Darwin College is keen to hear from candidates looking to become part of our community. Our current vacancies can be viewed below. Please contact bursary@darwin.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions about these posts, or about working at Darwin in general.
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Non-stipendiary Research Fellowships effective from 1 October 2025.
A number of non-stipendiary Research Fellowships, without limitation of subject.
Applications open 1 September 2024 with a closing date of 9 November 2024. A complete specification is available here.
Please contact the College Registrar, Janet Gibson, (jg323@cam.ac.uk) if you have any questions.
Moses and Mary Finley Research Fellowship effective from 1 October 2025.
This is a stipendiary Research Fellowship in the field of ancient history of the Mediterranean world and/or the near East, prior to the end of the 6th century AD.
Applications open 1 September 2024 with a closing date of 5 October 2024. A complete specification is available here.
Please contact the College Registrar, Janet Gibson, (jg323@cam.ac.uk) if you have any questions.
Chef de Partie
Full-time
£28,994.14 (Salary Scale DC21) per annum
This is an exciting role within the Catering team at Darwin College.
You will be working with the Head Chef and Catering team to maintain the high standards of the College.
As Chef de Partie you will be responsible for a section and report directly to the Head Chef. You will maintain a healthy awareness of current trends in hospitality and ensure that high levels of customer service are maintained when dealing with customers.
You will be interested in a career in hospitality. You will have experience in running a section of your own and ideally have a good foundation in cookery and presentation skills. The successful applicant will have a NVQ level 2 in professional cookery or similar.
Due to the nature of the role the successful applicant will be expected to work weekends and weekdays on a rota system.
We offer 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension scheme, meals on duty, uniform and the opportunity to work in our award winning team.
For further details please contact the Catering Manager on 01223 335680.
The job description and benefits information can be found below.
To apply please email with your interest and a copy of your CV (if available) to recruitment@darwin.cam.ac.uk.
Applications will be considered as they are received.
Housekeeping Assistant
Darwin College is seeking to appoint a Housekeeping Assistant who will be responsible for keeping the College buildings to the highest cleaning standard in a safe organised environment.
You must be able to work independently, have good attention to detail and have some previous cleaning experience.
Darwin College offers an excellent working environment with many benefits including staff lunches when on duty.
Potential candidates are most welcome to contact the Housekeeping Manager, Gill Cooper by email on housekeeping@cam.ac.uk or by phone on 01223 335686 for an informal discussion about the role.
The job description and benefits information can be found below.
To apply please email with your interest and a copy of your CV (if available) to recruitment@darwin.cam.ac.uk. Closing date for applications is Thursday 19th September 2024.
Working hours: 30 hours per week; 7.30am-2pm (includes unpaid half an hour lunch break) Monday – Friday (with occasional weekend work)
Salary: £12.06 per hour
