Reader in Speech and Language Sciences

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:  16 June 2024

We are a world class research-intensive university, delivering teaching and learning of the highest quality and playing a leading role in the economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

The School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences (ECLS) is seeking to appoint a Reader based in Speech and Language Sciences (SLS). The successful applicant will be part of a diverse and collegiate team of academics, clinicians, researchers and professional support staff delivering high quality teaching and research.

You will be an integral part of Speech and Language Sciences (SLS), contributing to our excellence within education and research. You will carry out high quality research in your area of expertise, contributing to the understanding of, assessment and/or intervention for clients with speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN) or eating and drinking needs in adults or children.

You will make a significant contribution to teaching and supervision within SLS across both undergraduate and post graduate pre-registration speech and language therapy Health and Care Professions Council approved programmes, and within postgraduate research.

Any informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Janet Webster, Head of Speech and Language Sciences (janet.webster@ncl.ac.uk), or Dr Julie Morris, Head of School (julie.morris@ncl.ac.uk).

The University holds a silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. 

We encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing team. We believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

Interviews are scheduled for 19 July 2024

To view the Candidate Briefing Pack please click here

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 silver 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: 27037