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NIHR professional committee positions now open

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) are currently looking for professionals working in health and social care to help shape research funding decisions.

They have opened a wide-range of opportunities to join their decision making committees across multiple research programmes.

These committees:

  • recommend health and social care rfesearch projects to fund or prioritise
  • ensure that research is high quality, robust and represents good value for money
  • provide independent input, assessing research briefs and proposals

Read more and apply for the current opportunities below before the deadline of 27 May

Statistics (Public Health Interventions) specialists

Reference number: PHRFC/25/04

The Public Health Research Programme is looking for experts in evaluating public health interventions, to join its Funding Committee.

This opportunity is for professionals currently active in:

  • statistics - particularly in relation to public and population health interventions and policies

    Apply

Senior representatives with Public Health practice experience in UK local government, public and voluntary sectors

Reference number: PHRPC/25/01

The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme is looking for senior representatives with public health practice experience in UK local government, and/or other relevant public and voluntary sector organisations to join its Prioritisation Committee.

This opportunity is for senior professionals across the UK currently active in population and public health practice in 1 or more of the following areas:

  • local government including Chief Executives and elected members and those working at a senior level in public health and other relevant departments (e.g. planning, transport, education, housing, etc)
  • other public sector organisations across all 4 UK nations

  • voluntary and community sector organisations

    Apply

Unhealthy commodities / substance abuse policy (Public Health Intervention) specialists

Reference number: PHRFC/25/05

The Public Health Research Programme is looking for experts in evaluating public health interventions, to join its Funding Committee.

This opportunity is for professionals currently active in:

  • unhealthy commodities or substance abuse - particularly in relation to public health interventions and policy

    Apply

Committee Member Development Scheme (CMDS) participant

NIHR are seeking to appoint NIHR Reviewer Development Scheme members to their committees as Committee Member Development Scheme (CMDS) participants.

These 1 year development opportunities are for roles on the prioritisation and funding committees, and may be offered within the following research funding programmes:

NIHR committees help decide which research projects to fund or prioritise.

They want the committees to have a broad range of perspectives, knowledge, skills and experience. The committee members include clinicians, academics, service managers, health, social care, public health and voluntary sector professionals, carers, patients and members of the public.

There are different types of committees depending on the role they need to play.

  • prioritisation committees support the identification, development and evaluation of potential research questions. Some prioritisation committees also review outline research proposals
  • funding committees critically assess and prioritise research proposals for funding

Apply

Natural experiments (Public Health Interventions) specialists

Reference number: PHRFC/25/02

The Public Health Research Programme is looking for experts in evaluating public health interventions, to join its Funding Committee.

This opportunity is for professionals currently active in:

  • natural experiments - particularly in relation to public and population health interventions and policies.

Apply

Realist synthesis and/or Social Science approaches to health (Public Health Intervention) specialists

Reference number: PHRFC/25/03

The Public Health Research Programme is looking for experts in evaluating public health interventions, to join its Funding Committee.

This opportunity is for professionals currently active in:

  • realist synthesis and/or social science approaches to public health - particularly in relation to public health interventions and policy

Apply

Surgeons

Reference number: HTAFC/25/07

The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is looking for surgeons to join its Funding Committees. Applications from orthopaedic surgeons are particularly welcome.

HTA Funding Committees assess the scientific merit of research proposals submitted to both the commissioned and researcher-led workstreams, including themed calls and evidence synthesis proposals, and make funding recommendations to the Programme Oversight Committee. Applicants will be assessing funding applications across the whole HTA remit.

Apply

Primary and Community Based Care specialists

Reference number: HTAPC/25/01

The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is looking for Primary and Community Based Care specialists to join its’ Prioritisation Committees.

This opportunity is for professionals currently active in one or more of the following areas:

  • primary / community care

Apply

Mental Health Clinicians

Reference number: HTAFC/25/04

The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is looking for senior mental health clinicians to join its Funding Committees. This includes, but is not limited to, psychiatrists, psychologists and specialist mental health nurses.

HTA Funding Committees assess the scientific merit of research proposals submitted to both the commissioned and researcher-led workstreams, including themed calls and evidence synthesis proposals, and make funding recommendations to the Programme Oversight Committee. Applicants will be assessing funding applications across the whole HTA remit.

