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Teaching Fellow - Department of Applied Health Sciences - 108206 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before10/28/2026
The post holder will join Bright at an exciting time following the completion of the first year of the MSc and external funding secured to grow our postgraduate education portfolio with three new modules regarding AI in cancer diagnostics and global software medical device regulation. The team is also highly active in research and policy, with an established track record for high impact research outputs. This post will present opportunities to engage with some of these research projects where they align with the post holder’s interests and goals for professional development.
Research Fellow - Department of Pharmacy - 107639 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before11/09/2026
To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities within a funded MRC New Investigator Research Grant on ‘Targeting lysine metabolism for treatment of epilepsy in tuberous sclerosis complex’.
College Project Officer - College of Engineering and Physical Sciences - 108233 - Grade 6
- United KingdomApply Before11/08/2026
The Project Officer will play a key role in supporting the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences' Spatial Review, a strategic review led by the Estates Office to evaluate the current and future requirements of research laboratory facilities. The role will provide additional capacity within the College to coordinate and support this work, enabling the development of a robust evidence base and a detailed understanding of the laboratory estate to inform future investment and planning decisions.
Assistant Professor in Electronic, Electrical, and Systems Engineering
- United KingdomApply Before11/30/2026
We are seeking an ambitious researcher ready to transition into the next step of their career. Your interest will lie in frontier technologies of electrical, electronic and computer engineering; applications are welcomed from candidates with expertise in one or more of the following or closely related technologies: computing, data, and intelligence; electromagnetic, aerospace, and defence; robotics and autonomy; applied physics; advanced materials, devices, and components; sustainable energy technologies; human experience and augmentation; smart connected and integrated systems; electrical engineering education advancement.
Research Communications Portfolio Manager - External Relations - 108111 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before10/29/2026
Shape how the College of Social Sciences is seen by media, policymakers, funders and peers, nationally and internationally. Our research informs policy, practice and public debate, from economic growth and the future of work to justice, public services and education. You'll oversee a research communications and reputation strategy that positions our academics as go-to experts, builds lasting profile for the College's strengths and puts our voice in the national and international conversations that count. Working closely with academics, College leadership and colleagues across External Relations, you'll play a crucial role in activities such as securing proactive media coverage, advising researchers on thought leadership and policy engagement, and track how our reputation is moving. This is a senior, visible role for someone who thinks about the alignment between tactics and strategic priorities.
Apprentice IT Support Assistant (Desktop support) – High Temperature Research Centre (Coventry), IT Services – 108263AP – Apprentice Grade 3
- United KingdomApply Before11/08/2026
We're offering an exciting apprenticeship opportunity within our IT team at the High Temperature Research Centre in Coventry. This is a fantastic chance to develop your IT skills, gain practical experience, and support colleagues across the business with a range of IT requirements while earning and learning.
Senior School Administrator – Birmingham Law School – 10256 – Grade 5
- United KingdomApply Before11/08/2026
The Senior School Administrator will provide high level administrative support for the Birmingham Law School. You will be able to use your wide range of skills, both technical and administrative, and have the opportunity to lead on specific tasks within a team.
Research fellow (EPSRC Funded CLEETS Project) - School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences - 107469 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before11/02/2026
The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary research team based at the University of Birmingham and will work closely with collaborators at Cardiff University and partner institutions in the USA. The primary aim of this role is to advance understanding of the societal impacts of transport decarbonisation strategies and energy system transitions in urban regions in both the United States (Great Lakes) and the United Kingdom (South Wales and the West Midlands). The postholder will undertake travel demand analysis using attitudinal and stated preference data collected by the CLEETS team, with a focus on examining transport users’ awareness of environmental impacts and how this influences their adoption of sustainable travel choices. The role will also involve close engagement with a wide range of stakeholders to understand policy priorities at both regional and national levels.
