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 population health, data science and health-services research, the post holder will provide academic leadership in population health. Specifically, this post will primarily lead and develop the new BSc in Population Health and Data Science which is being jointly designed and delivered with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). The post holder will be employed by King’s College London, funded jointly by LSHTM where they will have an honorary affiliation. The post holder is expected to work equally across the central London campuses of each institution.

As programme lead for the BSc Population Health and Data Science, drawing on the academic and world-leading research strengths of both institutions, they will lead and co-ordinate the design and implementation of a research-informed cutting-edge curriculum, from inception to launch.  They will champion inclusive digital pedagogy, and provide excellent pastoral support for the students and contributing educators. The post holder will be responsible for making programme inspiring, giving future public health leaders and evidence based practitioners the skills and knowledge to flourish.

As the degree programme is established the post holder will additionally develop an internationally excellent, impactful research programme in their field of interest. This post is on the Education & Research academic pathway, which has well-defined expectations to support the post holder’s academic contributions across the key domains of Education, Research, Innovation, Impact & Knowledge Exchange and Academic Leadership & Citizenship.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

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 epidemiology, data science, population health, public health, demography, health services research, implementation science, behavioural science, clinical sciences, or a closely related discipline
2. Proven experience in undergraduate programme leadership and curriculum design and innovation
3. National and growing international profile in the field, with a strong track record of high quality, peer reviewed publications and a clear, independent research agenda aligned to public health priorities as well as success in securing competitive external research funding (or clear trajectory toward it)
4. Record of teaching and assessment in higher education: epidemiology, data science, demography, population health, public health, research methods or related fields
5. Demonstrable evidence of inclusive educational practice that improves access, participation, and student success
6. Proven academic leadership and experience of bringing together different teams of people to deliver measurable outcomes
7. Higher Education Academy (Advance HE) accreditation (FHEA/SFHEA) or equivalent, with evidence of developing and using innovative education practice to maximise student learning outcomes
8. Experience of building and developing a team, with evidence of team member success

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

At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.

The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.

When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

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.

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