Clinical Associate Professor​/Chair in Paediatrics and Child Health

Position: Clinical Associate Professor / Chair in Paediatrics and Child Health
Job summary

We are looking for an exceptional candidate for the post of Clinical Associate Professor/ Chair of Paediatrics and Child Health who will be integral in providing academic leadership in the field of child health and co-ordinating the research on the Chelsea and Westminster site. You should have particular expertise and interest in life course research, with a focus on the impact of ill health in early life on later life outcomes such as obesity, diabetes and metabolic conditions.

Main duties of the jobYou will be expected to enhance and substantially increase the existing early life and child health research on the Chelsea and Westminster campus and across West London Children's Healthcare. It is intended that you will have a focus on metabolic/endocrine paediatric medicine, encompassing a broad spectrum. Relevant research fields may range from cell and molecular biology, computational research, epidemiology, psychology and qualitative research amongst others

You will work closely with colleagues across the Faculty of Medicine and West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH), in particular the Mohn Centre for Child Health and Wellbeing and Imperial Centre for Paediatric and Child health (PaeCH), to support academic activity.

Candidates are encouraged to get in touch to discuss the post and we would welcome discussions about how your research may align with clinical and research priorities at WLCH and Imperial.

About us Imperial College London seeks a Clinical Associate Professor or Chair in Paediatrics and Child Health
to join the Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction within the Faculty of Medicine.
We are Imperial - a world-leading university for science, technology, engineering, medicine and
business (STEMB), where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.

Details Date posted
06 August 2026

Pay scheme

Other Salary
Depending on experience

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference numberMED
05893

Job locations
369 Fulham Road LondonLondonSW
10 9NH
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

About the role

We are looking for an exceptional candidate for the post of Clinical Associate Professor/ Chair of Paediatrics and Child Health who will be integral in providing academic leadership in the field of child health and co-ordinating the research on the Chelsea and Westminster site.

You should have particular expertise and interest in life course research, with a focus on the impact of ill health in early life on later life outcomes such as obesity, diabetes and metabolic conditions.

What you would be doing

You will be expected to enhance and substantially increase the existing early life and child health research on the Chelsea and Westminster campus and across West London Children's Healthcare. It is intended that you will have a focus on metabolic/endocrine paediatric medicine, encompassing a broad spectrum. Relevant research fields may range from cell and molecular biology, computational research, epidemiology, psychology and qualitative research amongst others

You will work closely with colleagues across the Faculty of Medicine and West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH), in particular the Mohn Centre for Child Health and Wellbeing and Imperial Centre for Paediatric and Child health (PaeCH), to support academic activity. Candidates are encouraged to get in touch to discuss the post and we would welcome discussions about how your research may align with clinical and research priorities at WLCH and Imperial.

What we are looking forFull GMC (General Medical Council) registration

Appropriate specialist qualification (MRCPCH by examination or equivalent)
A national / international reputation and expertise in the field of paediatrics (commensurate with…