University of Cambridge Vacancies-PhD Studentships at University of Cambridge

Last Updated on April 24, 2026 by Scholar Idea

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

TitleDepartment/locationSalaryCloses
Field Archaeologist x 8 (Fixed Term)Department of Archaeology – CAU£27,205.00 [from May 2026]30 June 2026
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (Fixed Term)Faculty of Divinity£37,694-£46,0497 June 2026
Post-Doctoral Research Associate (Alchemy) (Fixed Term)Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy£34,610 – £35,608 £37,694 – £46,04924 May 2026
Research Assistant/Associate in EvEx (Fixed Term)Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity£33,002-£35,608 £37,694-£46,04924 May 2026
Research Assistant – Widening Participation Programme (Fixed Term)Department of Clinical Biochemistry£33,002-£35,60824 May 2026
Research Assistant/Associate in Exascale Computing for Advanced Engineering (Fixed Term)Department of Engineering£33,002-£35,608 £37,694-£46,04922 May 2026
Research Associate (Fixed Term)Department of Medicine£37,694-£46,04921 May 2026
Research Assistant/Research Associate in Vapour Deposition of Multijunction Perovskite Solar CellsDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology£33,002-£35,608 £37,694-£46,04918 May 2026
Research Associate – Bornelöv Group (Fixed Term)Department of Biochemistry£37,694-£46,04918 May 2026
Research Assistant (Fixed Term)Department of Medicine£33,002-£35,60817 May 2026

Research Assistant/Associate in Machine Learning (Fixed Term)Department of Engineering£34,610 – £35,608 £37,694 – £46,04915 May 2026
Trinity-Pemberton Postdoctoral Research Associate in Bacteriology-AMRDepartment of Pathology£37,694-£46,04915 May 2026
Research Assistant in Mixed-Methods Primary Care Research (Fixed Term)Department of Public Health and Primary Care, The Primary Care Unit£33,002-£35,60814 May 2026
Research Associate (Fixed Term)Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics£37,694-£46,04914 May 2026
Research Associate (Carroll Group) (Fixed Term)Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute£33,002-£35,608 £37,694-£46,04913 May 2026
Research Assistant in Ann Dowling Net Zero Impact for AIA (Fixed Term)Department of Engineering£33,002-£35,60811 May 2026
Research Associate [Clinical], Research Endoscopy FellowDepartment of Oncology£38,831-£73,99210 May 2026
PDRA (2D TMDs) x 2 (Fixed Term)Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy£33,002-£46,04910 May 2026
Research Assistant/Research Associate (Fixed Term)Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology£33,002-£35,608 £37,694-£46,04910 May 2026

Research Associate in Early Human Development (Fixed Term)Gurdon Institute£37,694-£46,04910 May 2026
Research Assistant in Early Human Development (Fixed Term)Gurdon Institute£33,002-£35,60810 May 2026
Research Assistant (Fixed Term)Department of Clinical Biochemistry£33,002-£35,60810 May 2026
Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)Department of Pathology£34,610 – £35,608 £37,694 – £46,0497 May 2026
Research Associate (Honorary Resident Doctor – Clinical PhD) [Fixed Term]C.I.M.R. Medicine£38,831-£73,9926 May 2026
Research Assistant – Patil Group (Fixed Term)Department of Biochemistry£33,002-£35,6086 May 2026
Research Associate in Experimental Active & Intelligent Matter (Fixed Term)Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics£37,694-£46,0495 May 2026
Research Associate, Digital Identity and e-KYC Research Programme (Fixed Term)Judge Business School£37,694-£46,0495 May 2026
Research Associate in Cell Biophysics & Biological Active Matter (Fixed Term)Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics£37,694-£46,0494 May 2026

Research Associate or Research Associate (Honorary Resident Doctor / GP) [Part Time, Fixed Term]Department of Public Health and Primary Care, The Primary Care Unitplease see advert for further details4 May 2026
Research Associate (Fixed Term)Department of Physics£33,002 – £35,608 or £37,694 – £46,0493 May 2026
Research Associate (Jackson Group) (Fixed Term)Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute£37,694-£46,0493 May 2026
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)Centre for Research in Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities£37,694-£46,0493 May 2026
Research Assistant (Fixed Term)Faculty of Economics£33,002-£35,6081 May 2026
Research Associate, El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics and Public Policy (Fixed Term)Judge Business School£37,694-£46,04930 April 2026
Research Associate (Fixed Term)Department of Pathology£37,694-£46,04930 April 2026
Research Assistant (Fixed Term)Department of Pathology£33,002-£35,60830 April 2026
Research Assistant/Research Associate (Fixed Term)Department of Computer Science and Technology£34,610 – £35,608 £37,694 – £46,04930 April 2026

Research Assistant/Associate in Sociology: Data Collection and Analysis (Part Time, Fixed Term)Department of Sociology£34,610-£35,608 or £37,694-£46,049JM49332
Research Assistant (Fixed Term)C.I.M.R. Clinical Neurosciences£33,002-£35,608SD49422
Research Associate (Assay Development and Screening Scientist )Department of Clinical Neurosciences£37,694-£46,049RR49405
Research Assistant/Associate in Optical Wireless Communication and Signal Processing x 3 (Fixed Term)Department of Engineering£33,002-£35,608 or £37,694-£46,049NM49410
Research Assistant in 3D video quality (Fixed Term)Department of Computer Science and Technology£33,002-£35,608NR47142
Research Assistant/Associate (Fixed Term)Department of Pharmacology£34,610 – £35,608 £37,694 – £46,049PL49274
Postdoctoral Research Associate x 2 – Bacterial Engineering & Mammalian Cell Systems (Fixed Term)C.I.M.R. Pathology£37,694-£46,049SH49293
Research Associate in III-V Devices (Fixed Term)Department of Physics£34,610 – £35,608 £37,694 – £46,049KA49239
Research Associate (Fixed Term)Department of Physics£33,002-£35,608 £37,694-£46,049KA49383

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy£33,002-£46,049LJ49226
Research Assistant in Developmental Mechanics (Fixed Term)Gurdon Institute£33,002-£35,608PR49246
Research Assistant/ Associate (Fixed Term)Department of Computer Science and Technology£33,002-£35,608 £37,694-£46,049NR49243
Marie Curie Research Fellow (Fixed Term)Department of Chemical Engineering and BiotechnologySee job description for details.NQ49025
Research Associate (Fixed Term)Department of Physics£34,610-£35,608 £37,694-£46,049KA49227
Research Assistant – Bonfio Group (Fixed Term)Department of Biochemistry£33,002-£35,608PH49358
Research Assistant – Bonfio Group (Fixed Term)Department of Biochemistry£33,002-£35,608PH49357
Research Associate (Translational RNA Therapeutics)Department of Clinical Neurosciences£37,694-£46,049RR49376