Director of Evidence Synthesis Education & Strategy

Newcastle University; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday package

Pension schemes

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Newcastle University invites applications for an academic leader in evidence synthesis within the Population Health Sciences Institute. The role develops education portfolios across postgraduate and CPD, embedding evidence synthesis within curricula and informing policy needs.

You will drive methodological innovation, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and build income-generating educational and research activity, enhancing national and international profile.

Qualifications

• Experience of educational leadership across undergraduate, postgraduate and CPD provision.
• Proven expertise in the development and application of evidence synthesis methods (systematic reviews, HTA, mixed-methods synthesis).
• Strong track record of high-quality research outputs and securing external research funding.
• Experience of developing and leading research programmes with delivery to time, budget, and milestones.
• Experience of applied or policy-relevant evidence synthesis (e.g. HTA, rapid reviews).
• Experience of working collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams or large-scale programmes.
• Excellent communication skills engaging academic, policy, and non-academic audiences.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for evidence synthesis across research, education, policy and practice.
• Lead evidence synthesis education across undergraduate, postgraduate and CPD programmes, driving curriculum innovation and digital/blended learning.
• Supervise and mentor postgraduate students and early career researchers.
• Contribute to ESG leadership and infrastructure development.
• Develop programmes of applied evidence synthesis generating external research income.
• Lead grant proposals and manage projects to budget and milestones.
• Strengthen visibility and impact through national/international collaborations.

Skills

Educational leadership

Curriculum innovation

Digital and blended learning

Student supervision

Evidence synthesis methods

External funding

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication skills

Education

PhD in a relevant discipline

Job description

Newcastle University invites applications for an academic leader in evidence synthesis within the Population Health Sciences Institute. The role develops education portfolios across postgraduate and CPD, embedding evidence synthesis within curricula and informing policy needs.

You will drive methodological innovation, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and build income-generating educational and research activity, enhancing national and international profile.