Assistant Professor (Practice) in Physiotherapy

About the role

Working alongside multi-disciplinary teams, this is your chance to bring your contemporary practice experience into innovative teaching programmes.

You will play a vital role in delivering exceptional student experiences and driving student success through inspiring teaching, practice, knowledge exchange, scholarship, and business and enterprise engagement activity. 

Demonstrating your continued professional attainment and achievement, you will:

• Deliver world-class teaching and mentoring that enriches our students’ learning journey.
• Contribute to cutting-edge scholarship and knowledge exchange.
• Lead with academic authority, driving excellence within your discipline.
• Engage in business and enterprise activities.
• Help shape the future of physiotherapy/rehabilitation while continuously developing your own professional growth.

Further information about the Assistant Professor (Practice) role is available in the job description. 

About the team

The role is offered within the award-winning Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, ranked 5th in the UK for research power (REF2021), and 5th and 16th for physiotherapy and sport sciences respectively, in the Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide League Tables (2025). www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/academic-departments/sport-exercise-and-rehabilitation

About you

Applicants should have: 

• A first-degree in a relevant subject and a professional qualification, or substantial professional experience in the field.
• Expert knowledge in your discipline.
• Proven experience in designing, delivering, and evaluating impactful teaching and learning practices.
• A passion for collaboration and a track record of building relationships with key internal and external partners.
• A commitment to supporting workforce development in physiotherapy and related fields.

Further information about the requirements of the Assistant Professor (Practice) role is available in the person specification. 

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dr Katherine Baker, katherine.baker@northumbria.ac.uk.

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