University of Cambridge

101 open research positions at University of Cambridge.

Open positions

Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity

• Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)Postdoc · 8 Nov 2026
• Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)Postdoc · Cambridge

Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (SBS)

• Research Associate (Blouet and Káradóttir Labs)Researcher · Cambridge · 7 Oct 20261 days left
• Research Associate (Blouet and Káradóttir Labs)Researcher · 16 Oct 202610 days left

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute

• Research Associate (Crossley Group) (Fixed Term)Researcher · 9 Oct 20263 days left
• Assistant Research Professor (Software Engineer) (Fixed Term)Professor / senior · 16 Oct 202610 days left
• Fully-funded PhD studentship: Discovery of rational therapeutic biomarkers in breast cancer by systems pathology and deep learningPhD position · 16 Oct 202610 days left
• Fully-funded PhD studentship: Innate-adaptive immune interactions in cancer evolutionPhD position · 16 Oct 202610 days left
• Fully-funded PhD studentship: Single-cell spatial multi-omics for cancer biologyPhD position · 16 Oct 202610 days left
• Fully-funded PhD studentship: Understanding the identity and function of tumour-initiating statesPhD position · 16 Oct 202610 days left
• Fully-funded PhD studentship: Unmasking mechanisms of resistance to KRAS inhibition across pancreatic cancer genetic profilesPhD position · 16 Oct 202610 days left
• PhD Studentship: Unmasking mechanisms of resistance to KRAS inhibition across pancreatic cancer genetic profilesPhD position · Cambridge · 25 Nov 2026
• Fully-funded PhD Studentship: Single-cell Spatial Multi-omics for Cancer BiologyPhD position · Cambridge · 7 Jan 2027
• Fully-funded PhD Studentship: Innate-adaptive immune interactions in cancer evolutionPhD position · Cambridge · 14 Apr 2027
• Fully-funded PhD Studentship: Understanding the Identity and Function of Tumour-initiating StatesPhD position · Cambridge
• PhD Studentship: Discovery of rational therapeutic biomarkers in breast cancer by systems pathology and deep learningPhD position · Cambridge

Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

• Post Doctoral Research Associate in Oceanography (Fixed Term)Postdoc · 19 Oct 202613 days left
• Post Doctoral Research Associate in Oceanography (Fixed Term)Postdoc · Cambridge · 25 Oct 2026
• Postdoctoral Research Associate in Nucleic Acid Computing and Molecular Engineering (Fixed Term)Postdoc · Cambridge

Department of Biochemistry

• Research Associate - Zatulovskiy Group (Fixed Term)Researcher · Cambridge · 7 Oct 20261 days left
• Research Associate - Zatulovskiy Group (Fixed Term)Researcher · 7 Oct 20261 days left
• Research Associate - Miska Group (Fixed Term)Researcher · 8 Oct 20262 days left
• Assistant Research ProfessorProfessor / senior · 11 Oct 20265 days left

Department of Biochemistry, Central Cambridge

• Assistant Research ProfessorProfessor / senior · Cambridge
• Research Associate - Miska Group (Fixed Term)Researcher · Cambridge

Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

• Research Assistant/Research Associate (Fixed Term)Researcher · 30 Oct 2026

Department of Clinical Neurosciences

• Research Assistant / Research Associate (Fixed Term)Researcher · Cambridge · 11 Oct 20265 days left
• Research Assistant / Research Associate (Fixed Term)Researcher · 11 Oct 20265 days left
• Postdoctoral Research Associate (Honorary Resident Doctor) (Fixed Term)Postdoc · 1 Nov 2026
• Postdoctoral Research Associate (Honorary Resident Doctor) (Fixed Term)Postdoc · Cambridge

Department of Computer Science and Technology

• PhD Studentship in Human-Computer Interaction and Critical Computing (Fixed Term)PhD position · 2 Dec 2026

