Associate Professor in Children and Young Peoples Mental Health (NIHR MHLA Award)

Interview date: To be confirmed

We are excited to offer this opportunity as an Associate Professor to help lead and support an applied research programme in mental health for a National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) award based at the University of Bradford and an honorary contract at the Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research. This post has become available due to a new £2.5 million Mental Health Leaders Award, being granted to the University of Bradford, mentored by the University of York. You will play an integral role in helping us build capacity and expertise in applied mental health research in the region and have an opportunity to develop your leadership skills through partnership working with our diverse range of partners and collaborators. You will join a passionate group of multidisciplinary researchers to build a centre for research excellence in children and young people’s mental health, led by Dr Eleanor Bryant and Dr Paul Sullivan. This research group will be based at the University of Bradford and will work synergistically with the world-leading research infrastructure in Bradford. This includes; Born in Bradford, Age of Wonder, Bradford Institute of Health Research, Bradford District Care trust, Bradford Metropolitan Council, Centre for Applied Education Research, Education Alliance for life Chances, community groups, charity organisations, children, young people, and their families.

What you will be doing:

You will be an experienced researcher in children and young people’s mental health, with evidence of research achievements commensurate with stage of career in relation to publication record, income generation and grant capture.

Celebrating Diversity – The University of Bradford

At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways. We welcome applications from under-represented groups. If you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

In Return we Offer:

• A generous relocation package.
• 30 days and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Family-friendly policies
• Great campus facilities including:
• Unique fitness centre
• Eye clinic
• Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation,
• Counselling & mental health services
• On site nursery
• Food & drink outlets
• Generous employer contribution pension schemes - Universities Superannuation Scheme
• Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

Additional Information:

We encourage applicants to contact Dr Eleanor Bryant (e.j.bryant@bradford.ac.uk) and Dr Paul Sullivan (p.sullivan@bradford.ac.uk),  with any informal enquiries.

The post is available from March 2025

Confronting Inequality: Celebrating Diversity

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In line with the University’s commitment to equality charters including Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident and Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we welcome applications from people identifying with these characteristics. The University has a number of staff networks which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.

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