Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

Background of department/role
Join our established Sport & Exercise team and help shape the next generation of Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation practitioners through outstanding teaching, applied learning and professional practice.

Canterbury Christ Church University is seeking to appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation to join our thriving Subject Area of Sport & Exercise within the School of Science, Psychology, Arts and Humanities, Computing, Engineering & Sport.

You will join an experienced and collaborative team delivering high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate education across Sport & Exercise. Our BASRaT-accredited Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation provision combines academic excellence with extensive practical and clinical experience, providing students with authentic learning opportunities through specialist facilities, placements, consultancy and clinical activity.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to teaching, curriculum development, research, consultancy, knowledge exchange and external engagement within a supportive and ambitious academic environment.

We are looking for an enthusiastic academic and/or practitioner with expertise in Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation who is passionate about delivering an outstanding student experience.

You will have experience in injury rehabilitation and exercise prescription across a range of populations, together with expertise in areas such as soft tissue therapy, exercise physiology and clinical skills. Experience as both a clinician and educator would be advantageous, as would experience supporting placements, clinical education or applied practice.

You will hold a good undergraduate degree and postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline together with BASRaT registration (or be eligible and willing to obtain registration within an agreed timeframe). Higher education teaching experience is essential, while a PhD, research profile and PHICIS (Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport) Level 2 (or equivalent) would be advantageous.

Above all, you will be committed to developing students, working collaboratively with colleagues and contributing positively to our teaching, research, consultancy and knowledge exchange activities.

How will you work?
We are committed to supporting flexible methods of working wherever possible and this role is flexible and connected so campus attendance will vary throughout the year according to teaching, student support, research and external engagement activities.

As an academic role, the majority of your working time will be spent on campus, working collaboratively with colleagues, supporting our students and engaging with external partners, while also providing flexibility to undertake appropriate duties remotely where suitable.

How to apply
Start date for applications: 27/07/26
Closing date for applications: 23/08/26
Interviews are to be held: 01/09/26

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Dan Stretch, Head of Subject for Sport & Exercise, at dan.stretch@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ06270.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received.

Additional Information
Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU

Our University is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work.

Employment Visa Clarification: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position does not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

No agencies, thank you.