Are you a creative communicator with a passion for delivering engaging campaigns that connect with staff and students?

As Internal Communications Officer, you will play a key role in delivering compelling internal communications that support the University's strategic objectives. Working as part of the External Engagement Directorate, you will develop and deliver communication plans, create engaging multi-channel content and work collaboratively with colleagues across the University to ensure key messages reach the right audiences in creative, timely and effective ways.

As Internal Communications Officer you can expect to be involved in:

• Project managing specific student and staff communication campaigns in line with strategic objectives, including producing project plans, commissioning content and overseeing delivery. 
• Supporting ongoing communications across internal audiences, ensuring key messages are tailored for different usage and communicated accurately, including in fast-paced reactive scenarios. 
• Working collaboratively with communication staff in Schools and with the Directorate Academic School Partners, aligning activity and supporting localised delivery of both student and staff communications. 
• Monitoring, analysing and communicating the results of internal communications across the team and Directorate as required.

What will you bring to the role?

• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience
• Substantial work experience in a similar role
• Proven experience of writing for online or print campaigns including digital and social media
• Ability to manage assigned projects independently, from planning through to delivery

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs)
• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number EE-041-26-R.

Closing Date: 16 Aug 2026

Section: Administrative

Salary: £32,080 to £35,608 per annum

Are you an experienced research and innovation professional who can inspire collaboration, develop funding opportunities and help academic communities turn ambitious ideas into successful outcomes?

As Funding and Award Manager, you will play an influential role in supporting the University's research, innovation and business development ambitions. Working in partnership with academic leaders and colleagues across the Business Development, Research and Innovation Directorate, you will help shape and deliver research and innovation strategies, grow income and strengthen funding success. Alongside providing expert advice and developing collaborative opportunities, you will lead a Funding and Award team and help create consistent, high-quality support for academic communities across the University.

As Funding and Award Manager you can expect to be involved in:

• Provide professional service leadership and governance of research and innovation activities, ensuring these are managed appropriately and delivered effectively in line with agreed targets.
• Provide significant and expert advice to academic staff by identifying funding opportunities and supporting the submission of research and innovation funding proposals through the provision of grant writing support and managing the submission process.
• Manage local research processes and procedures (pre and post-award) to support the delivery of University and School Research and Innovation strategies, targets and key activities
• Lead and manage a BDRI Funding and Award team to ensure the delivery of consistent practices to support staff within the Schools and compliance with university processes. The postholder will also be expected to provide cover for staff absence and peak workloads of other Funding and Award Managers.

What will you bring to the role?

• Knowledge of the higher education sector and the key challenges and strategic issues facing research and innovation in an HE environment, specifically the need for Universities to diversity their activity and income streams.
• A proven track record of income generation, increasing revenue from existing clients and establishing new partnerships.
• Excellent and effective negotiation, influencing and communication skills, particularly the ability to persuade and inspire colleagues to work collaboratively to ensure strategic priorities are met, and the ability to produce clear and concise written materials.
• Experience of successfully managing staff, with well-developed team management skills and a clear passion for developing motivated staff and strong teams.

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs) (remove this bullet for ACADEMIC roles)
• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number BDRI-017-26.

Closing Date: 06 Sep 2026

Section: Professional/Managerial

Salary: £48,822 to £54,893 per annum

As Lecturer in Applied Behaviour Analysis/Positive Behaviour Support, you will join the internationally renowned Tizard Centre within the School of Psychology, contributing to high-quality teaching, scholarship and professional engagement in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). Working within a collaborative and supportive academic community, you will help educate the next generation of practitioners, develop impactful scholarship, and work with services, professionals and communities to translate evidence-based behavioural practice into meaningful real-world outcomes.

