Professor/Associate Professor

Salary: 

Associate Professor - £58,225 - £67,468 per annum - Grade 9

Or

Professor - Senior Manager Scale

The University of Plymouth is excited to welcome an outstanding academic leader with strong quantitative methodological expertise to join our thriving research community as a Professor or Associate Professor in Applied Health Services Research. In this pivotal role you will develop and lead your own innovative research programme within the remit of a new mental health research group and play a key part in building research capacity across the team.

About the role

You will play a pivotal role in advancing our innovative System Balance research programme, which is dedicated to improving equity within mental health care systems. Working in partnership with King’s College London and the University of Exeter, our collaborative work investigates how health services can better allocate resources, reduce inequalities, and support both patients and staff through evidence-informed system change. Anchored in the principles of Learning Health Systems, this work adopts a whole-systems approach to transforming mental health care for people with significant mental health challenges, making services more integrated, sustainable, and responsive to the needs of local communities.

You will lead the development and delivery of novel quantitative methodologies to drive this work forward.
This is an exceptional opportunity to help shape a growing field of applied research with the potential to influence how mental health care is designed and delivered across the region and far beyond.

For more information on Peninsula Medical School please visit our dedicated webpage at:

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools

For this role, you will need to be on site 2 days a week. Although we can accommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.

This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week on a fixed-term basis for 49 months.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact:

Richard Byng; by email at richard.byng@plymouth.ac.uk

What we’re looking for

If you’re driven by meaningful health research and excited about the chance to create real, lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you.

About us

The Faculty of Health holds four Silver Athena Swan awards, which recognise our commitment to supporting gender equality within higher education.

Application Process

In your supporting statement, please show clearly how you meet the essential criteria listed in the knowledge, qualifications, training, and experience sections of the job description. We also ask that you confirm the level you are applying for, Professor or Associate Professor, at the beginning of your personal statement.

Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, skills and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.

Closing date:  12 midnight, Sunday 21 June 2026

Our Offer

Staff appointed within the Faculty of Health may be able to join the NHS pension scheme subject to eligibility criteria.

• Generous annual leave: 35 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays & Closure Days

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

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