Lecturer in Food and Human Nutrition

Salary: £47,389.00 - £56,535.00  per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 26 July 2026

The role

The School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences, part of our Faculty of Medical Sciences, is seeking to appoint a passionate and committed Lecturer in Food and Human Nutrition on a permanent basis.

The School is a lively, friendly community with research, innovation and teaching strengths across nutrition and dietetics, sport and exercise science and biomedical sciences. The School has seen significant growth and development in recent years including over £57 million investment in new state-of-the-art teaching and laboratory facilities located within the Dame Margaret Barbour Building and the Sports Centre.

As a Lecturer in the School, you will be significantly involved in the development and delivery of a range of high-quality teaching and learning activities to support primarily the AfN accredited BSc (Hons) Human Nutrition and BSc (Hons) Nutrition with Food Marketing programmes. There will also be opportunities to contribute to other UG and PG degree programmes within the School. As well as developing and delivering teaching activities, the role includes marking assessments, UG and/or PG project supervision, providing pastoral support and participating in the management and administration of the degree programme(s) as required.

The successful candidate will also be expected to make a significant contribution to research within the Human Nutrition and Exercise Research Centre (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/research/research-themes/hnerc/) and be able to demonstrate an independent research profile. We would particularly like to hear from applicants with expertise in any of our research strength areas which include nutrition and metabolic disease, brain health and brain ageing, childhood nutrition and nutrition and cancer. Applicants will need a PhD in an appropriate discipline with some prior teaching experience.

Further information about the School is available at https://www.ncl.ac.uk/bns/.

The University seeks to be ‘sustainable in all that we do’. The School seeks to fulfil its roles in the most sustainable way possible and following University policy and guidance. The School promotes the embedding of sustainable practices in the workplace. This includes offering opportunities to:

• be involved with initiatives including the Green Impact team and Sustainability network
• contribute to LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) accreditation
• embed sustainability as a cross-cutting theme through the Leading Edge Curriculum

The University has developed an Academic Job Summary Guidance document which summarises the range of activities that academic colleagues may be expected to perform.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Emma Stevenson via e-mail emma.stevenson@ncl.ac.uk

Key Accountabilities

Teaching & Learning

• To provide high quality teaching and learning and student support
• Mentor and support students throughout their studies in the role of academic advisor
• Set and mark assessment of modules in accordance with University standards and utilise on-line and digitised curricula and education frameworks
• Contribute to curriculum development
• Ensure all our students benefit from studying in aresearch intensive, research excellent academic environment
• Provide education for life, that engages, challenges and supports our students to discover and fulfil their potential both while they are studying with us and once they have graduated

Research

• Conduct research that demonstrates international standards of excellence in terms of originality, significance and rigour in the subject area of Food and Human Nutrition.
• Contribute to the research profile of the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences and the Human Nutrition and Exercise Research Centre
• Pursue external funding and publish high quality outputs
• Demonstrate impact by developing research-based solutions to real-world problems and engage with external stakeholders to develop the impact of your work
• Supervise PGR (postgraduate research) students

Other

• Contribute to the Vision, Mission and Strategy of the School and University
• Operate as an active citizen in the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences and Human Nutrition and Exercise Research Centre communities
• Have a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and ethics, responsibility and sustainability
• Support national and international activities for the development of the discpline
• Take responsibility for a defined management or administrative role such as Module Leader, Year Tutor, Degree Programme Director, Research Director, Outreach Co-ordinator
• Contribute to the wider work of the School, Faculty and University through input to project teams, working groups and committees

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Experience of delivering research-led teaching in core nutritional sciences, making effective use of technology to enhance learning
• Ability to secure research funding
• Experience of publishing international and world-leading research
• Ability to engage with external stakeholders, generating real-world impact from research
• Evidence of an international research profile, for example through original research publications, other publications, activities in professional or learned bodies, prizes
• Ability to supervise PGR students
• Ability to design and supervise undergraduate and taught postgraduate students’ research projects
• Experience of working in, or with, business, the third sector and/or policy (Desirable)

Attributes and Behaviours

• Commitment to working positively as a member of a multi-skilled team
• Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritise multiple, competing responsibilities and to work to deadlines
• Understanding of good practice in equality, diversity and inclusion
• Commitment to continued professional development, including a strong desire to develop educational and research skills and being open to learning and developing new teaching approaches

Qualifications

• A good Honours degree (or equivalent) in Food and Human Nutrition or a related subject
• PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area
• A relevant Professional Body Membership as appropriate to the subject area (Desirable)
• Recognised Postgraduate teaching qualification/ Advance HE Fellowship accreditation or equivalent; (Desirable)

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a Gold Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. 

Requisition ID: 29473