Lecturer/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are particularly interested in receiving applications in the area of Sport Management, but applications from any area of Sport and Exercise that align to our education and research will also be very welcome. Working as part of multi-disciplinary teams, you will be responsible for contributing to an exceptional student experience through the delivery of teaching, research, knowledge exchange and business and enterprise engagement activity. 

This post is advertised across our Lecturer, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor roles. Colleagues appointed into our Lecturer grade are usually early career academics who are supported through their probationary period to develop their Academic profile. Upon completion of probation objectives these colleagues are automatically moved into the Assistant Professor role. 

Please see the below job descriptions and salary scales for each role - 

Lecturer (£39,347 - £44,262)

Assistant Professor (£45, 584 - £56,021)

Associate Professor (£57,695 - £66,856) 

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation is a UK top 5 department for research power (REF2021), and a top quartile and 4th ranked Department for Sport & Exercise Sciences and Physiotherapy subjects, respectively (GUG2024). We lead a wide range of world-leading and internationally excellent research with impact, which enriches the experience of our students across sport & exercise sciences, sport & exercise nutrition, sport coaching, sport management and physiotherapy. Key areas of research strength in the Department include Aerospace Medicine, Management of Long-term Conditions, Neuromuscular Function, Optimising Sport Performance, and Sports Coach Education. We also actively support colleagues working in a number of emerging areas research excellence. Department colleagues also lead a cross-institution Interdisciplinary Research Theme on Women’s Sport and Wellbeing. For more information about our research peaks and emerging areas, please see our research web page. Under the leadership of Professor Nick Caplan, we strive to make the Department an inclusive environment where all colleagues feel supported to reach their true potential, while at the same time having fun and achieving a good work-life balance. 

ABOUT YOU

Applicants should hold a doctoral qualification and have demonstrable specialist expert knowledge and subject expertise in a relevant subject discipline.

Experience of designing, delivering, and assessing high quality teaching and learning practice as well as evidence of high-quality research outputs are essential. 

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Professor Nick Caplan, nick.caplan@northumbria.ac.uk

We welcome applications from the UK and across the world. Visit our web pages for details about Relocation Assistance. 

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now'.  Your application should include a covering letter and a CV.  Please ensure your CV includes research / education statements, and grants and publications list highlighting your highest quality research outputs up to a maximum of four.  For your most recent grants please include the grant title, funder reference, funder, amount, and your role.  In addition, you are asked to provide copies of the top two research outputs (Journal / book chapter / practice-based portfolio).

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