Deanery Of Clinical Sciences

Full-Time 40 hours per week Fixed-term 12 month contract The opportunity: Applications are invited for a Clinical Research Fellowship in Cardiology at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Cardiovascular Science (CVS) with a view to obtaining a PhD. Potential applicants should contact Professor Nicholas L Mills (0131 242 6515) or Dr Kuan Ken Lee (0131 242 6515). Professor Mills and Dr Lee’s research interests are in health data research, cardiac biomarkers, care pathways and data-enabled clinical trials. For further details see the CVS website. Under Professor Mills and Dr Lee’s supervision, the appointee will be required to demonstrate an ability to work independently and deliver a wide range of complex tasks. They will need to demonstrate enthusiasm, commitment and self-motivation to deliver the health data research projects. During this post, the appointee will obtain a higher postgraduate (PhD or MD) degree. This post is full-time (40 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. Your skills and attributes for success: Registration with the General Medical Council Have MRCP, MRCS or equivalent Have clinical experience in cardiology or medicine Have experience of health data research or programming with R Please note - Applicants should include approx. 300 words describing their research experience to date and indicating their preferred area of research for their PhD as part of their supporting statement.