Salary Lecturer: Grade 7 (£40,266 - £45,147 per annum) Senior Lecturer: Grade 8 (£46,461 - £58,766 per annum) Basis Full time Job category/type Academic Date posted 06/10/2025 Job reference R7981 Permanent, full time This is an exciting opportunity for a research focussed optometrist to join the Department of Optometry as a Lecturer /Senior Lecturer. We are seeking to grow and expand the optometry team as part of our plans to develop optometry at Huddersfield. The Department is part of the School of Applied Sciences, which includes the subject areas of Pharmacy and Life and Physical Sciences. Optometry enjoys purpose built and fully equipped teaching and clinical areas, part of a ~£18.2 million development in the School of Applied Sciences in 2019. The Department also hosts, unique to optometric education in the UK, the joint-venture clinical enterprise, University Valli Opticians, where students develop key clinical skills within an operating optical business. The Department also hosts a dedicated research centre: Centre for Vision across the Life Span (CVLS), that includes facilities for research in visual psychophysics, accommodation and myopia, and retinal imaging and other areas. https://research.hud.ac.uk/institutes-centres/centres/vals/ To complement our existing team, you will be an active researcher, keen to deliver high quality education and who can contribute to our strategic ambitions. You should have knowledge of contemporary optometry practice and awareness of developments and changes in healthcare education. You will, ideally, hold a Doctoral qualification in a relevant area and a track record of research outputs, be a registered optometrist and have contemporary teaching experience. Your optometric background and experience will enable you to deliver high quality learning experience to our optometry students. You will also work alongside your colleagues in shared teaching and learning modules, so it is essential that you have good collaborative and communication skills. Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy or the capacity to obtain this within 12 months of appointment is also required. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Regular status checks may also be required, depending on your role. The University is deeply committed to equality and diversity for all its students and staff. We seek to be diverse and inclusive, supporting individuals and groups to fulfil their potential and nurture a sense of belonging. We strive to be an accessible, inclusive employer, removing barriers for all. Find out more about our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, including our commitments and accreditations as a Disability Confident Leader, Stonewall Gold Award holder and Top 100 Employer, Athena SWAN Bronze Award holder and Race Equality Charter Bronze Award holder. Informal enquiries are welcome to Dr Lauren Coetzee by email: l.s.coetzee@hud.ac.uk If you are a current student at the University, you are welcome to apply for part-time roles of 16 hours or less per week, unless you are a part-time postgraduate student, in which case you can also apply for full time roles, subject to any visa requirements. For more information, please download the recruitment pack.