As Lecturer in Applied Behaviour Analysis/Positive Behaviour Support you can expect to be involved in:

• Designing, delivering, assessing, and continuously enhancing high-quality teaching and learning across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, with responsibility for teaching and curriculum development in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), and related areas
• Contributing to the delivery and ongoing development of the MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support, ensuring that teaching reflects contemporary research, evidence-based practice, professional accreditation standards, and the needs of students and employers
• Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate student research projects and contributing to the supervision of postgraduate research students, supporting the development of future researchers and practitioners
• Engaging in knowledge exchange, consultancy, professional practice, and impact activities that promote the application of behaviour analysis to improve quality of life, reduce restrictive practices, and support meaningful outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and other populations who require support

What will you bring to the role?

• Master's degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis or Positive Behaviour Support
• Current certification as a Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) or UK Behaviour Analyst (UKBA(cert))
• Experience of developing and delivering high-quality teaching, training, or professional development in Applied Behaviour Analysis, Positive Behaviour Support, or related areas
• Significant professional experience supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism, and/or people with complex support needs using evidence-based behavioural approaches

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number SOP-034-26.

Closing Date: 25 Aug 2026

Section: Academic

Salary: £39,906 to £54,893 per annum

If you have the skills and motivation to help our students achieve success at Kent, we would welcome your application to this front-facing administrative role in our Student Enquiries, Retention & Engagement team.

The main focus of the role is providing essential, front-line support to students so they have timely access to information and guidance, and consistent and practical advice to support them in continuation/completion of their studies.

You will be a first point of contact for students, working and advising in line with university policies, maintaining accurate records and managing sensitive information with empathy, professionalism and confidentiality.

As Retention & Engagement Support Coordinator you can expect to be involved in:

• Acting as a contact point and referral service to students with difficulties that may impact their studies, and signposting students to other services. 
• Understanding and providing guidance to students and staff on university policies and procedures related to retention and engagement 
• Supporting the administration and implementation of procedures and work related to retention and engagement
• Monitoring enquiries to the team via email, telephone or in person to ensure they are responded to promptly, consistently and to a high standard

What will you bring to the role?

• Experience of working in an office environment with contact via email, phone and face-to-face, with a variety of people 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with experience of and an ability to adapt your approach depending on student needs, to show empathy and be approachable to students who may be facing difficulties
• Previous experience of working in a confidential environment in line with data protection and safeguarding guidance
• Good IT skills and experience, and numeracy with an ability to process straight forward statistical information 

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs) 
• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number SL-055-26-R2.

Closing Date: 09 Aug 2026

Section: Administrative

Salary: £27,319 to £30,378 per annum

Are you a creative storyteller with a passion for producing engaging digital content that inspires future students and brings a brand to life?

As Creative Content Coordinator, you will play a key role in creating compelling content that showcases the University, its students, staff and alumni across digital and social media channels. Working closely with the Social Media and Content Lead, the wider Creative and Brand team, and student content creators, you will produce authentic, engaging content that supports marketing and recruitment objectives, strengthens the University's brand and enhances the student journey.

As Creative Content Coordinator you can expect to be involved in:

• Producing recruitment content for web and social that inspires, engages and adds value to the student journey
• Producing brand content for web and social to increase brand awareness and improve the university’s global reputation
• Managing the student content creators, ensuring they produce authentic content that is aligned to the wider digital content plan. Supporting the students by providing training, advice and guidance on digital content
• Overseeing recruitment content on the university social media channels. Contributing to the planning, posting, scheduling and monitoring of social media posts via a range of platforms

What will you bring to the role?

• Relevant qualification, ideally in digital or communications-based subjects (degree or advanced professional qualification) or equivalent experience
• Experience creating digital content – including video – for use across a wide range of platforms
• Experience in all areas of social media from creating content, to monitoring and reporting
• Experience of working in a marketing, communications or digital team

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs) 
• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number EE-042-26-R.

Closing Date: 23 Aug 2026

Section: Administrative

Salary: £27,319 to £30,378 per annum

Are you an experienced technical leader with a passion for supporting world-class teaching and research in a scientific environment?

