Reader - Health and Wellbeing

The University is dedicated to supporting an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment - to create better futures, together. The diverse backgrounds, characteristics and opinions within our community are our great strength and are key to our pursuit of delivering educational excellence, enterprise, research and professional services. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and minoritized groups as they are currently under-represented within our community. We recognise the value of a fulfilling and balanced work and personal life which promotes wellbeing. We seek to support colleagues in achieving this balance and have family-friendly policies, flexible working arrangements and many roles can be suitable for dynamic working arrangement. This includes considering applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible. We are proud to be a Real Living Wage Employer—so much so that we go beyond the standard, providing additional supplementary payments at specific pay points to further support our employees' financial wellbeing.

Can’t wait to shape the future? Neither can we. At Loughborough University, we are committed to academic excellence, therefore we are investing in our people. We are seeking top research talent from around the world to tackle the most pressing challenges of our time. Creating Better Futures. Together is our ambitious strategy for the next decade, defining our purpose, values, and aspirations, while recognising our global responsibility. Our ambitions see us leading on education and student experience, but also as an internationally recognised research-intensive University. Our research focuses on changing the world for the better, addressing society's biggest challenges. We are committed to building a thriving and inclusive community of high calibre staff from across the globe. Whether you're at the start of your career or looking to take the next step, we offer a great opportunity to further develop and connect with global minds.

We are currently recruiting for Readers with expertise, and an interest in, Health and Wellbeing to join us. Building on our leadership in health, human performance, and public policy, we're looking for experts in:

• Lifestyle for Health and Wellbeing: Including exercise as medicine, sleep science, and behaviour change interventions, including wearable technologies.
• Impact of physical activity on health (physical and mental): Reinforce our work in elite and community sport, physical activity epidemiology, and rehabilitation sciences, economic activity and social inclusion.
• Interventions, Epidemiology and Genetics: Translate genetics and public health research into real-world interventions.
• Ergonomics and Human Factors: Expand our systems thinking, workplace health, and design research.
• Health Economics: Strengthen research on policy, health services research and efficiency, and global health systems.

Successful candidates will have a sustained and continuing record of excellence which has contributed to the furtherance of knowledge in their discipline and is recognised in a well-established and high-profile international reputation. Evidence of significant academic leadership and a PhD, or equivalent research experience, are also essential.

Loughborough University is a great place to work, so much so that we have recently been named as one of the highest-ranking universities for employee experience in the Inspire HE Rankings, showcasing our commitment to our people. We’re proud of our welcoming, supportive, and successful community. We are consistently ranked among the UK’s top universities, recognised for our outstanding student experience, cutting-edge facilities, and global influence in research and innovation.

You are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. It is anticipated that the majority of the academic roles we have available as part of the campaign will be located at our East Midlands campus in Loughborough. Should you be particularly interested in working at our London campus please state this in your application.

We welcome enquiries for further information about the role. Please contact Professor Justin Waring, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities by email on j.waring@lboro.ac.uk.

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact Professor Justin Waring, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities by email on j.waring@lboro.ac.uk.

Some of our roles may involve working in partnership with third-party organisations that require access to government assets. If this applies to a role that you are interested in, please note that you will require security clearance to the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) level or higher.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all of our colleagues, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records. Some of our roles may involve working with children or vulnerable individuals, or may require individuals to assume positions of particular trust.