We are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced applicant to join our Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Primary Science and Education Studies team at the University of Brighton. In this fixed-term, Part-time role (0.4 Full time equivalent) based at our Falmer campus, you will join a collaborative and supportive team committed to delivering high-quality teaching and an excellent student experience.

Our ITE Primary Science and Education Studies provision is highly regarded, with strong student outcomes and a clear commitment to inclusive, practice-informed learning. You will play a key role in shaping the learning of trainee teachers and education students across both subject-specific and wider education provision.

Your role will include:

• Delivering engaging lectures, seminars and workshops across ITE Primary Science and Education Studies provision
• Contributing to assessment and academic support
• Supporting students in school-based training and professional learning
• Contributing to curriculum development and course review
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and partner schools

Where possible, we align responsibilities with your strengths and interests.

We particularly welcome applications from those able to contribute to Early Years and Key Stage 1 provision. The role includes teaching across undergraduate, postgraduate and work-related programmes delivered year-round, including some evening and Saturday activity.

We’re looking for a colleague who has:

• A relevant postgraduate qualification or equivalent professional experience
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent qualification
• Significant primary experience, with particular expertise in primary science
• Experience of supporting trainee teachers or contributing to ITE Primary Science and Education Studies provision (or extensive relevant experience)
• A strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Why join us?

At Brighton, you’ll join a welcoming and forward-thinking academic community with a strong commitment to student success, alongside opportunities for professional development and a range of staff benefits. We welcome applications from job sharers.

Informal enquiries are welcome – please contact Jane Campbell, Subject Lead for Primary, Early Years and Education Studies, at j.campbell@brighton.ac.uk

This role will require a DBS check

Closing Date: 09 Aug 2026

Team/Division: Academic

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 pro rata

The University of Brighton is seeking an Alumni Communications & Engagement Manager to lead an ambitious programme of activity that celebrates our graduates, strengthens lifelong connection to the university and creates meaningful value for alumni, students and the wider Brighton community. 

Brighton alumni go on to make a difference locally, nationally and globally — as creatives, innovators, practitioners, leaders and changemakers. This role sits at the heart of telling those stories and turning pride in our alumni community into advocacy, opportunity and impact. You will lead activity that showcases the value of a Brighton education, supports student employability and graduate outcomes, and helps prospective students see what is possible through authentic alumni stories. 

Working closely with colleagues across professional services and academic departments, you will ensure alumni engagement is embedded across the student journey — from early awareness through to lifelong belonging. You will also manage and develop a small alumni communications and engagement team, creating a culture rooted in collaboration, creativity and continuous improvement. 

Key responsibilities 

• Lead the delivery of the alumni engagement strategic plan, creating meaningful connection and mutually beneficial value for alumni, students and the university.
• Plan and deliver alumni communications and engagement campaigns that celebrate alumni contribution and showcase professional and personal achievement.
• Build strong relationships with academic and professional service colleagues to identify, align and deliver alumni volunteering and engagement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain influential relationships with alumni and honorary graduates to support a diverse and representative volunteer and advocacy network.
• Lead an annual cycle of alumni communications and digital content across multiple channels, supporting recruitment priorities and external measures such as Graduate Outcomes.
• Act as the university’s subject‑matter expert in alumni relations, identifying opportunities to innovate and maximise positive impact for students.
• Manage the alumni team, ensuring effective delivery, evaluation and continuous improvement of alumni communications, engagement activities and events.
• Ensure alumni activity is accurately recorded and reported through the department CRM system.

To be effective in this role, you will need:

• Proven experience delivering communications, engagement or relationship‑led programmes in a complex organisation.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with experience building trust and influence with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience delivering multi‑channel campaigns.
• Experience developing volunteering, advocacy or engagement initiatives.
• Educated to degree level or with equivalent professional experience.
• Experience managing and motivating staff.

Working with us you will enjoy a competitive salary, generous leave, and a good work-life balance, all within a supportive, collaborative, and values-led university community. This role also has flexible and hybrid working arrangements, as well as opportunities to shape and grow a strategically important area of university engagement. We welcome applications from job sharers. 

Closing Date: 05 Aug 2026

Team/Division: Administrative/Clerical/Technical

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum

We are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced applicant to join our Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Primary and Education Studies team at the University of Brighton. In this fixed-term, full-time role based at our Falmer campus, you will join a collaborative and supportive team committed to delivering high-quality teaching and an excellent student experience.

Our ITE Primary and Education Studies provision is highly regarded, with strong student outcomes and a clear commitment to inclusive, practice-informed learning. You will play a key role in shaping the learning of trainee teachers and education students across both subject-specific and wider education provision.

