WORK AT ST JOHN'S

CURRENT VACANCIES

Master’s Administrator and Assistant to the Dean of Discipline

Permanent
£30,508 - £33,096 p.a. (depending on experience) plus benefits

Permanent, Full Time, 36.25 hours per week. Applications close at 9.00am on 9 September 2025.

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Research Fellowship Competition 2026

Fixed Term
Starting Stipend: £33,482 pa plus benefits

​Fixed Term four-year research fellowship awards available from 1 October 2026. Closing date is 18 September 2025.

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Chapel Cleaner

Permanent
£12.62 per hour (£23,899 p.a. plus benefits pro rata)

Permanent, part time role for 16 hours per week. Applications close at 9:00am on 29 September 2025.

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Evening & Weekend Cleaner (x2)

Permanent
£12.62 per hour (£23,899 pro rata) plus benefits

Permanent, Part Time, 20 (x2) hours per week. Applications close 1 September 2025.

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Bedmaker (x2)

Permanent
£12.62 per hour (£23,899 pro rata) plus benefits

Permanent, Part Time, 30 & 25 hours per week. Applications close 1 September 2025.

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Chef de Partie (x2)

Permanent
Between £31,129 - £32,865 p.a. (depending on experience)

Permanent, full time, 39.25 hours per week (flexible over seven days, including some weekends). Applications close at 9:00am on 31 August 2025.<...

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ONE OF THE BEST & MOST BEAUTIFUL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE WORLD

St John’s is a large community of more than 150 Fellows and 250 staff who all help us to be an inspiring place to live, learn, teach, research and work. 

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Professional &

Operational Staff

Benefits

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    ​Supporting students with their work throughout their time in Cambridge is very rewarding

    Janet, Academic Services Librarian
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    Every day is different - we are one big community and share a common sense of purpose ​​

    Toni, Custodian (Porters)
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    ​Being a Fellow at St John’s means being surrounded by brilliant minds – there’s always something new to learn from one another

    Professor Steve Edgley, President of St John’s College
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    St John’s supports new ideas so we’ve just set up a staff sports club for people to get involved in no matter what level they are at   ​

    Cameron, Gyp (Housekeeping)
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    St John's is extremely family-friendly, as early-career academics this has made a huge difference to our lives​

    Dr Emily Gordon, (Title E) Fellow in Law
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    ​The cross-pollination of ideas from academics of all generations, from all over the world, is so inspiring

    Dr Ella Sbaraini, (Title A) Research Fellow in History
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    ​A strength of St John’s is that it is both small and big, there’s an intimacy and a global reach to research at the same time

    Dr Sofia Nivarti, (Title B) Fellow in Architecture
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    International conferences at St John’s give rise to new partnerships, interdisciplinary research and future funding opportunities​​

    Dr Ritwick Sawarkar, (Title B) Fellow in Biochemistry 
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    ​I am really productive as a researcher because I can devote my time to my work – St John’s is an exciting and intellectually engaging community to be part of

    Dr Eve Houghton, (Title A) Research Fellow in English