As Technical Manager, you will lead a specialist technical team, providing high-quality research and teaching support.  Combining technical expertise with operational leadership, you will oversee specialist facilities, equipment and laboratory environments, ensuring an outstanding customer experience for all. Working closely with the IT and Technical Services Manager and academic colleagues, you will help shape the future of technical services by driving continuous improvement, leading change and supporting strategic objectives.

As Technical Manager you can expect to be involved in:

• Managing technical teams across a broad subject area, planning, overseeing the allocation of work to both technicians, specialists and supervisors. Ensuring tasks are completed to a high standard and within agreed timeframes and that changes are implemented effectively. Collaborating and working with relevant senior management and academics in all matters relating to the delivery of technical services in the subject area. Ensuring work of others is carried out and performed to the required standard.
• Designing, developing and delivering inductions, training and demonstrations of a broad range of activities (not limited to techniques and equipment), to staff, students and external stakeholders. Whilst doing so, ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory policy
• Providing operational oversight of a technical team. Providing support to the IT and Technical Services Manager to deliver a Technical Services Strategy.

What will you bring to the role?

• University degree, Higher National Diploma / equivalent experience in a relevant subject.
• Experience of managing a team providing technical services.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary projects, working within defined timescales and financial limits within technical services
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate, negotiate, influence staff, students and external stakeholders 

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number CS-424-26-R.

Closing Date: 16 Aug 2026

Section: Technical

Salary: £39,906 to £44,746 per annum

Shape the future of one of the South East's most diverse university estates. Lead critical engineering services. Make a lasting impact.

We're looking for an experienced Head of Maintenance & Infrastructure to provide strategic and operational leadership for the maintenance, engineering and compliance of our estate. Leading multidisciplinary teams across mechanical, electrical, building fabric and infrastructure services, you'll ensure our campuses remain safe, compliant and fit for the future while driving service excellence, value for money and continuous improvement.

This is an opportunity to lead a critical function at an exciting time of change. You'll play a key role in shaping the future maintenance strategy for a major university estate, working alongside experienced colleagues on projects that directly support teaching, research and the wider university community. If you're looking for a role where your technical expertise, leadership and strategic thinking will make a tangible difference, we'd love to hear from you.

As Head of Maintenance & Infrastructure you can expect to be involved in:

• Leading the delivery of planned and reactive maintenance, engineering services and statutory compliance across a large and complex estate.
• Managing multidisciplinary in-house teams and specialist contractors to deliver safe, efficient and customer-focused maintenance services.
• Developing maintenance strategies, technical standards and infrastructure plans that support the University's long-term ambitions.
• Providing expert technical leadership on compliance, asset management, engineering risk and capital maintenance programmes.

What will you bring to the role?

• Extensive experience leading Hard FM, engineering or maintenance services within a large, complex operational environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical, electrical and building services, together with a detailed understanding of statutory compliance and health and safety legislation.
• Proven leadership experience, with the ability to motivate multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets and deliver high-quality services through both in-house teams and contractors.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence senior colleagues, manage competing priorities and drive continuous improvement.

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs)
• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number CS-415-26-R

Closing Date: 17 Aug 2026

Section: Professional/Managerial

Salary: £58,225 to £73,709 per annum

Do you have the technical expertise to support drama, theatre and performance in a specialist teaching environment?

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Technician to provide specialist technical support across drama, theatre and performing arts activity. Working as part of a technical support team, you’ll help deliver high-quality teaching and research support, manage specialist facilities and equipment, and ensure students, staff and visitors can work safely and effectively in studios and theatre spaces.

As Senior Technician you can expect to be involved in:

• Providing specialist technical support across drama, theatre and performing arts activities
• Operating, maintaining and troubleshooting complex technical equipment, including audio-visual, lighting and sound systems
• Managing specialist facilities such as drama studios and theatres, ensuring safe and effective use
• Delivering inductions, training and demonstrations to students, staff and external stakeholders

What will you bring to the role?

