Lecturer (R)

Department

The School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (SRES) was created in August 2017, bringing together a diverse community of academics. As a large school, we offer our students a wide range of courses with a blend of experiential learning. SRES is recognised across the world for taking excellence in both education and research seriously. We deliver courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in subjects like sports and exercise sciences and psychology, physiotherapy, sports therapy, and sports performance. SRES also presents exciting opportunities for new inter-disciplinary collaborations within the university (Institute for Public Health and Wellbeing; School of Life Sciences; Institute for Social and Economic Research; the Centre for Brain Science; School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, School of Health and Social Care; and the Institute for Analytics and Data Science) and partnerships working with external agencies (e.g., The Rugby Football Union, England Institute of Sport, Royal Ballet School).

Duties of the Role

The successful applicant will contribute to the delivery of learning and teaching within the School, primarily supporting the physiotherapy educational provision or as assigned by the Head of School. We also wish to develop the School’s research in physiotherapy and rehabilitation and the successful applicant will be expected to make a significant contribution to this goal.

Please see attached job pack for the full list of key responsibilities and main duties.

Skills and qualifications required

We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Physiotherapy to complement our existing staff and contribute to our three very successful pre-registration physiotherapy degrees. We would welcome applications from candidates who have experience beyond the field of musculoskeletal to complement our existing staff expertise.

The successful candidate will hold a relevant doctoral level research degree in physiotherapy or related discipline OR be close to completion of PhD. You will be registered as a physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council or be eligible to be registered as physiotherapist in the Health and Care Professions Council, along with possessing Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, or the ability to gain professional recognition at this or a higher level if appropriate.

This is a permanent, full-time post on an ASER (teaching and research) contract.

As part of the process and to be successful you will be required to demonstrate how you your research has been impactful within and beyond the academic sphere, recognising the importance of this and the effect it will have on the University.

Please use the 'Apply' button to read further information about this role including the full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role. You will also find details of how to make your application here.

Our website http://www.essex.ac.uk contains more information about the University of Essex. If you have a disability and would like information in a different format, please email resourcing@essex.ac.uk.

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