Academic job search

Here is a selection of job search sites for academic positions in the UK and internationally. If you know of any sites that are not listed here, please contact LSE Careers and ask for them to be added.

Academic job search in UK

Includes teaching, research, post-doc and academic-related positions

• Guardian Jobs

  Well known jobs website - searchable by sector. Media, marketing and PR jobs published in The Guardian on Monday and Saturday. UK-based job site with a wide range of vacancies

• Jobs.ac.uk

  Academic jobs website which also advertises scholarships. Leading UK site for academic and academic-related jobs; includes some overseas jobs. Advertises specifically jobs in science, research, academic and administrative employment.

• LSE - Academic careers

  Information about academic careers at LSE

• Overseas Development Institute (ODI) jobs

  Jobs with Britains leading independent think-tank on international development and humanitarian policy

• Research Professional

  This online newspaper for the international research world has UK and international jobs

• Times Higher Education

  Economist jobs (research and lecturing) in academia, covering the UK and beyond.

• Times Higher Education (THE) - job search

  An excellent site for academic and academic-related jobs

Academic job search outside the UK

Includes teaching, research, post-doc and academic-related positions

• Academic Careers Online

  International academic job site

• Academic Employment Network

  Academic and non-academic jobs in the USA across all levels of education

• Academic Jobs EU

  Allows you to search for academic and research jobs across Europe

• Academic360

  A meta-collection of web-based resources that have been gathered for the academic job hunter. It includes links to faculty, staff, and administrative announcements and is not restricted to teaching positions. Has a US focus, but has some opportunities out

• academics.com

  English language academic job site for Germany, Austria and Switzerland

• AcademicTransfer

  Dutch job board for masters, PhD students, scientists and academic researchers

• Adjunctnation

  Comprehensive site for temporary part time and full time faculty positions in the US

• All-Acad.com

  Search thousands of positions and grants in science, research and industry at worldwide leading universities, colleges, schools, research institutions and companies.

• Career edu

  Search for academic, research and academic support jobs in higher education around the world

• Career.edu

  Search for academic, research and academic support jobs in higher education around the world

• Chronicle - job search

  Search for faculty and research jobs, administrative positions and other jobs in academia

• EURAXESS - European Commission

  This is a one-stop shop listing for research jobs and funding in Europe

• European Commission Joint Research Centre

  Portal which lists job opportunities in research for the EC

• European University Institute (EUI) job search

  This is the international job search portal for the EUI

• European University Institute job sites

  This European University Institute web page gives a list of European academic job sites.

• HigherEdJobs.com

  This site has mostly US academic jobs, with some international non-UK opportunities

• Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Fellowship Scheme

  Open to postgraduate economists to work for 2 years in the public sector of countries in Africa, the Caribbean or the Pacific

• Research Professional

  This online newspaper for the international research world has UK and international jobs

• The Association of Commonwealth Universities

  View available courses across 5 continents. Also read publications and find out about awards and scholarships. The oldest and one of the largest inter-university networks in the world. Lists vacancies, funding opportunities and news

• UniJobs.com.au

  This is the main search engine for academic jobs in Australia

Academic job search in specific disciplines

Includes teaching, research, and post-doc positions

• H-Net Job Guide

  Academic job posting for the Humanities and Social Sciences with a focus on History. Mainly North America but includes opportunities in other locations too

• Institute of Historical Research

  Includes information on academic jobs, research positions and post docs

• Job Openings for Economists (JOE)

  Job listing from the American Economic Association (AEA)

• Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Fellowship Scheme

  Open to postgraduate economists to work for 2 years in the public sector of countries in Africa, the Caribbean or the Pacific

• Scholarly Societies Project

  Can search for societies in Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Business, Maths and Economics across the world. Many have job search facilities

• Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

  Seeks to facilitate the dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialised research networks in each of the social sciences. There is also a job vacancy section for social scientists (US and abroad)

General sites for researchers

• Vitae
  Incorporates UKGrad and is a site of information and support for researchers, supervisors, researcher managers and employers