We are looking for a Programme Director for our Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) Programme, to succeed Professor Marian Knight who reaches the end of their tenure on 31 May 2026.

The NIHR PGfAR funding scheme makes significant awards of flexible funding budget and duration. Since the Programme was established in 2006, 47 rounds have been completed, leading to over 340 awards, largely health care related but increasingly, public health and social care orientated. To view our current funded projects, please visit the NIHR funding and awards website.

The research is applied and relatively ‘near-term’, with an expectation of clear benefits to patients, service users, carers, and the health and social care systems. Further information can be found by visiting the Programme Grants for Applied Research website.

In parallel, the programme offers both seed funding and/or follow‑on funding for those researchers seeking to strengthen their research activ...