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Professor of Public Health and Health Data Science

Kings College London
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1 year ago
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About YouTo be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:Essential criteria1. Professional registration at public health specialist level with either the GMC register, the UK Public Health Register or other specialist register as appropriate 2. PhD, MD, or equivalent qualification in Health Informatics or related discipline 3. Proven ability to attract programmatic research funding and evidence of grant applications over the past 3 years 4. Substantive portfolio of internationally recognised research in Public Health or Digital Health 5. Evidence of academic leadership and strategic contributions 6. Sufficient PI and/or Co-I grant income with a percentage of salary recovery over the last 5 years to support a team of 3-5 research staff 7. Significant experience of high-quality and innovative teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level 8. Substantive esteem indicators such as routinely invited to speak at international meetings, chair and organiser of national/international meetings, chairing and serving on professional and scientific grant committees and Editorial Boards 9. A track record of supervising PhD students to completion and post-doctoral mentorshipDesirable criteria1. Experience of teaching Public Health and Health Data Science 2. Membership or eligibility for either membership or fellowship membership with the Faculty of Public HealthDownloading a copy of our Job DescriptionFull details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process. ## Further Information We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community. We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible. To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ [How we Recruit]( pages. We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.

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