Academic Vacancies

Homerton College intends to appoint several College Research Associates over the course of three rounds during the 2025-2026 academic year, with application deadlines of 30 November 2025, 31 March 2026, and 30 June 2026.

Candidates must be of postdoctoral standing at the University of Cambridge, and may be graduates of any university.

They would normally hold awards made in a national or international competition for the purpose of conducting research in the University of Cambridge or at an associated research institution.

There are no conditions of subject attached to these positions, but the successful applicants are likely to be within eight years of having completed the requirements for the PhD (or equivalent) degree, and candidates who already hold (or intend to hold) a College Research Associateship or equivalent at another College will not be eligible.

Candidates will be selected with reference to their ability to contribute to the intellectual, educational, and social life of the College. The College is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

The appointment of a College Research Associate will be coterminous with the postdoctoral award held at the University of Cambridge or associated research institution. Appointment as a College Research Associate is normally for three years in the first instance (provided that postdoctoral status and funding remains in place), and Research Associates may apply after the initial three years for reappointment to a term specified by the Research Committee of Homerton College Council.

Various College benefits are offered, including meals, involvement in College research events, the opportunity to receive training in undergraduate teaching or tutoring, and to become involved in Homerton Changemakers.

We also assign a mentor from the Fellowship to any College Research Associate who requests one.

The positions do not come with a stipend, a research allowance or accommodation.

The positions do not carry any teaching obligation, but involvement in College life is expected. Such involvement might, for example, take the form of outreach projects, organising Early Career Researcher events, mentoring students, or teaching.

How to apply

For an Application Form and Equal Opportunities form, please click on the relevant links.

Applications should also include:

• a curriculum vitae;
• a covering letter that includes a statement of current research and future plans and indicates the reasons for desiring a Homerton College connection, including how the applicant would like to become involved in the College.

Applications should be submitted as a single file by email to  Recruitment@homerton.cam.ac.uk by 5pm on one of the deadlines: 30 November 2025, 31 March 2026 and 30 June 2026. 

Applicants are further required to ensure that two references are submitted via email to Recruitment@homerton.cam.ac.uk to arrive by the deadline date.

Referees will be senior members of the relevant Cambridge Department or Faculty, or scholars of equivalent seniority in other universities who are able to comment on the work of the applicant.

Appointment to these positions will follow scrutiny by the Research Committee of Homerton College Council as a gathered field after each application deadline. Interviews are not normally required but an invitation to interview may be extended at the discretion of the Research Committee.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Katherine Boyle, Director of Research, kvb20@cam.ac.uk 

Homerton College wishes to appoint up to two stipendiary Junior Research Fellows in either of the following disciplines:

• Architecture / Land Economy(Housing consumption)
• Late Antiquity(approx. 300-800 CE)

and up to one non-stipendiary Junior Research Fellow in any of the following STEM disciplines:

• Computer science
• Chemistry
• Engineering
• Maths

Candidates may be graduates of any University and will have completed, or be about to complete, a first PhD. There is no age limit but a Junior Research Fellowship is intended to support those at an early stage in their academic careers. Applications are, therefore, invited from researchers who have completed no more than five years’ full-time post-doctoral research or part-time equivalent, towards their first PhD. Exceptional circumstances will be taken into consideration. A Junior Research Fellowship is usually tenable for four years, with effect from 1 October 2026 or another mutually agreed date.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 9 November 2025.

Please see the Further Particulars for more information.

How to apply:

Please apply online via: app.casc.cam.ac.uk/fas_live/homjrf/

Enquiries of an academic nature may be addressed to Dr Katherine Boyle, Director of Research – kvb20@cam.ac.uk

Enquiries concerning the application process and the logistics of the competition, or about Fellowship arrangements, should be addressed to Recruitment@homerton.cam.ac.uk

College Vacancies

Hours: Part-time (30 hours/week.  Monday-Friday).
(Preferably 0900-1530 - with break - but negotiable).

Salary: SCP 18 - £28,032 (pro rata).  (Actual salary for 30 hours/week £22,728).

We are seeking a part-time Office Assistant, to join a small team in our Building Services Department, to support the day-to-day operations of the department in ensuring that the facilities run smoothly.

You will carry out a wide range of administrative tasks, order stock and assist in managing and monitoring maintenance contracts. You will also respond to emails, support the help desk by logging and issuing reactive jobs and help transition records into electronic files.

Being a team player, you will have strong organisational skills with the ability to multitask, whilst paying attention to detail. You will have good communication skills and be comfortable working with IT systems and databases.

Previous office experience is desirable but not essential.

For further details, please see the job description.

If you are keen to support a busy team. please complete an Application Form and send to the HR Department, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PH

or

recruitment@Homerton.cam.ac.uk

Closing date: 23 October 2025

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK. We cannot offer sponsorship for the role.

Homerton College is an Equal Opportunities employer and strives to meet its commitment to equality and diversity.  This includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010 and building an accurate picture of the make-up of the workforce in encouraging equality and diversity. The organisation needs your help and cooperation to enable it to do this, by filling in the anonymous Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form, which is voluntary.