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.
Senior Programme Manager
The NIHR is seeking to appoint a Senior Programme Manager to the Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement team.
Programme Director, NIHR Health Services & Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme
The Director of Science, Research and Evidence for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is looking to select an exceptional person to be the Programme Director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme, to succeed Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone who comes to the end of her tenure at the end of November 2021.
Research Collaboration Manager
We are looking for a Research Collaboration Manager to join our team, responsible for the identification, set up and monitoring of/support for Collaborations across the NIHR clinical research infrastructure.
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.
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.
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.
Experienced representative from the NHS with a good understanding of evidence synthesis (Ref - ESP/21/02)
The Evidence Synthesis Programme (ESP) is seeking to appoint a member to the Evidence Synthesis Programme Advisory Group (ESPAG).
Experienced representative from the UK social care sector (Ref - ESP/21/01)
Evidence Synthesis Programme (ESP) is seeking to appoint a member to the Evidence Synthesis Programme Advisory Group (ESPAG).