• Practical experience in a technical support role, with specialist knowledge of drama, theatre or performing arts
• Experience managing technical facilities and supporting live performance production processes
• Expertise in theatre production technologies, including audio-visual, lighting and sound
• Strong health and safety knowledge, troubleshooting skills and experience coaching or training others

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number CS-422-26.

Closing Date: 09 Aug 2026

Section: Technical

Salary: £32,080 to £35,608 per annum

The Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) in the School of Natural Sciences is looking to recruit a Research Associate in Conservation Science to join the E3 Sharing Space for Nature Programme, a five year programme funded by Research England and based at DICE. The E3 Sharing Space for Nature programme began in August 2024 and will end in July 2029.

The Research Associate will contribute to achieving the overall programme goals related to other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs), with a focus on understanding how, where, and under what conditions do OECMs deliver ecological and social outcomes. 

DICE is a world-leading institute, ranked 1st in the UK for the quality of our outputs in the REF21 Geography and Environmental Studies unit of assessment, and awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2019 in recognition of our ‘pioneering education, capacity building and research in global nature conservation’.

As Research Associate you can expect to be involved in:

• Undertaking original, high-quality research and publishing in leading journals.
• Supporting the activities of the E3 initiative to achieve the overarching objectives.
• Co-supervising and mentoring postgraduate researchers. 

What will you bring to the role?

• A PhD in conservation science or a relevant subject, or equivalent
• Specialist knowledge of, and research experience in, a field relevant to OECMs and area-based conservation
• Experience of research publications relevant to area-based conservation

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number SNS-089-26.

Closing Date: 09 Aug 2026

Section: Research

Salary: £39,906 to £44,746 per annum

Are you interested in applying software engineering skills to modernise internationally used scientific software for computational physics?

We’re looking for a motivated Research Associate with strong software engineering skills and an interest in computational physics, condensed matter physics or high-performance scientific computing. You'll collaborate with leading developers from the DiagHam and ALPS projects, alongside international research software engineering experts, helping to modernise sustainable scientific software used worldwide for simulations of strongly correlated quantum systems.

Working on the Software Sustainability Institute-funded DiagHam–ALPS project, you’ll help modernise the DiagHam software ecosystem through improved software infrastructure, automated testing, continuous integration, packaging, documentation and support for deployment in high-performance computing environments. You’ll work closely with physicists, research software engineers and international collaborators, with opportunities to explore modern software engineering approaches, including use of AI-assisted development tools where appropriate.

As Research Associate you can expect to be involved in:

• Delivering software engineering objectives for the DiagHam–ALPS project
• Developing and maintaining research software using C++, Python and related technologies
• Improving testing, validation, continuous integration, packaging and documentation workflows
• Supporting interoperability between DiagHam and ALPS and contributing to collaborative open-source software development

What will you bring to the role?

• A degree in Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or equivalent professional software-development experience.
• Software development experience using C++, Python or closely related programming languages.
• Experience with Git, Linux or Unix-based environments, and complex software projects.
• Experience of software testing, validation or continuous integration, together with the ability to develop and validate software involving quantitative or numerical concepts.

Further background on the DiagHam and ALPS software projects is available at:

• DiagHam: https://nick-ux.org/diagham/
• ALPS: https://alps.comp-phys.org/

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

Applicant guidance:

Applicants are encouraged to provide concise, specific examples drawn from software they have developed or maintained. Where available, links to publicly accessible repositories, software releases or technical documentation are welcomed, but equivalent evidence from commercial or proprietary software projects will be considered equally.

Please include:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• A supporting statement (maximum 1 page) explaining your interest in the role and how your background has prepared you for it
• Responses to application questions

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number EMP-012-26.

Closing Date: 09 Aug 2026

Section: Research

Salary: £39,906 to £44,746 per annum

On the 1 August 2026, The University of Greenwich and the University of Kent formed a pioneering new multi-university group called London and South- East (LASE) University Group. Should you join us, you will be employed by LASE but will work as part of the University of Kent academic division, contributing to its distinct strengths, community and identity while also being part of a wider group that brings together the scale, resilience and shared ambition of both universities. Through LASE we aim to deliver outstanding education, impactful research, and meaningful regional and global impact.

