedentary behaviour and physical activity. Our multidisciplinary team within the Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) develops and evaluates evidenc…Save Job
Teaching Experimental Officer ( Maternity cover)
Vacancy ID:
12088
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
Central Technical Services
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 7 – £39,906 to £46,049 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
17 Sep 2025
We are seeking a Laboratory Teaching Experimental Officer to join the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Leicester. This is a pivotal role within Central Technical Services, where you will lead the organisation, development and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate laboratory-based teaching. You will work closely with academic staff, demonstrators and technical teams to ensu…Save Job
Teaching Fellow
Vacancy ID:
11761
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
Psychology Education
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, or job share considered, fixed term contract for 48 months
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,906 to £46,049 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
15 Sep 2025
The School of Psychology and Vision Sciences at the University of Leicester is seeking a Teaching Fellow in Psychology, specialising in individual differences. This full-time role is a fixed-term post running for 48 months and offers the opportunity to contribute to the School’s teaching excellence. As a Teaching Fellow, you will deliver high-quality teaching across psychology, with a parti…Save Job
Associate Professor in Genetic Epidemiology and Public Health/Honorary Public Health Consultant
Vacancy ID:
11438
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
Public Health and Epidemiology
Vacancy terms:
Full-time or Part-time (minimum 0.8FTE, 32 hours per week), fixed term contract until 31 March 2028
Salary details:
Clinical at Consultant
Hours per week:
40
Advert closes midnight on:
10 Sep 2025
This is a new ap pointment. You will join a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and clinicians based within the University, the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ and the Public Health Service who are developing a programme of high-quality research within the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) directed at respira…Save Job
Head of Dev Ops and Data Ops
Vacancy ID:
11641
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
Digital Services
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, Permanent
Salary details:
Grade 9 – £59,966 to £67,468 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
26 Sep 2025
It’s an exciting time to be joining Digital Services at the University of Leicester as we deliver on our ambitious digital strategy and Masterplan that will drive significant digital transformation across the University, touching on research education and experience. The Head of Devops & DataOps (Digital Services) will lead and manages the University’s application development and op…Save Job
Research Dietitian
Vacancy ID:
12046
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
Diabetes Research Centre
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, or job share considered, fixed term contract for 24 months with possibility of extension subject to funding
Salary details:
Grade 6 – £33,002 to £37,694 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
14 Sep 2025
Previous applicants need not apply. The Diabetes Research Centre are looking for a talented, motivated Research Dietitian to join the Leicester Lifestyle Health and Research Group (LLHRG) at the Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) and NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre , and contribute to a diverse research portfolio investigating how 24-hour lifestyle behaviours i…Save Job
Research Associate in Mass Spectrometry multi-omics for early detection of heart failure
Vacancy ID:
12104
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
Cardiovascular Sciences
Vacancy terms:
Part-time (0.5FTE, 18.75 hours per week), or job share considered, fixed term contract until 31 July 2029
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,906 to £43,482 per annum, pro-rata
Hours per week:
18.75
Advert closes midnight on:
10 Sep 2025
In this role you will contribute to high-impact clinical research—part of a unit that has secured over £9 million in research grants in the past 24 months—working with nationally and internationally acclaimed investigators in the Leicester Clinical Trials Unit. Your responsibilities will include designing and conducting laboratory-based omics experiments, analysing comple…Save Job
Research Associate
Vacancy ID:
11812
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
Physics and Astronomy
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, fixed term contract to 30 June 2028
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,906 per annum due to external funding restrictions
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
14 Sep 2025
This role forms a vital part of the project “A new light on Jupiter’s auroral emission”, offering the opportunity to contribute to internationally recognised research on the infrared and ultraviolet auroras of Jupiter. Your focus will be on analysing data from the James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes and developing ionospheric models, with a view to generating novel scientific insights into gia…Save Job
Research Associate (Planet Mercury)
Vacancy ID:
12005
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
Physics and Astronomy
Vacancy terms:
Full-time, fixed term contract for 36 months from October 2025 (or soon after) with extension possible.
Salary details:
Grade 7 – £39,335 to £45,413 per annum, pro-rata if part-time
Hours per week:
37.5
Advert closes midnight on:
12 Sep 2025
This STFC-funded Research and Innovation Associate (RIA) position represents an exciting opportunity to join the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo instrument team at the University of Leicester. We will soon be receiving the first data back from Mercury via the UK’s only PI instrument: the Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer (MIXS) (Emma Bunce PI). This post is the first of four positions available through ST…Save Job