Apply

Healthcare and related professionals

Reference number: HTAFC/25/03

The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is looking for senior healthcare professionals to join its Funding Committees. This opportunity is for individuals working in a professional capacity across the UK health and social care systems or in relevant higher education or commercial organisations. The programme welcomes applications from all areas and has a particular interest in applications from research-aware members of professions currently under-represented on our committees such as nursing, midwifery, allied health professions, etc.

HTA Funding Committees assess the scientific merit of research proposals submitted to both the commissioned and researcher-led workstreams, including themed calls and evidence synthesis proposals, and make funding recommendations to the Programme Oversight Committee. Applicants will be assessing funding applications across the whole HTA remit.

Apply

Statisticians

Reference number: HTAFC/25/06

The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is looking for Statisticians to join its Funding Committees. They are looking for applicants who can demonstrate experience across the wide range of statistical methodologies likely to be encountered in applications for HTA funding.

HTA funding committees assess the scientific merit of research proposals submitted to both the commissioned and researcher-led workstreams, including themed calls and evidence synthesis proposals, and make funding recommendations to the Programme Oversight Committee. Applicants will be assessing funding applications across the whole HTA remit.

Apply

Health Economists

Reference number: HTAFC/25/02 

The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is looking for health economists to join its Funding Committees. They are looking for applicants who can demonstrate experience across the range of economic principles likely to be encountered in applications for HTA funding.

HTA Funding Committees assess the scientific merit of research proposals submitted to both the commissioned and researcher-led workstreams, including themed calls and evidence synthesis proposals, and make funding recommendations to the Programme Oversight Committee. Applicants will be assessing funding applications across the whole HTA remit.

Apply

General Practitioners

Reference number: HTAFC/25/01

The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is looking for General Practitioners to join its Funding Committees.

HTA Funding Committees assess the scientific merit of research proposals submitted to both the commissioned and researcher-led workstreams, including themed calls and evidence synthesis proposals, and make funding recommendations to the Programme Oversight Committee. Applicants will be assessing funding applications across the whole HTA remit.

Apply

Welfare policy (public health) specialists

Reference number: PHRFC/25/06

The Public Health Research Programme is looking for experts in evaluating public health interventions, to join its Funding Committee.

This opportunity is for professionals currently active in:

  • welfare policy - particularly in relation to public and population health

Apply

Global Health research experts

Vacancies may arise through the year across the Global Health Programmes when existing members reach the end of their tenure.  NIHR may also need to convene additional committees to assist with the triage process if they receive an exceptionally high number of applications to a funding opportunity.  They are seeking to build a list of suitable candidates to be considered against any future vacancies over the next twelve months in the following committees:

They are looking for Global Health Research Experts as well as Global Health Community Engagement and Involvement (CEI) Specialists.

NIHR is a major funder of high-quality global health research that directly addresses the diverse health needs of people in low and middle income countries (LMICs). They invest in applied health research relevant to the unmet needs of LMIC communities, health system priorities and the evolving global burden of disease.

The Global Health Research portfolio is underpinned by 3 principles which guide development and delivery. These are to:

  • meet eligibility criteria as Official Development Assistance (ODA), i.e. funded research which benefits people in ODA-eligible countries on the OECD DAC-list

  • deliver high-quality applied health research, building on our principles which are impact, excellence, effectiveness, inclusion, collaboration
  • strengthen research capability and training through equitable partnerships

Apply

Hospital based care specialists

Reference number: HTAPC/25/02

The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is seeking to appoint specialists in hospital based and secondary care to join its Hospital Based Care Prioritisation Committee. They are looking to replace members coming to the end of their tenure, as well as to broaden the expertise on the committee.

This opportunity is for professionals currently active in 1 or more of the following areas:

  • hospital based and secondary care

Apply

Early career researchers and representatives from various disciplines including social care, NHS commissioners, and UK local government

Reference number: ESPPC/25/01

The Evidence Synthesis Programme (ESP) is looking for applicants to expand our Prioritisation Committee for the following membership roles:

  • early career researchers (ECRs)* and
  • professional representatives (PRs)

They are seeking ECRs and PRs currently working in the following areas of interest:

  • social care
  • NHS - commissioning, organisation and delivery of health services UK Local Government including Public Health 

Apply