NIHR Public Health Research (PHR) Funding Committee Chair

Posted by: Julie Simpson - Posted on:

The Director of the Public Health Research (PHR) Programme, Professor Brian Ferguson, seeks to appoint a leader in the field of public and population health research, to undertake the duties of Chair for the NIHR PHR Funding Committees.

  • Do you want to use your leadership skills to have a positive impact on research culture?
  • Are you passionate about developing people?
  • Do you want to help shape an innovative programme in furthering the public health research landscape?
  • Are you an excellent communicator?

Public health research is at an exciting time of methodological and trans-professional development. As Funding Committee Chair, you will be instrumental in influencing this development by guiding the Committee’s funding decisions and ensuring that the programme funds high quality scientific research of relevance to public health organisations across the UK through both its researcher-led and commissioned research modes. The Chair is also responsible, through the NIHR Coordinating Centre, for ensuring delivery of results from funded research. Other responsibilities for the Chair will include contributing to the strategic development of the PHR Programme and to NIHR more widely, and on occasions representing the Programme Director.

Full details on this opportunity are available on the NIHR website. – The closing date is 1pm on 24 November 2023