Lecturer in Dietetics (teaching intensive)

This role is part time (0.6 FTE), permanent.

Closing date: 23:59 on 1^st July 2026

Interview date: TBC

This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. The successful candidate(s) will have to ensure that they have the right to work in the UK or be able to secure this through another means without the sponsorship of the University. Further information about sponsorship is available on the UK Visas and Immigration Website. 

Are you passionate about people, food and health?

Are you interested in inspiring the next generation of dietetic and nutrition professionals?

We are too, so why not come and be part of our exceptional team.

To support our dietetics course, the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences are seeking to appoint a part-time Lecturer in Dietetics (teaching intensive).

We are looking for an experienced HCPC registered dietitian, who has worked in the UK health system at a band 6 AFC level or above.

We welcome applications from dietitians, with recent NHS professional experience in acute or community settings who have an interest in the development and delivery of dietetics education and have ambitions to lead this area and the development wider interprofessional teaching activities.

You will be responsible for design, convening and delivery of a ‘Inclusive Practice and Person-Centred Care’ module as well as delivery of sessions related to your clinical speciality. You will also support management and delivery of practice based learning and support student recruitment and selection activities and student projects.

You will join our Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition (HSUHN) within the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences. The HSUHN has a long standing, international reputation for excellence in teaching and research in Human Nutrition, and we attract high quality students from across the globe and deliver highly employable graduates

Our HSUHN nutrition team consists of dietitians, nutrition scientists, physiologists, biochemists, researchers, and clinical trials professionals, all of whom actively contribute to our teaching and research/scholarship activities.

We have invested in state-of-the-art teaching facilities (£60m Health & Life Sciences building); £2.6m Offs funded Clinical Simulation Teaching Suite in partnership with the RBFT and a £50m Library. Our pilot plant, sensory testing suite, test kitchens, cognitive suite, exercise laboratory and clinical trials facilities offer exciting learning opportunities. We have recently approved a £16m investment in farms as part of Agrifood Futures Strategy.

Our department is part of the School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy, and we currently hold a silver Athena Swan award.

We were the first European university to join the Menus of Change Universities Research Collaborative (MCURC). This international network, which includes leading universities, aims to promote long-term well-being for people and the planet through sustainable food choices—one student, one meal at a time.

Contact details:

Orla Kennedy, Professor of Public Health Nutrition & Dietetics, o.b.kennedy@reading.ac.uk

Colette Fagan, Head of Department, c.c.fagan@reading.ac.uk

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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