The 2026 Clinical Lectureships in Dentistry from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) are postdoctoral awards that provide a clinical and academic training environment for dentists to establish themselves as independent researchers and leaders. Funded through the Integrated Academic Training (IAT) Programme, lecturers spend 50% of their time in research or educationalist training.
Applications are open to dentists at the postdoctoral stage. Candidates apply to the host IAT partnerships through the online application system Oriel, not to the NIHR, and successful applicants must be in post by March 31, 2027.
The NIHR has allocated funding for 8 Clinical Lectureships, with award starting dates between April 1, 2026, and March 31, 2027.
Applications close on March 31, 2027.
