Deputy Director of the Knowledge Mobilisation Programme

The University of West London (UWL) is ranked as 41st in the UK in The Guardian University Guide 2026 and is the 1st London modern* university in The Times/The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026. We are also the Number 1 London university for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2025**. The UWL community is a diverse body of students and staff who work together to create an environment of success and achievement. We celebrate the diversity of our staff and promote our values in practice through our commitment to inclusivity, progression, and success. 

* A modern university is a university established in 1992, or after. Excluding specialist providers.

** Calculated as the average of all questions, using registered populations.

The School of Medicine and Biosciences 

The School of Medicine and Biosciences at UWL, is an interdisciplinary research-driven School, embedded within an area of West London with diverse populations and significant pockets of both deprivation and affluence.  We work in partnership with policy makers and practitioners to improve the health of our communities and reduce inequalities, developing and delivering hyperlocal health and social care initiatives, which have the potential to scale up locally and nationally. We deliver research-led undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses in Biosciences and Dementia Care. Our research themes: Ageing and dementia; Healthcare inequalities; Public Health; Gene-targeted cancer therapy; and Translational Medicine. 

The Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory

A flagship Institute based within the School of Medicine and Biosciences, delivering interdisciplinary applied research and education. Our focus is on delivering the evidence to inform high quality, cutting edge, health and social care to benefit people living with dementia, older people, and their care partners and families.

At the heart of our mission is to ensure the most vulnerable populations of people living with dementia and older people have better experiences of health and social care and are supported in living well and living at home for longer. All our research and education programmes are guided by an inclusive approach.

We are an interdisciplinary team of over 20 academics, with expertise in psychology, social policy, epidemiology, nursing, sociology, and the arts, with our research drawing upon a wide range of methodologies. 

Our research funding incorporates NIHR and ESRC funding, funding from national and international charities, and philanthropic support. We have established a reputation for the rapid translation of our research into impact, which is informing public discourse, shaping the policy agenda, and translated into practice improvements. 

Our postgraduate education programmes offer interdisciplinary, research focused, evidence-based teaching and supervision. Our postgraduate courses are designed to cultivate leaders in ageing and dementia care and improve practice across health and social care settings.

The Institute is based within The School of Medicine and Biosciences. For further details and to see our team, please visit: https://www.uwl.ac.uk/research/research-centres-and-groups/geller-institute-ageing-and-memory

The Role 

The Knowledge Mobilisation (KM) Deputy Director will be part of the leadership of our NIHR Knowledge Mobilisation programme. The deputy director will play a pivotal role in supporting the growth and implementation of the programme’s research and operational strategies. The role will work closely with Knowledge Mobilisation Director (Prof Rowan Myron), our Knowledge Mobilisation Fellows, colleagues within the Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory, and research networks across the University of West London (UWL).  The Deputy Director will have shared responsibility with Professor Myron for strategic direction and leadership of the programme. 

The appointed Knowledge Mobilisation Deputy Director will work with Professor Myron to create, evaluate, and support the Knowledge Mobilisation programme, and will be responsible for delivering the Knowledge mobilisation Fellows evaluation, publications, securing further high-status funding, and ensuring demonstrable progress throughout the programme. This will include providing strategic direction for the Knowledge Mobilisation Fellows, engaging with the other NIHR ARC Knowledge Mobilisation Leads and Fellows across England, and attending national meetings.

The Knowledge Mobilisation Deputy Director role is integral to the NIHR’s mission, acting as a catalyst for change by ensuring research findings are effectively mobilised into practice, implemented in healthcare settings, thereby improving patient outcomes, reducing health inequalities, and contributing to the overall enhancement of health and care services.

The Person

Requirements for the post holder include:

Experience of successful track record in implementing research findings into practice within health and care services.A PhD in a relevant field.Experience of research leadership and designing, obtaining funding and delivering large scale programmes of research in health and social care. Ability to engage, foster collaborations with, and understand the perspectives and priorities of a wide range of health and care professionals, researchers, patients and public bodies, and other relevant organisations including industry and third sector organisations.Ability to influence and shape the practice of health and care delivery implementation programmes and ensure they are responsive to the needs of local populations in NW London and nationally. Experience of working as partnership with the NHS and social care in implementing changes to health services and health improvement programmes, and research impact.Experience of leading research teams and successful PhD supervision 

How to Apply 

To apply click on ‘Apply Online’ and fill out the application form and submit a CV and a cover letter. 

Further information about the application process can be found here: https://jobs.uwl.ac.uk/display.aspx?id=1253&pid=0 

Please email [email protected]  if you need any assistance with the application process.

Interviews are expected to be held in the week commencing 2nd February 2026.

For informal enquiries about the position please contact Prof Rowan Myron, [email protected],  

Additional Information 

Read more about working at the University of West London at https://www.uwl.ac.uk/about-us/how-university-works/why-work-uw

We welcome applications from individuals who do not have a fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Should you be successful and do not hold an HEA fellowship you will be asked to complete one within 2 years of appointment as a condition of your continued employment. Depending on eligibility this may take the form of an advanced Level 7 apprenticeship in teaching which means that you will spend 20% of your work in off-the-job study 

Our depertment/school is under-represented in terms of staff from minority ethnic backgrounds, of LGBT+ identities, and with disabilities. UWL is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter, and is a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly those mentioned above to increase diversity in our workforce.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. 

Please be advised that it is expected that appointment within a grade will normally be at the minimum point.

Applicants must hold a PhD in a relevant field with a demonstrable track record of research within the field. 

We will intermittently review the applications as part of this open advert, therefore if successful, you will be shortlisted and contacted at any time. 

The University of West London reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

 

Closing Date: 18 Jan 2026

Department: Senior Management

Salary: £73,806 to £81,457 per annum