Kent and Medway Medical School (KMMS) is an exciting collaboration between Canterbury Christ Church University and the University of Kent (soon to be part of LASE University Group). Our aim is to develop doctors from diverse backgrounds to provide person-centred healthcare in a variety of settings and in response to a wide range of needs. 

Located in Canterbury, we combine the expertise and resources of two excellent universities to create a hands-on clinical experience. Following our successful GMC accreditation in 2025, we are now at a pivotal moment in our journey where there is the chance to consolidate and improve our educational offer. This is an exciting time for exceptional people to take on leadership roles in our School at a time of rapid change and growth at KMMS.  

We are now seeking a dedicated educator and role-model to lead education and the student experience at KMMS. The role provides strategic leadership, operational management, and quality assurance for the medical curriculum, ensuring compliance with GMC and University requirements. 

The postholder will both foster an excellent environment for students, ensuring an inclusive student experience, and also provide inspirational leadership to academic and teaching staff, leading on the management of academic programmes in the School and managing educational excellence. They will have the opportunity to lead a review of the School’s undergraduate medicine curriculum with a mind towards continuous improvement. They will be an ambassador for KMMS in the wider university context, and at times will deputise for the Dean of KMMS. 

The postholder will line manage the Heads of Year within the School and will help plan for future programme, and school, expansion. They will be a member of the KMMS Senior Leadership Team.

Applicants should have significant experience in leading medical education and healthcare programme development. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a strong student-centred approach and exceptional stakeholder management skills. They must bring a non-hierarchical attitude and will need to connect with the vision and ethos of KMMS, as well as being able to build rapport with and influence others. This individual will need a primary medical qualification and full GMC registration with a current licence to practise; they must also sit at Senior Lecturer or Reader level. The appointee must be a clinician. 

KMMS is being supported in this appointment by executive search firm, Minerva. To apply for this vacancy, please send a covering letter and CV to kmms@minervasearch.com. 

PLEASE NOTE: The closing date for this role is midday on Tuesday 18 August. Interviews are expected to be held in September. 

See more information here: www.minervasearch.com/current-opportunities/kmms/ 

For information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Closing Date: 18 Aug 2026

Section: Academic

Salary: The salary will be benchmarked to the NHS pay scale appropriate to the successful candidate’s clinical discipline and level in clinical practice

Do you have the expertise to shape teaching and research that helps us better understand conflict, security and peace in a changing world? If so we would welcome your application.

We’re looking for a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in International Conflict Analysis to join the School of Economics, Politics and International Relations on an Education and Research contract. You’ll contribute to innovative teaching, undertake high-quality research, and support the School’s work in Peace and Conflict Studies, International Security and International Relations. Teaching capacity in quantitative methods and/or the theory and practice of negotiations may be an advantage.

The role is suited to candidates with a strong research record and trajectory, with the ability to produce high-quality outputs, build external relationships and enhance the University’s research profile. Appointment at Senior Lecturer level will require evidence of a higher standard of achievement, including research leadership, external funding success and contribution to the strategic development of teaching, research and/or knowledge exchange activity.

As Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in International Conflict Analysis you can expect to be involved in:

• Delivering and contributing to the design of high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Undertaking an independent research programme that supports the School and University research strategy
• Disseminating research through high-quality publications, conferences and external engagement
• Contributing to programme development, student support, research funding activity and wider School initiatives

What will you bring to the role?

• A PhD in Political Science, International Relations or another relevant discipline, or equivalent experience/qualification
• A record of high-quality research outputs in Political Science, International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies, International Security or a related field
• Experience delivering undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and assessment in a higher education setting
• Specialist knowledge and research methods expertise relevant to Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Science or International Relations

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number EPS-006-26.

Closing Date: 12 Aug 2026

Section: Academic

Salary: £39,906 to £65,509 per annum