Clinical Research Fellow

Job description

Job summary

The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) Care Research and Technology at Imperial college London is seeking an outstanding junior doctor ready to take on a challenging role, with considerable scope for independent scientific achievement and personal growth. The post would ideally be pre-doctoral. They will be a key member of the research staff in the group of the Centre Head and Institute Director Professor David Sharp. They will work with the UK DRI CR&T team to support clinical aspects of the Centres work, which will include new technology, advanced neuroimaging and fluid biomarker assessment. They will have the opportunity to develop a research project and will be encouraged to undertake a PhD, applying for additional funding if required. The research will combine sensor systems and behavioural assessment, machine learning / AI, and human compatible robotics with classic interventions, and trial them directly in patients’ homes.

Duties and responsibilities

You will:

• Publish research papers in peer-reviewed journals and present your work at conferences.
• Obtain research grants from national and international funding bodies, and obtain funding from industry where appropriate
• Providing medical assessment and cover for clinical studies within the Centre, which, where required, could exceptionally involve providing medical advice to study participants outside of normal working hours
• Supervise postgraduate students and undergraduate research projects

Essential requirements

• We are looking for a Doctor who is medically qualified with registration at the General Medical Council (GMC) and has an excellent academic track record.


• Some post-registration experience (or equivalent)


• Ability to develop and apply new concepts; Able to formulate research questions and develop successful research proposals and funding bids


• Willingness to undertake any necessary training for the role

Further information

This is a Full Time and fixed term role until 01 January 2027, based at the White City Campus.

This role will include a London Allowance of £2,162 on top of the salary advertised.

Should you require any further details on the role please contact: d.wilson@imperal.ac.uk Centre and Research Commercialisation Manager.

For technical issues when applying online please emailsjobs@ic.ac.uk

The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/

The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level.

http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/ 

As this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, at the appropriate level, will be required for the successful candidate. Further information about the DBS disclosure process can be found at: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs/or by telephoning 03000 200 190. You may also wish to view the College’sDBS webpagefor policy statements on the Recruitment and Employment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Storage, Use, Retention & Disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure Information.

Documents

• Job-Description - Clinical Research Fellow - 11.2023 - Final SR.pdf