Your role will include:

• Delivering engaging lectures, seminars and workshops across ITE Primary and Education Studies provision with a focus on primary SEND provision.  
• Contributing to assessment and academic support
• Supporting students in school-based training and professional learning
• Contributing to curriculum development and course review
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and partner schools

Where possible, we align responsibilities with your strengths and interests.

The role includes teaching across undergraduate, postgraduate and work-related programmes delivered year-round, including some evening and Saturday activity.

We’re looking for a colleague who has:

• A relevant postgraduate qualification or equivalent professional experience
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent qualification
• Significant primary experience, with particular expertise in SEND provision .
• Experience of supporting trainee teachers or contributing to ITE Primary ( SEND) and Education Studies provision (or extensive relevant experience)
• A strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Why join us?

At Brighton, you’ll join a welcoming and forward-thinking academic community with a strong commitment to student success, alongside opportunities for professional development and a range of staff benefits. We welcome applications from job sharers.

Informal enquiries are welcome – please contact Jane Campbell, Subject Lead for Primary, Early Years and Education Studies, at j.campbell@brighton.ac.uk

This role will require a DBS check.

Closing Date: 16 Aug 2026

Team/Division: Academic

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum

Closing Date: 04 Aug 2026

Team/Division: Brighton and Sussex Medical School (Jobs at the University of Sussex)

Salary: £65,048 to £73,992 per annum

Duties for this Research Support Assistant will include but are not limited to:

The preparation, processing, and storage of samples for nLC-MS

• nLC-MS Analysis 
• Preparing reports on the analysis conducted
• Ensuring a high standard of housekeeping in the laboratory
• Ordering chemicals and supplies

The successful candidate will have / be:

• Experience in biomedical science or related field and preferably with understanding of analytical techniques
• Experience of working within a laboratory environment with competent laboratory bench skills.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Computer literacy - knowledge of Word and Excel is preferable.
• Self-motivated

The post is part-time funded for 1 year, however we do have some flexibility in the duration and hours worked, which can be mutually agreed within the requirements of the project with the successful applicant. Due to the nature of this role you will be required to work on campus.

For full details of this role and the skills and experience required, please see that attached job description and person specification document.

If you would like to discuss the post, please contact Dr Nicolas Stewart at N.Stewart@brighton.ac.uk. 

Closing Date: 29 Jul 2026

Team/Division: Administrative/Clerical/Technical

Salary: £27,319 to £30,378 pro rata
6 hours per week

Join our team of Specialist Mentors offering individual support for students to gain equal access to their studies by helping them to overcome academic and psychological barriers to learning—such as anxiety, time management, and workload prioritization—without acting as a counsellor or tutor

You will have proven and demonstrable experience of working individually with adults with mental health conditions and/or autistic students, as well as a high level of analytical and problem solving ability.

We require mentors across our Brighton sites (Falmer, Moulsecoomb and City Centre) and ideally you will be able to commit to a minimum of two days a week, providing regular and consistent support. Each mentoring session will consist of mentoring and preparation work.

Mentors can provide support in-person on campus and also remotely via video calls. Ideally we are seeking mentors who can do some in-person work as this is in high demand from students.

*PLEASE NOTE due to government legislation all mentors must have membership of certain professional bodies and/or specific qualifications to work with a) Students with Mental Health conditions and b) Autistic students, so we cannot accept applications from those that do not meet this criteria. Please check pages 9-12 of the DfE qualification and professional body membership requirements

In addition, a DBS check will be required for this role.  

Interviews will be held on Thursday 27th August 2026.

This role is paid at spinal point 47, equivalent to circa £32.96 an hour, plus an additional 12.07% uplift for statutory annual leave. One session with a student, including writing up action-plans and arranging the next session should all be completed within one hour.

Closing Date: 02 Aug 2026

Team/Division: Other, including casual posts and apprenticeships

Salary: Circa £32.96 per hour
plus 12.07% uplift for annual leave entitlement

We are currently seeking to recruit Academic Support Workers to support students across a wide range of courses and disciplines at each of our 3 Brighton campuses.   

As a casual post, this role may suit those who are interested in taking on work around their studies and/or other commitments. The rate of pay is circa £18.45 per teaching hour which is inclusive of any time that might be required to format/tidy notes. Monthly claims will also include a holiday hour increment of 12.07%. While there is often a high demand for the service, we cannot guarantee that sessions or exams needing support will always be available.  

