Lecturer, Module Coordinator (Module: Research Skills)

Location: Homebased with occasional attendance

Contract term: up to 0.3 FTE (11.25 hours per week) permanent contract

Salary: £34,127 (£10,237.50 pro rata)

Start Date: Tuesday 5^th August 2025 

Exciting opportunity to join the UK’s leading nutritional therapy institute. 

Are you passionate about research, evidence-based nutrition, lifestyle practice and want to develop a generation of nutritional therapy practitioners? Do you have experience guiding students in developing high-quality research proposals and navigating ethical approvals? If so, we invite you to join the Institute for Optimum Nutrition as a Lecturer, Module Coordinator for Research Skills. 

Our fun, caring, dedicated, skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences to build our global learning community. We create a unique fusion of education, research, and professional practice to inspire our students.  Join us now and be part of building our learning community. 

The BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy is offered part-time over 4.5 years and full-time over 3 years and its associated degree top-up is currently offered part-time over 1.5 years with online with synchronous weekly sessions, and with a single September and February intakes. 

You will support students in a 20-credit module designed to help them develop advanced research skills in nutritional therapy and lifestyle practice. This includes teaching research methodologies, guiding ethical proposal development, and helping students critically evaluate and communicate their research ideas. 

For the job description click HERE 

You will come with:

• A qualification in applied nutrition, nutritional therapy, functional medicine, to least at level 6 or the equivalent experience
• Teaching or training experience in higher education
• Demonstrable experience in academic research and ethical review processes
• Strong communication and feedback skills
• Organisational skills
• Professional body membership/registration (a mandatory requirement for clinical modules only)
• And be self-directed and able to contribute to the team 

We offer:

• Supportive environment
• Flexible approach to home working
• Funded teacher training opportunities
• Learning and development opportunities with ION and its validating university
• Free access to CPD
• Employee assistance programme for you and your family
• Contributory pension scheme
• A fun working environment with socials throughout the year 

Recruitment timeline: 

The role commences 5th August 2025. 

The Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) is one of the UK’s longest established, independent higher education institutions offering degree and post-graduate courses in functional nutrition and nutritional therapy. 

The Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) is an independent educational charity, registered company number 2724405, registered charity number 1013084.  We are committed to and champion equality and diversity in all aspects of employment.  All staff are expected to understand and promote equality and diversity in the course of their work.  

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME), male, and LGBT+ candidates, as they are currently under-represented on our Board.  Appointments are made on merit.  

For any additional information or queries please feel free to contact Amy Gilham, Corporate Services Officer at ION on jobs@ion.ac.uk.

Advert information