Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Para and Disability Sport

Job reference REQ260454

Date posted 14/07/2026

Application closing date 01/09/2026

Location Loughborough

Package Research Teaching and Enterprise grade 7 to 8 from £47389 to £67468 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.

Job description

School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Full-time (1.0 FTE, 37 hrs per week); Open-ended contract

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Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for:

The School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University is seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer or Lecturer in Para and Disability Sport. You will contribute to research, innovation, and teaching within this internationally recognised area, supporting the University’s strong reputation for excellence in sport-related research and practice.

At Senior Lecturer level, you will lead and deliver educational and student experience activities across relevant undergraduate and postgraduate programmes integrating your knowledge and expertise in Para and Disability Sport. You will hold a PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline and be internationally recognised for your academic excellence, with a substantial body of high-quality publications and a strong track record of supervising research students.

At Lecturer level, you will support teaching and student experience activities across our programmes, contributing to the development of high-quality education integrating your knowledge and expertise in Para and Disability Sport. You will hold a PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant field and demonstrate a growing profile of academic publication, alongside experience in research, teaching, and/or applied practice.

At both levels, you will demonstrate a clear and ambitious research and innovation plan aligned with the University’s Research and Innovation core strategy. This plan should articulate your area of expertise and outline how you will advance knowledge and practice within para and disability sport, including opportunities for translation and impact.

We are particularly seeking to recruit an individual whose expertise aligns with Para and Disability sport, and who is motivated to contribute to Loughborough University’s internationally recognised agenda in this area. We welcome applications from candidates across physiology, biomechanics, and social or behavioural sciences, and will appoint the candidate whose profile best complements and strengthens the interdisciplinary work of the Centre for Para and Disability Sport Innovation.

The University welcomes applications from people from diverse and underrepresented communities who can help us achieve our mission. We take positive action and strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds. For this post, we particularly encourage applications from women, disabled individuals, and/or ethnic minorities within the UK. We invite interested candidates to engage with the point of contact provided below at an early stage.

Please note that we have one vacancy and are seeking to make only one appointment at either Senior Lecturer or Lecturer level.

About the University

Universities are one of this country’s greatest assets. We’re educators, employers, innovators and pioneers. We shape culture and society.

At Loughborough, we strive for better, think differently, challenge convention and take action. We are passionate about finding solutions to the major problems faced by society and the planet, and we create opportunities for those with the drive, the ambition, and the determination to apply themselves in the pursuit of better.

About the Department

The School of Sport Exercise and Health Sciences (SSEHS) is a multi-disciplinary school committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community. It upholds the highest standards of excellence in research, innovation, and pedagogy across the full spectrum of disciplines within sport, exercise, health and wellbeing.

Why should you Apply?

With huge amount of variety in the role, there is an opportunity for you to develop and continually grow.

If this sounds like the right place, team and role for you please do get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.

Informal enquiries should be directed by email to Professor Vicky Tolfrey, Professor in Applied Disability and Para Sport and Director of the Centre for Para and Disability Sport Innovation, at

For more information refer to the Lecturer Job Description and Person Specification andSenior Lecturer Job Description and Person Specification.