A full list of duties is listed in the attached job description. The Disability and Learning Support Team are very happy to answer any questions that you may have about this opportunity and can be contacted on disabilityadmin@brighton.ac.uk

Interviews for this role will be in-person and scheduled to take place Thursday the 13^th of August.

Closing Date: 03 Aug 2026

Team/Division: Other, including casual posts and apprenticeships

Salary: Circa £18.45 per hour

The University of Brighton has committed through Distinctively Brighton 2035 to becoming the first-choice university for enterprise and equity, delivering transformational impact for our students, staff, and communities. 

To realise this aim, the University has established the Office for Zero Inequities as its dedicated institutional delivery function for eliminating inequities affecting students and staff. 

The Executive Director will provide strategic and operational oversight for the Office for Zero Inequities and will be accountable for delivering the University’s Zero Inequities Transformation Initiative. 

They will also head up institution-wide efforts to eliminate differential outcomes, improve staff and student experience, embed equity into institutional design and decision-making, and establish the University of Brighton as a national and international exemplar in institutional equity transformation. 

The role requires an exceptional person, with a track record of delivering large-scale organisational change, influencing senior stakeholders, building partnerships, and translating evidence and insight into measurable institutional impact.

To view more information about this role and details of how to apply, please click the following link: Executive Director of the Office for Zero Inequities, University of Brighton - Alumni Global

Closing Date: 21 Aug 2026

Team/Division: Senior Management

As a core member of the College Executive Board, you will work in close partnership with the Executive Dean, Deputy Executive Deans, Director of College Operations and colleagues across the University and College to ensure that College operations function as a cohesive, high‑performing unit aligned to our Brighton 2035 strategy to deliver excellent and equitable student outcomes, a distinctive, inclusive and attractive student experience and financial sustainability. 

We are seeking six Head of Departments for the College (one for each department) in the following areas; 

1. Brighton Business School
2. Department of Architecture and Environments
3. Departments of Arts and Design
4. Department of Engineering, Games and Computing
5. Department of Law and Society
6. Department of Media and Creative Technologies.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role. This is a full-time role, and permanent, however, we welcome applications from candidates seeking to job share.

Interested candidates should provide an expression of interest (max equivalent to 2 sides of A4) stating which department they are applying for, and what experiences they can bring to this role, as well as a copy of their CV.

Closing Date: 28 Jul 2026

Team/Division: Academic

Salary: £75,919 to £80,530 per annum

As a core member of the College Executive Board, you will work in close partnership with the Executive Dean, Deputy Executive Deans, Director of College Operations and colleagues across the University and College to ensure that College operations function as a cohesive, high‑performing unit aligned to our Brighton 2035 strategy to deliver excellent and equitable student outcomes, a distinctive, inclusive and attractive student experience and financial sustainability. 

We are seeking five Head of Departments for the College in the following areas; 

1. Department of Education and Social Work
 2. Department of Allied and Public Health
 3. Department of Nursing and Midwifery
 4. Department of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
 5. Department of Psychology and Sport Science

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role. This is a full-time role, and permanent, however, we welcome applications from candidates seeking to job share.

Interested candidates should provide an expression of interest (max equivalent to 2 sides of A4) stating which department they are applying for, and what experiences they can bring to this role, as well as a copy of their CV.

Closing Date: 28 Jul 2026

Team/Division: Academic

Salary: £75,919 to £80,530 per annum

We are seeking ten Associate Head of Departments for the College (two for each department) in the following areas; 

1. Department of Education and Social Work
 2. Department of Allied and Public Health
 3. Department of Nursing and Midwifery
 4. Department of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
 5. Department of Psychology and Sport Science

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role. This is a 0.5 FTE seconded role, initially for a 3 year period. 

Interested candidates should provide an expression of interest (max equivalent to 2 sides of A4) stating which department they are applying for, and what experiences they can bring to this role, as well as a copy of their CV.

Closing Date: 28 Jul 2026

Team/Division: Academic

Salary: £71,566 pro rata

We are seeking twelve Associate Head of Departments for the College (two for each department) in the following areas; 

1. Brighton Business School
2. Department of Architecture and Environments
3. Departments of Arts and Design
4. Department of Engineering, Games and Computing
5. Department of Law and Society
6. Department of Media and Creative Technologies.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role. This is a 0.5 FTE seconded role, initially for a 3 year period.  

Interested candidates should provide an expression of interest (max equivalent to 2 sides of A4) stating which department they are applying for, and what experiences they can bring to this role, as well as a copy of their CV.

Closing Date: 28 Jul 2026

Team/Division: Academic

Salary: £71,566 pro rata