King's College London

About Us

The School of Life Course & Population Sciences is one of six Schools that make up the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King’s College London. The School unites over 500 experts in a wide range of population health sciences including women and children’s health, life course sciences, nutritional sciences, Health AI, preventive medicine and the molecular genetics of human disease. Our research links the causes of common health problems to life’s landmark stages, treating life, disease and healthcare as a continuum. We are interdisciplinary by nature and this innovative approach works: 91 per cent of our research submitted to the Subjects Allied to Medicine (Pharmacy, Nutritional Sciences and Women's Health cluster) for REF was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. We use this expertise to teach the next generation of health professionals and research scientists. Based across King’s Denmark Hill, Guy’s, St Thomas’ and Waterloo campuses, our academic programme of teaching, research and clinical practice is embedded across five Departments. 

About the role

At a pivotal moment for public health, the appointee will balance internationally excellent [Reader: world‑leading], impactful research with inclusive, student‑centred education. They will advance King’s College London’s strategic aims by leading high‑quality research that addresses the delivery, organisation and evaluation of healthcare and public health, combining methodological rigour with real‑world impact. The postholder will help shape and lead public health research across the King’s Population Health Institute, the School of Life Course & Population Sciences, and King’s Health Partners, including collaborative grant development, postgraduate supervision, and cross‑disciplinary partnerships - enhancing King’s contribution to policy and society locally, nationally and globally.

As strategic lead for the MSc Public Health (Online), they will integrate research into lectures, seminars and asynchronous learning, champion inclusive digital pedagogy, and provide excellent pastoral support that inspires future public health leaders and evidence‑based practitioners.

In a concurrent role as School Education Lead, the appointee will coordinate and enhance teaching across the School’s postgraduate portfolio (e.g., MPH, MSc Global Health), championing curriculum design, assessment, digital innovation and student support. 

The Senior Lecturer/Reader in Public Health is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

The concurrent role of School Education Lead will be offered as a fixed-term three year post.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. PhD in Public Health or a closely related discipline, or equivalent research experience evidenced by outputs of research activity
2. Strong track record of high quality, peer reviewed publications and a clear, independent research agenda aligned to public health priorities
3. Sustained record of high-quality public health teaching with leadership of modules/programmes and contributions to assessment design and quality assurance
4. Demonstrable expertise in digital/online and blended learning with evidence of inclusive educational practice that improves access, participation, and student success
5. Success in securing competitive external research funding (or clear trajectory toward it) and leading research teams or work packages
6. Experience in managing complex programmes with multiple stakeholders or large student cohorts
7. Proven academic leadership with mentoring of staff and supervision of postgraduate students, contributing to a positive research/learning culture
8. Recognised teaching qualification and/or Higher Education Academy (Advance HE) accreditation (FHEA/SFHEA) or equivalent, or commitment to obtain within 12 months

Desirable criteria

1. Experience with accreditation processes (e.g., APHEA or equivalent)
2. Experience designing CPD, short courses, or professional training programmes

Reader-level expectations across criteria include greater external visibility and esteem (e.g., editorial boards, guideline/policy contributions, invited keynotes); stronger evidence of leading large/complex grants and multi partner consortia; track record of supervising to completion and mentoring colleagues to promotion/recognition and demonstrable impact on policy/practice and contributions to REF relevant outputs and impact casework.

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community. 

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.  

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.