Research Fellow - School of Engineering - 106915 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before11/10/2026
FractureFix is a UKRI EPSRC funded International Centre to Centre Award concerned with research investigating secondary osteoporosis and bone fracture. It comprises a collaboration between the University of Birmingham (Lead organisation), ETH Zurich, Switzerland and Uppsala University, Sweden. Within this consortium, the role is to investigate novel interventions to either prevent or reduce the effects of fracture.
Research Fellow - School of Engineering - 108142 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before11/01/2026
OncoEng is a UKRI EPSRC funded flagship programme grant concerned with research into interventions for metastatic bone disease in the spine. It comprises a collaboration between the University of Birmingham (Lead organisation), Imperial College London, University of Leeds University College London. With this consortium the role aims to develop and implement new techniques to assess long term fatigue and fracture mechanisms within metastatic infiltrated spinal vertebrae and how these fractures may be prevented using novel minimally invasive implants.
MBA Operations Manager - Business School - 108143 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before11/03/2026
Birmingham Business School is seeking an experienced and collaborative Operations Manager to play a key role in the delivery and development of our MBA portfolio. Reporting to the school’s Director of Business School Operations you will work collaboratively with the Programme Director, MBA Suite, and lead the professional and efficient delivery of the Full-Time MBA and ensure consistent delivery across the MBA suite of programmes, ensuring an exceptional student experience and supporting the school’s ambitions for continued growth and innovation. You will work closely with academic and professional service colleagues across the School and College and contribute to the strategic development of the MBA portfolio.
Senior Research Technician (Battery Recycling) - School of Metallurgy and Materials - 108044 - Grade 5
- United KingdomApply Before11/08/2026
The post holder will support day-to-day operations of the HERMES project within the Energy Materials Group in the School of Metallurgy and Materials. The role will involve carrying out technical laboratory work in the safe handling and recycling of reactive battery chemistries, including battery discharge, disassembly and passivation, mechanical processing, materials separation and purification, characterisation of shredded output streams, and data collection and entry. The post requires knowledge and skills in the field of materials, materials handling, and battery safety.
Team Manager - Campus Services - 105979 - Grade 5
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Education Support Administrator (Quality and Compliance) College of Life and Environmental Sciences - 107727 - Grade 4
- United KingdomApply Before11/01/2026
You will join a professional services team which is passionate about providing an excellent administration support for students and staff. Duties may vary between teams, but you will have the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of the administrative work supporting the delivery of our taught and research programmes for students. This will include providing timely and accurate administrative support for some or all of the following activities: student recruitment and admissions, welcome activities, induction, timetabling, attendance monitoring, examinations, student progression, placements and graduation etc.
Research Fellow - Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, - 107560 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before11/09/2026
The Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences at the University of Birmingham is seeking an exceptional candidate for a research position in the Morris lab to undertake fundamental research in DNA replication and DNA damage and repair. The post holder will investigate how replication fork transitions are regulated and balanced. They will create and contribute to knowledge by addressing how critical transition points in DNA replication stalling are controlled and relate to topological differences in DNA using cell biological approaches, and advanced microscopy and/ or biophysical approaches.
Study Co-ordinator - College of Medicine and Health - 108145 - Grade 6
- United KingdomApply Before11/02/2026
The role will work in the Institute of Translational Medicine (ITM), a world class clinical research facility and a component of the Birmingham Health Partners. The post holder will support a variety of research projects within the ITM Research First Team https://www.birminghamhealthpartners.co.uk/our-research-first-service/. The successful candidate will undertake all tasks related to the management of research studies. As a member of one or more study working groups, coordinate one or more designated studies according to predefined standards, policies, procedures, frameworks and legislation, ensuring appropriate records are kept. The post holder may work across a range of projects at any one time.
Research Fellow - Department of Applied Health Sciences - 108095 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before11/08/2026
The post-holder with experience in, mixed-methods research will join our multidisciplinary team consisting of climate/geography, epidemiology/statistics, qualitative/sociology, clinical sciences, etc., based at the University of Birmingham. The Research Fellow will contribute to the scientific delivery of the NIHR-funded global health research programme, working closely with collaborators in the UK and India.
NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium Evaluation & Impact Fellow - Department of Applied Health Sciences - 108093- Grade 8
- United KingdomApply Before11/08/2026
We are seeking a mixed-methods researcher who thrives in multidisciplinary environments to play a pivotal role in improving health outcomes and reducing maternal inequalities. The Evaluation & Impact Fellow at the University of Birmingham will lead the design, coordination and delivery of the programme-level evaluation of the NIHR-funded Maternity Disparities Consortium (MDC), assessing implementation, research outputs, outcomes, equity, influence, environmental sustainability and wider real-world impact. The fellow will work in close collaboration with the Evaluation & Impact Fellow at Newcastle University.
Project Officer (Research Support Service Network) - College of Medicine and Health - 108116 - Grade 6
- United KingdomApply Before10/29/2026
Working to the Research Support Service (RSS) Network Project Manager within a central Portfolio Management Office (PMO), you will assist in the management of and deliver governance functions and elements of project / programme delivery throughout the portfolio life cycle, across the National Institute for Healthcare Research (NIHR) Research Support Service (RSS). In order to flexibly use resource, you may be offered the opportunity to work elsewhere in the department or wider University.
Head Chef - Campus Services - 102080 - Grade 6
- United KingdomApply Before10/28/2026
To work alongside and deputise for the Senior Head Chef, contributing to the development of the culinary service, ensuring that food is prepared, produced and served to the required standards, and all supporting financial and administrative work is completed to the specified standard and in line with all relevant policies. In order to flexibly utilise resource you may be required to work elsewhere in the department or wider University.
Head of CRM Data and Insight - Professional Services - 104318 - Grade 8
- United KingdomApply Before11/03/2026
The postholder is responsible for managing, developing and improving efficient systems and technical solutions that advance fundraising and alumni engagement in support of the Birmingham In Action campaign and beyond. With responsibility for a team of 8 working across data, finance, and insight, this role has responsibility for DARO’s CRM (Blackbaud CRM), associated technical systems / integrations, information management, insight & analysis, reporting, user support, and gift administration. The postholder is DARO’s systems lead, with responsibility for development and maintenance of the CRM and associated information systems and integrations.
Project Manager - College of Medicine and Health - 108117 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before10/28/2026
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised and proactive individual to support the delivery of the NIHR Research Support Service (RSS). The RSS supports access to funding for healthcare research, from pre-application through to post-application phases for healthcare researchers in England. A central team based at the University of Birmingham provides strategic leadership and coordination to 8 RSS expert Hubs and the 4 RSS Specialist Centres (2 for Public Health and 2 for Social Care) across England. The role requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and excellent interpersonal skills. The postholder will have demonstrable experience in building and managing positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and the ability to work proactively - both independently and as part of a team. A strong sense of initiative, the ability to ‘multi-task’ and effective communication skills are a must in this role.
Research Fellow - School of Chemistry - 108046 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before11/03/2026
Based in the School of Chemistry, you will work with Dr Dominik Kubicki and Birmingham's Facility for Electron Microscopy, alongside protein scientists, materials chemists and engineers. You will develop the microscopy and image-analysis workflows that reveal how protein assembly and the microstructure of the materials that they fabricate. Your evidence will guide which materials the team redesigns, advances and scales up.
Research Fellow - Department of Metabolism and Systems Science - 107881 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before10/27/2026
The postholder will work within a recently awarded grant from the Paradifference Foundation, a charity set up with the purpose of finding new treatments for SDHB-deficient cancers. The postholder will work alongside others in a dynamic and ambitious research group led by Professor Tennant, and in addition to their own project will have the opportunity to contribute to other research projects within the group.
Research Fellow in Synthetic Supramolecular Chemistry - School of Chemistry - 107945 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before11/03/2026
The School of Chemistry seeks to attract outstanding, inspirational and talented people, supporting them to succeed and celebrating their success. We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community. The School of Chemistry holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award, in recognition of its work in promoting women’s careers in higher education. The University of Birmingham is a member institution of the Race Equality Charter, a Disability Confident Employer and contributes to the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index. We support flexible working and studying.
