Assistant Professor (Practice) in Physiotherapy

Job title:

Assistant Professor (Practice) in Physiotherapy

Company:

Northumbria University

Job description

Job Category: Teaching and ResearchJob Description:ABOUT THE ROLEWorking alongside multi-disciplinary teams, this is your chance to bring your contemporary practice experience into innovative teaching programmes.You will play a vital role in delivering exceptional student experiences and driving student success through inspiring teaching, practice, knowledge exchange, scholarship, and business and enterprise engagement activity.Demonstrating your continued professional attainment and achievement, you will:

• Deliver world-class teaching and mentoring that enriches our students’ learning journey.
• Contribute to cutting-edge scholarship and knowledge exchange.
• Lead with academic authority, driving excellence within your discipline.
• Engage in business and enterprise activities.
• Help shape the future of physiotherapy/rehabilitation while continuously developing your own professional growth.

Further information about the Assistant Professor (Practice) role is available in theABOUT THE TEAMThe role is offered within the award-winning Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, ranked 5th in the UK for research power (REF2021), and 5th and 16th for physiotherapy and sport sciences respectively, in the Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide League Tables (2025).ABOUT YOUApplicants should have:

• A first-degree in a relevant subject and a professional qualification, or substantial professional experience in the field.
• Expert knowledge in your discipline.
• Proven experience in designing, delivering, and evaluating impactful teaching and learning practices.
• A passion for collaboration and a track record of building relationships with key internal and external partners.
• A commitment to supporting workforce development in physiotherapy and related fields.

Further information about the requirements of the Assistant Professor (Practice) role is available in the .If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dr Katherine Baker, .We welcome applications from the UK and across the world. Visit our web pages for details about .This opportunity is open to applications from internal candidates who do not hold a current substantive academic role at Northumbria. Current academic colleagues with a substantive role are encouraged to consider options to progress via the Academic Development Review process.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).ABOUT USJoin Northumbria University, a research-intensive institution unlocking potential and changing lives locally and globally. Named Times Higher Education’s in 2022 and in 2025, we rank top 25 in the UK for research power. Discover more .With over 37,000 students from 140+ countries, we offer world-leading research, award-winning partnerships, and an outstanding student experience. We empower our exceptional staff, promoting a positive work-life balance and offering great benefits, including excellent pension schemes, flexible working, generous holiday entitlement and .Our Northumbria Values, co-created by our team, define who we are: Academic Excellence, Innovation, Inclusivity, Collaboration, and Ambition. Our Behaviours shape our work culture: We listen and learn, support one another, respect everyone, trust each other, and are bold.Located in Newcastle upon Tyne and London, we are an on-campus organisation with flexibility in hours and location. We pride ourselves on diversity and inclusivity, holding numerous awards for gender and race equality, disability confidence, and research excellence. We also hold the HR Excellence in Research award for implementing the concordat supporting the career Development of Researchers and are members of the initiative to deliver information and support to professional researchers. The University has implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process.Apply now and join a community committed to transforming society and the economy. Explore ” , ” page to learn more about our commitments and see our for further details.

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Location

Newcastle

Job date

Fri, 02 May 2025 01:01:44 GMT

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