Lecturer in Public Health Policy (Education and Research)

This new full-time post is available from 1 April 2025 until 31 March 2028 on a fixed term basis.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

The role

The post of Lecturer in Public Health Policy will contribute to extending the research profile of public health at Exeter, particularly in evaluation and evidence synthesis.

Based in the Department of Public Health and Sport Sciences, this exciting career development post will contribute to a rapidly developing programme of work in evaluation and evidence synthesis relevant to public health policy. As an expert in evaluation and evidence synthesis and track record in quantitative methods, you will work across the School for Public Health Environments Research at Exeter (SPHERE), which is the University of Exeter’s membership in the NIHR School for Public Health Research; the NIHR-funded Exeter-Cardiff-Birmingham Public Health Review Team; and the Peninsula Technology Assessment Group, which provides high-impact health policy advice to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to Isca Evidence, a cross-department evidence synthesis unit providing policy advice to health system stakeholders, as well as a high-profile programme of public health evaluation both in the UK and globally. In addition, you will contribute to and lead teaching in our highly successful Master of Public Health programme, which is offered both on-campus and online. A specific point of pride across our work in public health is a commitment to effective public involvement and engagement, and a corresponding focus on health equity.

About you

For a Lecturer post you will have:

• A PhD or equivalent in a discipline relevant to public health, with specific expertise in evaluation and evidence synthesis and in relevant quantitative methods, and have an independent, internationally-recognised research programme in a relevant active field of research
• A strong record in attracting funding for research, or demonstrate potential to attract such funding
• An active approach to inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research
• Enthusiasm for delivering high quality undergraduate programmes
• Strong connections and funded projects with business and community partners
• Involvement in projects which develop impact.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role. 

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. 

Further information

For an informal and confidential discussion about the post please contact Prof G.J. Melendez-Torres (email: g.j.melendez-torres@exeter.ac.uk)

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