Senior Education Support Administrator - Birmingham International Academy - 108106 - Grade 5
- United KingdomApply Before10/27/2026
The Senior Education Support Administrator will provide high level administrative support for the BIA programmes. They will maintain a detailed and up to date knowledge of University’s administrative policies and procedures, ensuring that the BIA follows correct processes.
BHP Clinician Scientist - Department of Applied Health Sciences - 108108 - Clinical
- United KingdomApply Before01/18/2027
The Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) Clinician-Scientist programme is a postdoctoral initiative to help develop the very best of the next generation of clinical academics. The posts comprise 10PA consultant-level job plan with a 50:50 split between clinical service at a BHP member NHS Trust and academic activity at the University of Birmingham. They are offered on a five year, fixed term basis. The programme includes wrap-around career development to target fully funded, highly prestigious, external clinical intermediate fellowships. Recent successes for our postholders include the award of an MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship and of an NIHR Clinical Future Leaders Fellowship.
Marie Curie Research Fellow (PhD Funded) - Birmingham Law School - 108013 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before01/31/2027
This post is focused on Islamic Constitutional Hybridity, entailing coverage of Indonesia, Morocco, and Uzbekistan. It addresses ways in which constitutional systems in societies with large Muslim populations internalise religious norms in state institutions and how this shapes democratic aspirations. The appointee will conduct comparative doctoral-level research to investigate how Islamic values and moral reasoning are integrated in constitutional and administrative governance in Muslim-majority societies.
Marie Curie Research Fellow (PhD Funded) - Birmingham Law School - 108012 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before01/31/2027
This post is focused on Constitutional Militarisation, Security and Democratic Reform. The appointee will conduct doctoral-level research that examines military influence on constitutional governance in societies with large Islamic populations, with some coverage of the following states: Egypt, Türkiye, and Sudan. The research will examine how military institutions shape constitutional governance and it will assess how legal reforms can strengthen civilian oversight of the military, reduce military dominance, and promote democratic transitions.
MOBILITY Research Fellow - College of Medicine and Health - 108056 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before12/18/2026
The University of Birmingham has received funding from the European Research Council to offer pump-priming postdoctoral fellowship awards to early career researchers to support development of their independent research programme. This new competitive fellowship scheme aims to support high-calibre post-doctoral researchers to develop proposals for submission to prestigious fellowship schemes such as NIHR Postdoctoral Awards, ERC starter grants, Future Leaders Fellowship, Wellcome/MRC Career Development Awards etc. The fellowship aims to boost the competitiveness of the postholder for these externally funded, independent fellowship applications by offering the opportunity to complete key research outputs in progress, develop new skills and/or generation of preliminary data. The postholder will work in a high-quality research environment and will be sponsored by a senior mentor for development of their independent research within the strategic areas of research in the field of STEM.
NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium Knowledge Mobilisation Manager - College of Medicine and Health - 106434 - Grade 8
- United KingdomApply Before11/01/2026
The NIHR Maternity Disparities Consortium Knowledge Mobilisation Manager will play a critical role in bridging the gap between research and practice, working across three research themes and cross-cutting functions led by the consortium partners and external stakeholders, in translating research evidence into action and implementation across the NHS, other care settings and into wider policy.
Research Fellow - School of Computer Science - 106639 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before10/27/2026
To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities within an established research programme and/or specific research project.
Clinical Research Fellow (Energise Keto-BD) - School of Psychology - 107587 - Clinical
- United KingdomApply Before11/08/2026
We are seeking to appoint a Clinical Research Fellow to support the delivery of the trial at the Midlands site which is based in Birmingham, working with other key members of the ENERGISE -BD Birmingham and Edinburgh teams, conduct research within a growing team of translational researchers. This position will be of interest to psychiatrists with MRCPsych (or on the path to obtaining it) who are interested in completing research. There will be extensive opportunity to develop skill sets in keeping with academic training and moving towards ACF/ACL posts and/or PhD funding.
