Professor of Data Science in Applied Health (E&R)

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Salary:Competitive salary reflecting qualifications and experience

Professor of Data Science in Applied Health (E&R)

Location:Exeter (Hybrid)

Contractual hours:36.5

Package:Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

This full-time post is available from April 2025 on a permanent basis and offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home. We also welcome applications from those looking for less than full time hours.

We seek to appoint a forward-looking and highly committed individual to become Professor of Data Science in Applied Health (E&R). The successful candidate will combine strong academic research and education with a track record of strategic leadership and collaborative engagement. They will have a demonstrable international research profile, which could include expertise in data science, operational research, artificial intelligence/machine learning and related fields applied to health. Applicants will be innovative researchers with a strong track record of research funding and international quality publications.

The successful candidate will be expected to engage with and lead on opportunities to develop research and education in data science applied to health and healthcare. They will build on the University of Exeter’s strengths in this area both within PenCHORD and IDSAI and across the wider University through their outstanding research and educational expertise.

The successful candidate will be tasked with contributing to the strategic development of PenCHORD and to extending PenCHORD’s national and international reputation as a highly impactful research and education group and providing a broad leadership role in health data science on behalf of the Medical School.

Working closely with the University of Exeter Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (IDSAI), the successful candidate will contribute to the strategic leadership of PenCHORD (the Peninsula Collaboration for Health Operational Research and Data Science) and the advancement of their innovative, groundbreaking research and education and provide senior leadership in health data science across the University of Exeter Medical School.

What we can offer you:

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly;
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development;
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy;
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon.

The University of Exeter:We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world. We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment:We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

If you would like to discuss the post further, please contact ARC Director Prof Stuart Logan (); or Head of Department of Health & Community Sciences, Prof Claire Hulme (); or Deputy Pro-vice Chancellor and Dean of University of Exeter Medical School Prof Richard Holland (); or Pro-Vice Chancellor for Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Prof Sallie Lamb ();

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