Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Medicine

The Department for Health at the University of Bath invites applications for the position of Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Sport and Exercise Medicine.

The successful candidate will contribute to our research and teaching strength in Sport and Exercise Medicine, joining our Centre for Health, and Injury & Illness Prevention in Sport, and the UK Collaborating Centre on Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport (UKCCIIS), which is an IOC Research Centre of Excellence. These bring together staff at all career stages and postgraduate students to develop collaborative research and deliver internationally leading research outputs, impact, and knowledge exchange.

The successful candidate’s research will be in an area aligned to injury and illness prevention: for example, injury surveillance, epidemiology/medical statistics, injury mechanisms or implementation science. They will teach in the area of Sport and Exercise Medicine across our UG courses in Sport and Exercise Science and Health and Exercise Science and our MSc courses in Sport and Exercise Medicine, Sports Physiotherapy and Football Medicine (in association with FIFA).

About us

The University of Bath is located on a vibrant, single-site campus on the edge of the World Heritage City of Bath, offering an exceptional quality of life and a collaborative research environment. We are proud of our interdisciplinary strengths and actively support partnerships both within the University and with external organisations.

In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), we ranked 6th in the UK for Sports & Exercise Sciences, Leisure & Tourism, with 98% of our research outputs rated as world-leading or internationally excellent (3* or 4*).

Our programmes attract high-achieving students, drawn by our reputation for excellence in sport and health-related research-informed teaching and our commitment to promoting and facilitating sporting excellence. We were named Sports University of the Year in 2018 and University of the Year by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide in 2023. In the 2025 QS World Rankings, we are ranked 12th globally for sports-related subjects.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment. We celebrate diversity and are proud holders of a Silver Athena SWAN award. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, particularly under-represented groups, and are dedicated to creating a safe, respectful, and inclusive community. We are also an accredited Disability Confident Leader and an autism-friendly university.

About you

You will hold a PhD or equivalent in a relevant field and have an emerging track record of research and teaching in sport and exercise medicine. You will have a creative research vision for the development, implementation and delivery of successful and impactful research. You will be committed to excellence in research and teaching, to working within professional and ethical codes of conduct and to providing the highest quality experience for students

Further Information

For informal enquiries, please contact:

• Dr Polly McGuigan, Head of Department: m.p.mcguigan@bath.ac.uk
• Prof Keith Stokes: spsks@bath.ac.uk

For more about the Department for Health, visit: www.bath.ac.uk/health

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