Professorship of Primary Care Health Sciences (Mental Health)

Overview

As Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, you will provide academic leadership to one of the world’s leading primary care research departments, shaping strategy and enabling impactful, interdisciplinary work. You will drive a high-impact program addressing health systems challenges, with emphasis on mental health in primary care and community settings, and build strong partnerships with providers, policymakers and international collaborators. You will advance research, secure substantial funding, and contribute to teaching while mentoring researchers, fostering an inclusive culture. This role combines research excellence with policy influence and education, aligned with the department’s,

Responsibilities

• Provide academic leadership and set strategic direction
• Lead an internationally competitive research programme
• Secure substantial external funding
• Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• supervise doctoral students and early-career researchers
• champion collaborative and inclusive research culture
• build partnerships with healthcare providers, policymakers and international collaborators
• influence health policy and patient care through primary care research

Key requirements

• Internationally recognized academic leader with a track record of impactful research
• Substantial success in securing competitive research funding
• Experience leading ambitious interdisciplinary research programmes
• Medically qualified and eligible to practise as a GP or NHS Consultant in the UK (or willing to obtain UK registration)
• Members or Fellows of the relevant Royal College (or equivalent)
• willing to maintain an honorary consultant contract or equivalent
• international candidates encouraged to apply and supported in UK registration

• collaboration
• leadership
• mentorship
• mental health research in primary care
• international health
• interdisciplinary research leadership

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