"Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Optometry"

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Optometry

University of Huddersfield - School of Applied Sciences

Location:	Huddersfield
Salary:	£40,266 to £58,766 Grade 7/8. Pro-rata if applicable
Hours:	Full Time, Part Time
Contract Type:	Permanent
Placed On:	5th January 2026
Closes:	4th February 2026
Job Ref:	R8039

Lecturer: (£40,266 - £45,147 per annum)
Senior Lecturer: (£46,461 - £58,766 per annum)
Permanent
Full-time (part-time from 0.6 FTE upwards will be considered)

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician 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 an ~£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 a GOC registered clinician, 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. Advanced professional certificates are desirable.

You will hold a Doctoral qualification or be willing to register within 12 months of appointment. You will be a registered clinician with the GOC and have an interest in teaching. Your clinical 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 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.

Informal enquiries are welcome to Dr Lauren Coetzee by email: l.s.coetzee@hud.ac.uk

Closing date: 4 February 2026