Emplois Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow or Research Fellow in Integrated Health (3 posts) -Northumbria University

Northumbria University at Newcastle is now in the UK top 50 for research power and has been recognised by Times Higher Education as having the biggest rise in research power of any university based on the results of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF2014), a national assessment of research quality in UK universities. To further strengthen our world-leading research areas we are investing to develop exciting opportunities in multi-disciplinary research.

The Integrated Health and Social Care multidisciplinary research theme is a university wide initiative which draws together ground-breaking research focused on providing interventions that optimise the health and well-being of individuals and groups throughout the life-course.

You will work with expert researchers in the Integrated Health and Social Care theme in one of the following areas:

Department of Psychology

Department of Social Work and Communities

Department of Education and Lifelong Learning

Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

You will have the opportunity to demonstrate your extensive knowledge and subject expertise through individual and collaborative academic activity. Successful candidates will be selected according to the excellence of their research profile and plans, and the extent to which their research interests complement the Integrated Health and Social Care theme.

The Fellowship will be for three years in the first instance with the expectation of progression to a permanent academic position at the end of the Fellowship subject to satisfactory progress.

For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the button below.

Depending on the nature of research some posts may be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 therefore the successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.

Northumbria University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community and particularly from under-represented groups.