Senior Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition
Role Description
Department
The Hull York Medical School (HYMS) at the University of York seeks to appoint a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor (Teaching & Research) in public health nutrition to provide senior leadership across research, teaching, learning, assessment, and impact strategy. You should have a strong research profile and specialised knowledge that complements our existing themes, including public health nutrition, food systems and policy, school food, food insecurity, growth and development and action-oriented research methodology.
Based on the York Campus, you will join Professor Maria Bryant’s Public Health Nutrition group, integrated within both HYMS and the Department of Health Sciences (within the Population and Society research group led by Professor Kate Pickett), while maintaining strong campus-wide links.
This post offers an exciting opportunity to partner with Professor Bryant in leading the group, supporting funding activities, and driving forward strategic research development, management, and teaching initiatives.
Role
The post will generate innovative research methodologies, secure external funding and publish high-impact work to establish national and international academic leadership. They will lead, coordinate, and manage research projects and teams within the Public Health Nutrition team, overseeing resources, staff recruitment, line management, and high-level governance, while driving research impact and knowledge exchange activities. They will also undertake key administrative and managerial duties, contributing to university governance, professional bodies and the wider academic community.
In teaching, the post will design, deliver, and update academic modules and interdisciplinary programmes in line with university quality standards. They will apply innovative teaching methods to inspire students, supervise staff and research students, as well as conducting assessment, marking, and feedback.
Health and safety
All staff have a statutory responsibility to take reasonable care of themselves, others, and the environment and to prevent harm by their acts or omissions. All staff are therefore required to adhere to the University’s Health, Safety & Emergency Procedures.
Skills, Experience & Qualification needed
- PhD in public health nutrition or equivalent experience; appropriate academic professional and teaching qualifications (or a willingness to complete the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice); and outstanding qualities and achievements in scholarship and research at a national and international level
- Ability to provide academic leadership in research area and to lead a research team where appropriate
- An extensive track record of teaching and learning in HE at undergraduate and postgraduate level or in a demonstrably similar context
- Evidence of successful partnership with external bodies, including policy makers and national organisations
- Experience of research programme management and delivery, including provision of leadership, management and governance
- Show attention to detail and commitment to high quality
- Ability to plan and prioritise own work in order to meet deadlines
Interview date: 24th November 2026
For informal enquiries: please contact Professor Maria Bryant at maria.bryant@york.ac.uk
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