The Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences in the School of Health Sciences wishes to recruit an enthusiastic and innovative individual to the role of Lecturer in Health Data Science to grow our ambitious portfolio of research and training. This role will work across our division with other academics and will be encouraged to attract research funding from various sources to build their own team. You will deliver new teaching opportunities for postgraduate students and supervisor/mentor PhD students.
You will join an engaged digital health community at Manchester with over 100 in The Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences, and plug-in to our network of over 400 who work across the University in different disciplines allied to the Division including The Pankhurst Institute, Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and Applied Research Collaboration (ARC). What makes us truly unique at Manchester is our close coupling between researchers, software engineers, clinicians, methodologists and end users/patients, drawing on strength from each to solve real-world problems. This virtuous circle allow us to continually develop a rich and innovative research and software agenda, and it is this inter-disciplinary and team approach that is a distinctive feature when working at Manchester. In the Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences we also deliver the UKs first and largest MSc in Health Data Science as well as a joint MSc in Health Informatics in partnership with UCL, and a PGCert in Clinical Data Science. We also have a thriving postgraduate research international community.
In the Division, we have a strong reputation of providing a caring inter-disciplinary team environment with wide access to data resources and UK and international networks of expertise. We have a strong ethos of career development and are extremely proud to provide a supportive and flexible working environment for staff from different backgrounds and with different identities.
We are strongly committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN charter for gender equality in higher education. The School holds a Silver Award which recognises their good practice in relation to gender; including flexible working arrangements, family-friendly policies, and support to allow staff achieve a good work-life balance. We particularly welcome applications from women for this post. An appointment will always be made on merit. For further information, please visit:https://www .bmh.manchester.ac.uk/about/equality/
Interviews for this role will take place on 04 July 2025.
What you will get in return:
- Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
- Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
- Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
- Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
- Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers
As an equal opportunities employer we support an inclusive working environment and welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
Our University is positive about flexible working you can find out morehere
Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
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Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Professor Georgina Moulton
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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.
Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.
