Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Optometry

University of Huddersfield - Department of Optometry

Location: Huddersfield

Salary: £40,266 to £58,766

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Placed On: 7th October 2025

Closes: 4th November 2025

Job Ref: R7981

Applied Sciences

Lecturer: (£40,266 - £45,147 per annum)

Senior Lecturer: (£46,461 - £58,766 per annum)

Permanent

Full time

This is an exciting opportunity for a research-focused 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), which includes facilities for research in visual psychophysics, accommodation and myopia, 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 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, registration as an optometrist, and contemporary teaching experience. Your optometric background and experience will enable you to deliver a 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 collaboration 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.

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Closing date: 4 November 2025.

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