Do you have a passion for transforming lives through education and research in a growing School of Health Sciences?

The role

We are seeking exceptional candidates for the role of Reader or Professor in Applied Maternal, Child and Infant Health Research. The ideal candidate will undertake excellent research aligned with the School's primary research themes: Understanding health, Innovation in health and/or Improving health service delivery.

The successful candidate will join the Mother, Infant and Child Health research group, a vibrant, multi-disciplinary team with interests spanning quality of maternity care, infant feeding, perinatal mental health and adverse childhood experiences. We are interested in individuals with expertise in (but not limited to) quality of maternity care, perinatal mental health, global maternal and infant health, and marginalised populations.

The successful applicant will strengthen our academic leadership, developing and sustaining research programmes within the School, and supporting teams to flourish.

Candidates will have an international reputation for, and track record of, excellent and impactful research, underpinned by substantial external grant funding as Principal Investigator, and evidence of world-leading (REF 4*) publications.

The post includes teaching and research contributions, dependent on existing grant funding and the needs of the School. We welcome applications from people who meet the essential criteria and we are keen to attract applicants with applied health sciences research expertise and experience.

Key components of the role include:

• Collaborative research including leading large funding proposals, undertaking research and producing high quality publications
• Attracting and supervising postgraduate students
• Excellence in education and the student experience
• Other high-quality research, leadership and engagement activities Essential and desirable criteria for the posts are set out in the further particulars.

About you

We are looking for someone committed to high quality impactful research and teaching excellence. You will be passionate about research and be motivated to provide the very best experience for our students. We are open to any health-related background/expertise and are particularly interested in applicants who demonstrate strong methodological expertise and a passion for reducing inequalities in maternal and infant health.

You may be a registered health professional or researcher currently working in a clinical area, education or research. You must be educated to PhD level

About us

We are a vibrant academic community, delivering education and undertaking world-leading research that directly enhances health outcomes. We offer an exciting opportunity for research leadership in a supportive environment that strongly encourages innovation and professional development. We offer a positive induction into our community which you can hear first-hand from recent recruits here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEBbdTuERLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGxJaiviGGg

The School has campuses in Dundee and Kirkcaldy. Successful candidates can negotiate which of these will be their base. However, candidates must travel between campuses for teaching and other activities. We support hybrid working. Our inclusive workplace offers family friendly policies, staff networks for BAME, disabled and LGBTQ+ staff, membership of Athena SWAN, and the Race Equality Charter.

To arrange an informal discussion about the post, please contact healthsciences-schooloffice@dundee.ac.uk