Research Fellow (Battery Recycling) - School of Metallurgy and Materials - 108039 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before11/02/2026
The post is a fixed-term Research Fellow for the “SHREDDER” (Sustainable High-value Recovery via Engineered Deconstruction of Energy storage for Reuse) project funded by Innovate UK, a collaborative research and development programme led by Ecobat Solutions UK Ltd, in partnership with the University of Birmingham and the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC).
Research Fellow (Battery Materials Recycling) - College of Engineering and Physical Sciences - 108045 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before11/01/2026
The post-holder will join the Energy materials Group (EMG) in the School of Metallurgy and Materials to identify and validate optimum passivation, discharge, shredding, and materials-separation methods for reactive LMB chemistries (including lithium-sulphur, lithium-thionyl chloride, and manganese-oxide systems). This work will directly inform Recyclus' shredder redesign and scale-up, and contributing to a first-of-a-kind UK LMB processing capability. This post is a fixed-term research fellow position funded through HERMES (Hazardous Energy Recycling: Methods for Emerging Specialist Chemistries), a 30-month Innovate UK-funded project led by Recyclus Group Ltd, in partnership with the University of Birmingham.
Research Fellow (Life Cycle Assessment of Manufacture and Recycling of New Energy Devices) - School of Metallurgy and Materials - 108037 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before10/27/2026
This post will be part of a new European project, SuMaCer, on the Sustainable Manufacturing of Functional Ceramics for Europe’s Net-Zero Industry Energy Devices. Your part in this project will be to embed life cycle thinking across the project, by engaging directly with the researchers involved in designing and running new manufacturing processes to gather the data required for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) calculations and to advise them on how to improve the sustainability of their processes. In addition, you will track the economic and circularity indicators of the prototype devices.
Research Inclusion Manager - College of Medicine and Health - 108055 - Grade 8
- United KingdomApply Before10/27/2026
We are looking for an inspiring Research Inclusion Manager to lead and drive inclusion, equality and diversity across some of the UK's most influential health research programmes. Working across the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Birmingham (BRC), NIHR/ Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility (CRF) and NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Devices, digital and robotics (NIHR HRC-DDR), you will help ensure patients, public contributors, research participants and staff from all backgrounds can actively shape and benefit from research.
Trial Coordinator - Cancer Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU)- 108098 - Grade 6
- United KingdomApply Before10/26/2026
The Trial Coordinator will be a member of one or more trial working groups, responsible for the management and organisation of the trial(s) office for the conduct of large, clinical trial protocols and administration of the clinical collaborative groups. They are expected to be capable of the continued development, critical appraisal and documentation of appropriate procedures for managing trial protocols effectively. This requires specialist expertise and experience and a good understanding of how the theories and concepts that underlie the design, conduct and analysis of clinical trials are applied in practice. Trial Coordinators are expected to make an active contribution to setting, maintaining and communicating CRCTU policy, quality standards and trial management frameworks.
CRCTU Operations Manager - Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit - 108084 - Grade 7
- United KingdomApply Before10/26/2026
The Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU) is based in the School of Medical Sciences within the College of Medicine and Health and receives core funding from Cancer Research UK on a 5-yearly renewal cycle. It is one of two UK Clinical Research Network (UKCRN) registered clinical trials units (CTUs) at the University of Birmingham. The CRCTU was established over 50 years ago and is one of the largest cancer specialist CTUs in the UK, with an international reputation for delivering high-quality clinical research across a broad range of diseases in adults and children. The CRCTU comprises a highly qualified and knowledgeable team of 200 members of staff including biostatisticians, clinical academics, trial managers, programmers, research nurses, quality management, information technology, administration and finance staff who together form the professional infrastructure that is essential to the delivery of scientifically excellent and regulatory robust clinical trials.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Professional Services - 108069 - Grade 8
- United KingdomApply Before10/26/2026
This is an opportunity to take ownership of specialist research infrastructure that supports innovative academic work within the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, focussing on the UK Rail Research and Innovation Network
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