You will provide leadership within the academic/clinical academic base of Global Public Health within the Centre for Public Health, as well as the Centre for Medical Education, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), in particular with regard to teaching and learning at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and scholarly activity related to Global Public Health. You will also contribute to School, Faculty and University administration and outreach activity and, where appropriate, delivery and enhancement of the public health service.

This post may be an academic or clinical academic* appointment at Professor, Reader or Senior Lecturer grade. Please indicate what role you are applying for, and carefully check the relevant job description to ensure you address the specified criteria in your application.

Information about the School and Centre can be found at the following links:

About the person:

Your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria relating to education and qualifications:

Primary Degree in a cognate discipline related to global health. Higher degree (PhD, MD or equivalent).

The following criteria apply only to applicants for a clinical academic* post:

Inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of application. If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/dental public health, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practice. Public health specialty registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register, GDC Specialist List in dental public health or UKPHR must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview. If an applicant is UK trained in Public Health, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT. Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body. MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment, or equivalent. Have documented evidence of current (or past) competence at the level required by the legislative guidance in order to be appointed as an NHS Health Board “Competent Person” for the purposes of the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008, as set out in the appropriate regulation.

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list and you should refer to the relevant candidate information document for the additional essential criteria required.

*Clinical academic includes applicants who are UKPHR registrants.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at .

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

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