Senior Lecturer - Evidence Synthesis

Salary: £58,225 to £67,468 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: 6 July 2026

The Role

The purpose of this role is to provide academic leadership in evidence synthesis across the Population Health Sciences Institute, working within a shared leadership model, to support the strategic development, integration and visibility of evidence synthesis activity across research groups and NIHR infrastructure.

The postholder will build a coherent programme spanning methodological innovation in evidence synthesis, applied evidence synthesis (including health technology assessment), and undergraduate and postgraduate teaching within a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary environment.

The role will play a key part in strengthening evidence synthesis as a visible and sustainable research strand within the Institute, including developing income-generating activity and contributing to major collaborative infrastructure programmes.

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

Key Accountabilities

• To provide strategic leadership in the development and application of evidence synthesis methods
• To contribute to and help shape the academic leadership of the Evidence Synthesis Group (ESG), supporting its development within a broader interdisciplinary and infrastructure-rich environment
• To provide academic leadership through supervision, mentoring, and capacity building, including supporting early career researchers and postgraduate students
• To contribute to teaching, supervision, and wider academic service, including delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, supervision of student research, and administrative duties within the Institute, Faculty, and University
• To develop and lead programmes of applied evidence synthesis (including systematic reviews, HTA, rapid and policy-facing reviews) that generate independent research income aligned to funder priorities (e.g. NIHR, UKRI, charities)
• To lead the development and submission of research proposals to external funders, managing projects to ensure delivery within budget, milestones, and timelines
• To work across Institute and NIHR infrastructure programmes to strengthen the visibility, coherence and impact of evidence synthesis, building national and international collaborations
• To lead and contribute to high-quality research outputs and dissemination, including peer-reviewed publications, conferences, and policy-facing outputs delivering societal impact

The Person

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Proven expertise in the development and application of evidence synthesis methods (e.g. systematic reviews, HTA, and/or mixed-methods synthesis)
• Strong track record of high-quality research outputs and securing external research funding
• Experience of developing and leading research programmes, including delivery to time, budget, and agreed milestones
• Experience of applied or policy-relevant evidence synthesis (e.g. HTA, rapid reviews, decision-support work)
• Experience of working collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams and/or large-scale research programmes or infrastructure (e.g. NIHR or equivalent)
• Experience of teaching and supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students, including successful PhD supervision
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage academic, policy, and non-academic audiences

Attributes and Behaviour

• Demonstrates academic integrity and professionalism consistent with University values
• Collaborative and collegiate, with the ability to build effective relationships across disciplines and organisations
• Able to influence, lead, and contribute within a shared leadership model
• Proactive and self-directed, with the ability to take initiative and drive activity
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and supportive working environment

Qualifications

• A PhD in a relevant discipline or methodological area, or equivalent experience

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: 29458