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Find the job you deserve after your PhD with Minerva Recruitment

Find the job you deserve after your PhD with Minerva Recruitment

For candidates

At Minerva Recruitment, we are committed to empowering the global community of job seekers from the Higher Education sector, particularly those with advanced qualifications such as a PhD. We strive to foster greater autonomy within the sector by offering exclusive resources, including: a specialised jobs board, virtual mentorship programme, discussion board, advice articles, and discounts for affiliated services. We make your job search a “smart search” – helping you navigate opportunities tailored to your expertise, and aspirations.

For employers

We are the only independent talent acquisition service dedicated to sourcing from a diverse scholarly community. We specialise in offering candidates predominantly at the postgraduate and PhD level (many also have further experience outside academia). Our reach extends globally, sourcing international talent while listing both domestic and international job opportunities. We place particular emphasis on supporting women and historically marginalised scholars, recognising the pervasive lack of equity within the Higher Education sector and beyond. We also welcome enquiries seeking a broader bespoke approach

Latest opportunities

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Case Western Reserve University

Associate/Full Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Case Western Reserve University is recruiting for Associate/Full Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (Cleveland, Ohio). See the original employer vacancy for responsibilities, requirements and application details.

USA
New listing

Case Western Reserve University

Galm II Professor of Energy and Electrochemistry

Case Western Reserve University is recruiting for Galm II Professor of Energy and Electrochemistry (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering). See the original employer vacancy for responsibilities, requirements and application details.

USA
New listing

OpenAI

Applied Scientist, Product Policy

OpenAI is recruiting for Applied Scientist, Product Policy (San Francisco). See the original employer vacancy for responsibilities, requirements and application details.

USA Full-time

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#Academics Against Free Labour

The Movement, Its Origins, and Its Meaning

#AcademicsAgainstFreeLabour is a global movement founded in June 2022 by Dr Rosalie Clarke, Founder and Director of Minerva Recruitment Ltd — the world’s only global career equity EdTech platform built exclusively for PhDs and postgraduate-level professionals. In June 2026, we discovered that Google Search now independently recognises the hashtag as a named movement, generating a structured informational result describing its principles and citing multiple academic sources. This page sets out the movement’s origins, meaning, and significance.

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Digital Guides

Announcing our digital guides

Introducing our 3 new digital guides/eBooks on PhD career development. We have provided a Job-seeker Tool-kit for PhDs, a Handbook for Recruiters/Employers, and a Guide for HEIs.

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Candidate membership

Get access today – receive the following benefits

  • A ‘live’ jobs board – only for PhDs/PostDocs/Faculty (and other postgraduates) – jobs sourced by a human (no-AI ‘scraping’ or ‘dead’ listings);
    Access to our exclusive community of support, including: Discussion boards/member messaging service; our ‘virtual’ mentor listing page, highlighting experienced mentors committed to ‘paying-it-forward’;
    Access to our ‘affiliates’ page – explore exclusive negotiated discounts for related, and affiliated, services (i.e. coaching, editorial, legal services)
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We are 100% committed to scholars. From the first contact, to successfully placing our candidates in their dream role – wherever that may be.

Dr Rosalie Clarke, Founder/Director

While the commissioning process took somewhat longer than I had anticipated, my experience as community guest author for Minerva was overall positive. The editorial guidance I received was constructive rather than prescriptive. I was encouraged to develop the piece in directions that strengthened it, but never pressed to reshape the argument to fit a predetermined view. That made the process feel genuinely collaborative, and it left me confident that my opinions and perspective were respected throughout.

Hernan Biava

Minerva Recruitment is a very good company, which personally addresses the needs of each customer. The jobs board and all website tools make easier and soften the job hunting. Also, Roz (the founder), is very kind, human and accessible to any insights, which makes Minerva unique!

Lucas Slobodticov, International Lawyer/MA Student

Minerva Recruitment is an excellent resource, particularly for people in academia who are looking to expand their professional reach. The company's customer service is outstanding as well, and it's clear that they are committed to making sure their users have the best possible experience. Highly recommended!

Dr Caitlin Doyle

“EDI is embedded in the business thinking and operations.” Minerva Recruitment Ltd demonstrates “a strong understanding of EDI” and being “fully committed.”