Department of Engineering

• Professorship of Mechanical Engineering (1997)Professor / senior · 30 Oct 2026
• EPSRC FIBE3 CDT PhD studentship with M Group: Low whole life carbon cementitious repair materials for future infrastructurePhD position · 13 Apr 2027
• EPSRC FIBE3 CDT PhD studentship with Tracey Concrete: Next generation low-carbon crack-resistant precast shaft and tunnel segmentsPhD position · 13 Apr 2027
• EPSRC FIBE3 CDT MRes+PhD in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net ZeroPhD position · 14 Apr 2027
• EPSRC FIBE3 CDT PhD Studentship with M Group: Low Whole Life Carbon Cementitious Repair Materials for Future InfrastructurePhD position · Cambridge
• EPSRC FIBE3 CDT PhD Studentship with Tracey Concrete: Next Generation Low-carbon Crack-resistant Precast Shaft and Tunnel SegmentsPhD position · Cambridge
• Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1997)Professor / senior · Cambridge

Department of Genetics

• Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)Postdoc · Cambridge · 14 Oct 20268 days left
• Research Associate (Fixed Term)Researcher · Cambridge · 21 Oct 2026
• Research Associate (Fixed Term)Researcher · 21 Oct 2026
• Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)Postdoc · 8 Nov 2026
• Assistant/Associate Professor in Pathogen GeneticsResearcher · 27 Nov 2026

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy

• Dobson Professorship of Materials Science and MetallurgyProfessor / senior · Cambridge · 7 Oct 20261 days left
• Dobson Professorship of Materials Science and MetallurgyProfessor / senior · 30 Nov 2026

Department of Medicine

• Research Professor in the field of BacteriologyProfessor / senior · 11 Oct 20265 days left
• Research Associate (Honorary Resident Doctor) in Respiratory MedicineResearcher · Cambridge · 18 Oct 202612 days left
• Research Associate (Honorary Resident Doctor) in Respiratory MedicineResearcher · 18 Oct 202612 days left
• Research Professor in the Field of BacteriologyProfessor / senior · Cambridge

Department of Oncology

• Kidani Professorship of Integrated Cancer MedicineProfessor / senior · Cambridge · 12 Oct 20266 days left
• Kidani Professorship of Integrated Cancer MedicineProfessor / senior · 26 Oct 2026
• PhD Studentship: Richard Elphick Studentship in Modelling Progression Risks in Barrett's OesophagusPhD position · Cambridge

Department of Paediatrics

• Senior Research Associate (Fixed Term)Researcher · Cambridge · 14 Oct 20268 days left
• Senior Research Associate (Fixed Term)Researcher · 15 Oct 20269 days left

Department of Physics

• Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe (LCLU) PhD Studentship (Fixed Term)PhD position · 8 Dec 2026

Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience

• Director of the School of the Biological Sciences Microscopy Bioscience Platform (Associate Research Professor (G10)/Research Professor (G11))Professor / senior · 11 Oct 20265 days left
• Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research PhD Studentship (Fixed Term)PhD position · 3 Nov 2026
• Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research PhD Studentship (Fixed Term)PhD position · Cambridge

Department of Plant Sciences

• Assistant Teaching Professor in Plant BiologyProfessor / senior · 14 Oct 20268 days left
• Assistant Teaching Professor in Plant BiologyProfessor / senior · Cambridge

Department of Psychiatry

• Assistant Research Professor (Fixed Term)Professor / senior · Cambridge

Department of Psychology

• Research Associate (Fixed Term)Researcher · 15 Oct 20269 days left

Department of Psychology, Central Cambridge

• Research Associate (Fixed Term)Researcher · Cambridge

Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit

• Research Associate in Biomedical AI (Fixed Term)Researcher · Cambridge · 7 Oct 20261 days left
• Research Associate in Biomedical AI (Fixed Term)Researcher · 9 Oct 20263 days left

Department of Public Policy (Bennett School of Public Policy)

• Research Assistant/Research Associate (Fixed Term)Researcher · 8 Oct 20262 days left

Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics

• Post Doctoral Research Associate in Mathematical Relativity (Fixed Term)Postdoc · 14 Oct 20268 days left
• Post Doctoral Research Associate in Mathematical Relativity (Fixed Term)Postdoc · Cambridge

