Senior Lecturer or Lecturer in Public Health

We seek to appoint an experienced and highly motivated Senior Lecturer / Lecturer in Public Health. This post is based in the Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, which is one of five departments in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University. Working in the department you will be a member of a vibrant,multidisciplinary academic community that is at the forefront of high-quality education, innovation and research.

Northumbria University, Newcastle is a research-rich,business-focused, professional university with a global reputation for academic excellence. Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, and with a campus in the heart of London’s financial district, Northumbria University is located in the UK’s best two cities for students. At Northumbria we are global in our scope and reach, with operations in London, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Singapore, and we remain the largest English provider in Hong Kong. The University continues its strong commitment to internationalism, including its valuable and long-standing links with Europe.

As a Lecturer / Senior Lecturer you will be responsible for developing and delivering research-rich, innovative teaching,learning, assessment, and student support at undergraduate and post graduate levels, which promotes excellent student experience, progression, and success. You will be expected to contribute to high quality research, knowledge exchange, entrepreneurship, and to engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders. You will demonstrate specialist knowledge and subject expertise in Public Health gained through research activity, professional practice, or consultancy. It is expected that you will be qualified to doctoral level or close to completing your doctoral studies, with a clear plan for your research.Evidence of research outputs which are of high quality and are consistent with criteria for inclusion in future Research Excellence Framework submissions are essential. You should also have (or be prepared to obtain in the first 2 years of employment) Advance HE Fellowship.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Lynette Shotton, Head of Subject (Community Wellbeing), lynette.shotton@northumbria.ac.uk

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now', and submit a covering letter, CV including research /education statements, and grants and publications list.Please highlight your highest quality research outputs up to a maximum of 4.  In addition, candidates are asked to provide copies of the top 2 research outputs (Journal / book chapter /practice-based portfolio). Where possible candidates are asked to combine all of these documents into a single file.

Northumbria University takes pride in, and values, the quality and diversity of our staff. We welcome applications from all members of the community. The University holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of our commitment to improving employment practices for the advancement of gender equality and is a member of the Euraxess network, which delivers information and support to professional researchers.

We welcome applications from the UK and across the world.Visit our web pages for details about the Relocation Assistance Scheme

Please note this vacancy will close on 12/12/2021

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