Assistant Professor Sport and Exercise Sciences

The Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Durham University seeks to appoint a talented individual to the role of Assistant Professor (Education Track).

The Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences is a global leader across a range of sport and physical activity domains. We are ranked top 10 in the UK in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026, 10th (GPA) in the 2021 UK Research Excellence Framework (REF) and we are a QS World Top 100 department for sport related subjects. We offer a vibrant, inclusive and collegial environment for talented individuals to flourish, where everyone is treated fairly with dignity and respect.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent pedagogy and teaching while allowing unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. Assistant Professors on the Education track contribute to teaching, innovation, and citizenship, with opportunities to enhance their own development, support their department and discipline, and contribute to the wider student experience.

We welcome applications from those with teaching interests in the broad fields of sport and exercise psychology and additionally sport and exercise physiology. We are eager to hear from applicants able to teach across both of these areas and with an interest in supporting student development of key academic skills. For more information, please visit our Department pages at Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences – Durham University.

Please direct informal enquiries to Prof Caroline Dodd-Reynolds (Head of Department) or Dr Susan Bock (Director of Education).