Department of Radiology

• AstraZeneca Non-Clinical PhD Studentship in Development of an Integrated Pre-Clinical Pipeline for Safety Assessment of Small Molecule and Peptide-Based RadioconjugatesPhD position · Cambridge · 15 Oct 20269 days left
• AstraZeneca Non-Clinical PhD Studentship in Development of an Integrated Pre-Clinical Pipeline for Safety Assessment of Small Molecule and Peptide-Based RadioconjugatesPhD position · 30 Oct 2026

Department of Social Anthropology

• Directorship of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Professorship of Material CultureProfessor / senior · Cambridge · 29 Oct 2026
• Directorship of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Professorship of Material CultureProfessor / senior · 17 Dec 2026

Department of Veterinary Medicine

• Professorship of Veterinary ScienceProfessor / senior · 19 Oct 202613 days left
• Teaching Professor designated Principal RadiologistProfessor / senior · 29 Oct 2026
• Professorship of Veterinary ScienceProfessor / senior · Cambridge

Department of Zoology

• Research Associate: Behaviour and Evolution Group (Fixed Term)Researcher · 18 Oct 202612 days left
• Senior Research Fellowship Sponsorship SchemeResearcher · 10 Nov 2026

Faculty of Classics

• Research Associate (Fixed Term)Researcher · 8 Oct 20262 days left
• Research Associate (Fixed Term)Researcher · Cambridge

Faculty of Divinity

• Assistant Professor in Islamic PhilosophyResearcher · 16 Oct 202610 days left

Faculty of Divinity, Cambridge

• Assistant Professor in Islamic PhilosophyResearcher · Cambridge

Faculty of Economics

• Janeway Institute Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (Research Assistant or Research Associate) (Fixed Term)Postdoc · 15 Dec 2026

Faculty of Music

• Research Associate in Music and AI (Fixed Term)Researcher · 21 Oct 2026
• Research Associate in Music and AI (Fixed Term)Researcher · Cambridge

HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies

• Research Associate in Islamic Art (Fixed Term)Researcher · 15 Oct 20269 days left
• Research Associate in Islamic Art (Fixed Term)Researcher · Cambridge

Lucy Cavendish College

• Junior Research FellowshipResearcher · Cambridge

MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit

• Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)Postdoc · 16 Oct 202610 days left

MRC Toxicology Unit

• Research Associate - Oligonucleotide Immune TherapiesResearcher · 13 Oct 20267 days left
• Research Associate - Oligonucleotide Immune TherapiesResearcher · Cambridge

McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research

• Research Assistant/Research Associate (Fixed Term)Researcher · 23 Oct 2026
• Research Assistant/Research Associate (Fixed Term)Researcher · Cambridge

PMRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit

• Postdoctoral Research Associate (Fixed Term)Postdoc · Cambridge · 16 Oct 202610 days left

Rokos School of Government

• Founding Dean of the Rokos School of Government and Rokos Professorship of GovernmentProfessor / senior · 26 Oct 2026

Sainsbury Laboratory

• Postdoctoral Research Associate - Bhatia Group (Fixed Term)Postdoc · 6 Oct 2026Closes today
• Postdoctoral Research Associate - Bhatia Group (Fixed Term)Postdoc · Cambridge · 20 Oct 202614 days left

School of the Physical Sciences

• Hatton Professorship of SustainabilityProfessor / senior · Cambridge

Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

• Post Doctoral Research Associate: Custom Optical Microscopy Development (Fixed Term)Postdoc · 20 Oct 202614 days left
• Post Doctoral Research Associate: Custom Optical Microscopy Development (Fixed Term)Postdoc · Cambridge · 1 Nov 2026

• Dobson Professorship of Materials Science and MetallurgyProfessor / senior · Cambridgeshire
• Kidani Professorship of Integrated Cancer MedicineProfessor / senior · Cambridge

ERC Starting Grants

19 ERC Starting Grants in 2021–2025.

• 2021 3
• 2021 13
• 2022 4
• 2022 9
• 2023 5
• 2023 15
• 2024 4
• 2024 9
• 2024 9
• 2025 3
• 2025 3
• 2025 15

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