Make a real contribution to how research is shaping the future of healthcare, social care, public health and global health.
As the nation's largest funder of health and care research, we have many openings for you to build a career or interest in health and care research, ranging from becoming a reviewer or a member of a funding committee to being employed in research management by one of our coordinating centres. We post opportunities on this page to:
- Be part of our decision-making process by joining one of our funding committees for an NIHR research programme.
- Help with research as a patient, carer or other member of the public.
- Apply for job roles at all levels in research management and cross-cutting functions for the NIHR, for example in:
Managing research schemes and monitoring performance; finance and budgetary analysis; intellectual property and legal; communications, events and campaigns; impact and evidence; public involvement, participation and engagement; information systems, knowledge management and data analysis; governance, quality and operational management; stakeholder relationships.
Elsewhere on this website, you can find additional ways to join us to:
- Influence our research - explore how you can be one of our external peer reviewers or identify evidence uncertainties.
- Grow as a health and care professional through our career development and learning and support.
- Develop your career in health and care research with an NIHR Academy or Senior Investigator Award.
Health Economists (Ref - HTAFC/21/01)
The NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme is seeking to appoint Health Economists to their Funding Committees.
Healthcare and Social Care Professionals (Ref - HTAFC/21/02)
The NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme is seeking to appoint Healthcare and Social Care Professionals to their Funding Committees.
Methodologists (Ref - HTAFC/21/03)
The NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme is seeking to appoint Methodologists to their Funding Committees.
Statisticians (Ref - HTAFC/21/06)
The NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme is seeking to appoint Statisticians to their Funding Committee.
Primary Care Clinicians (Ref - HTAFC/21/04)
The NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme is seeking to appoint Primary Care Clinicians to their Funding Committees.
Psychiatrists (Ref - HTAFC/21/05)
The NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme is seeking to appoint Psychiatrists to their Funding Committee.
Surgeons (Ref - HTAFC/21/07)
The NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme is seeking to appoint Surgeons to their Funding Committees.
Urologists (Ref - HTAFC/21/08)
The NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme is seeking to appoint Urologists to their Funding Committees.
Expert in health economics (Public health) (Ref - PHRFC/21/02)
The Public Health Research programme is seeking to appoint an expert in health economics to its Funding Committee.
Senior Programme Manager, Medtech and Digital Healthcare Innovations
The NIHR Central Commissioning Facility are seeking to appoint a Senior Programme Manager to support the delivery of funding programmes that accelerate the translation of medtech and digital health innovations.
Impact Manager
The NIHR Central Commissioning Facility is seeking to appoint an Impact Manager to help support the delivery of NIHR's strategic ambitions with respect to impact.
Programme Grants for Applied Research - Subcommittee members
The NIHR is seeking to appoint new members to serve on Programme Grants for Applied Research sub-committees that consider researcher-led proposals to the programme.
Programme Manager, Patient and Public Involvement
The NIHR Central Commissioning Facility are seeking to appoint a Programme Manager to join their Patient and Public Involvement team.
Technology Transfer Manager
The NIHR Central Commissioning Facility is seeking a dynamic individual to become a Technology Transfer Manager..
Senior Technology Transfer Manager
The NIHR Central Commissioning Facility is seeking a Technology Transfer professional looking to help transform research in to tangible real world improvements in health care.
Senior Social Media Specialist
The NIHR corporate communications team is seeking to appoint a Senior Social Media Specialist.
Research Funding Operations Manager
We are looking for an exceptional and passionate individual to become an Operations Manager and join our team at the NIHR Central Commissioning Facility
Press Office Manager
The NIHR corporate communications team is seeking to appoint a Press Office Manager.
Public Committee Member - National Committees
We are currently looking for members of the public to join one of our committees.
Senior Business Development Manager
We are looking for two Senior Business Development Managers to join the NIHR Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure (NOCRI).