Assistant Lecturer in Physiotherapy

Hours: 28 hours per week 0.8 FTE

Fixed term contract; maternity leave cover: 6/1/26 – 30/10/2026

Contract: Teaching and Scholarship

This post offers an exciting opportunity to join the Physiotherapy team in the School of Health Sciences at Queen Margaret University. As an enthusiastic, motivated, experienced individual you will contribute to our undergraduate, and as appropriate postgraduate, programmes in the field of Physiotherapy. In addition, there are opportunities to contribute to programmes across the Division and School.

The school with its breadth of professional programmes delivers Nutrition, Dietetics, as well as Therapeutic and Diagnostic Radiography, Physiotherapy, 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 and teaching, scholarly activity and research.

To apply for this role, you must be registered with the HCPC and hold a qualifying first degree in physiotherapy. Recent and relevant experience of working as a physiotherapist demonstrating a knowledge of contemporary physiotherapy practice is essential and experience of facilitating learning and assessment in practice or Higher Education 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 26^th October 2025

Interviews will be held online on the 10^th November 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 visit our vacancies page 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

We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award which recognises the advancement of gender equality at QMU. Find out more about Athena SWAN here

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

We are a Disability Confident Employer, should you require any specific arrangements during the recruitment process please contact Human Resources on recruitment@qmu.ac.uk

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