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Higher education jobs in the UK

1,083 live jobs at 75 UK universities and higher education institutions, with 782 added in the last 7 days. Academic, research and professional services roles, all free to search and apply for.

Academic jobs (497 live)

Teaching and research: PhD studentships, postdocs, lecturers, professors and teaching fellows.

PhD studentships 54Postdoc & research fellow jobs 141Lecturer jobs 131Professor jobs 24Research jobs 220Teaching jobs 199

Professional services jobs (543 live)

The roles that keep universities running. See them all.

Administrative 131Management / Leadership 103Finance 21Human Resources 16IT / Information Services 36Library / Archives 13Student Services 50Marketing & Communications 22Estates & Facilities 57Technical / Laboratory 52Support & Operations 42

Latest higher education jobs

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Ad Sales and Revenue Solutions Intern

Roehampton University New York City Competitive Posted today

Applied Science Intern - PhD - 2027 - London

Roehampton University London £50,000–£50,000 / year Posted today

Engineering and Technology Summer Internship - UK

Roehampton University £24,600–£24,600 / year Posted today

Marketing, Advertising and PR Internships

Roehampton University London Compensation determined by the hiring company based on their policies Posted today

Senior Research Technician - Rice Research (Fixed-term)

University of Nottingham Sutton Bonington Not specified Posted today

Miscellaneous, Maintenance and Ancillary 1 job

Brunel University London Uxbridge Not specified Posted today

Research Assistant

University of Warwick Coventry £31,861–£35,302 / year Posted yesterday

Associate Professor (Teaching Focussed)

University of Warwick Coventry Competitive Posted yesterday

Assistant Business Development Manager

University of Warwick Coventry £36,320–£46,970 / year Posted yesterday

Portfolio Coordinator

University of Warwick Coventry £27,241–£30,986 / year Posted yesterday

Universities hiring now

University of Nottingham 74The University of Birmingham 64Queen Mary University of London 59University of Warwick 58The University of Southampton 42The University of York 42The University of Bath 41The University of Leeds 41Cranfield University 37The Nottingham Trent University 35University of Durham 28The University of Surrey 27 All institutions

Higher education jobs by subject

Engineering 86Medicine & Dentistry 62Biological Sciences 54Nursing & Allied Health 46Creative Arts & Design 34Education & Teacher Training 31Psychology 31Computer Science 26Business & Management 24Agriculture, Food & Veterinary Science 18Earth & Environmental Sciences 17Law 17Sociology, Social Policy & Social Work 16Chemistry 15Sport & Exercise Science 15Architecture, Building & Planning 13 Every subject

Higher education jobs by place

England 1,012Scotland 33Wales 36Northern Ireland
North East England 28North West England 146Yorkshire and the Humber 71East Midlands 158West Midlands 205East of England 69Greater London 190South East England 76South West England 69
London 210Nottingham 103Birmingham 96Coventry 73Leeds 52York 50Bath 45Southampton 44Milton Keynes 37Manchester 36Durham 28Leicester 23Stoke-on-Trent 20Lancaster 19Liverpool 17Loughborough 12

Working in higher education

Higher education is one of the UK's biggest employers. Alongside lecturers and researchers, every university employs hundreds of people in professional services: running admissions, timetabling, finance, HR, IT, libraries, student support, marketing, estates and laboratories. Many of these roles need no academic background at all.

UniJobs brings these university jobs together in one place. We read new vacancies straight from universities' own jobs websites several times a day, so you see them within hours, and every advert links you to the university to apply. Searching and applying is free.

Most universities publish their pay on a grade scale. Our university salary guide shows what jobs actually paid (a typical mid-point of £41,000 a year), and our Work in the UK guide covers visa sponsorship for international applicants. To hear about new jobs first, set up a free job alert.

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UniJobs lists jobs from UK universities and higher education institutions in one place. We read vacancies straight from universities' own jobs websites several times a day, and recruiters can post directly, so new jobs usually appear within hours. You can search them all free, or set up a job alert to get new ones by email.

Around half of the jobs at a university are professional services roles: administration, finance, HR, IT, libraries, student services, marketing, estates and technical or laboratory staff. Universities also hire researchers, research assistants, PhD students, teaching fellows and senior leaders.

Most UK universities pay on a numbered grade scale, and salaries are usually published in the advert. Our salary guide shows what jobs on UniJobs actually paid over the last 12 months, by type of job, grade and region.

Many do, especially for academic and research roles. Use the visa sponsorship filter on our jobs search, or see our Work in the UK guide for the visa routes academics use.