Lecturer in Nutrition

Hours: 21 hours per week 0.6FTE

Open Contract: Teaching and Scholarship/Teaching and Research: To be confirmed at appointment (Open Ended)

This is an exciting opportunity to join the School of Health Sciences at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, and contribute to high-quality and transformative educational experiences for Nutrition and related healthcare students in an innovative and high-tech learning environment. You will be part of a lively and committed team delivering and growing our portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the field of Nutrition. In addition, where relevant, you will have an opportunity to contribute to programmes across the Division, School and University.

The School delivers a breadth of professional programmes such as Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Dietetics, Therapeutic and Diagnostic Radiography, Podiatry, Occupational Therapy, Art Therapies, Speech and Hearing Science, Nursing and Paramedic Science. As such, we are in a unique position to develop opportunities for multi-professional and interdisciplinary learning, teaching and research.

To apply for this role, you should have a first degree in Nutrition or Biological Science with a post graduate degree in an area relevant to human nutrition. You should currently be teaching/practicing in a field of human nutrition demonstrating contemporary knowledge and have recent experience of undertaking student assessment and facilitating learning and teaching in nutrition practice or a Higher Education context. Registration with the AfN or in the process of applying for it (evidenced in the application) and being proficient in quantitative data handling and statistical methods would be advantageous.

Please review the essential and desirable criteria.

To arrange an informal discussion, please contact Professor Jackie Waterfield, Head of Division; email jwaterfield@qmu.ac.uk

The closing date for this position is 23.59 on 16^th September 2025

Interviews will be held online on the 8^th October 2025

Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a high volume of applications.

Should you wish to apply for the vacancy please click on the apply button to download the job description and complete an application online.

If you have any queries regarding the application process or require special assistance, please contact Human Resources by email at recruitment@qmu.ac.uk

This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

As a university, we are committed to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers alongside Concordat to Support Research Integrity  and  were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles.

Queen Margaret University is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please have a look at our Diversity, Wellbeing and Inclusion Calendar

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We have a number of family-friendly policies and are happy to consider job share applications.

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