Associate Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery/Honorary Consultant

As a high calibre clinician scientist this role will allow you to further build your strong research and publication profile both nationally and internationally and enhance impact activity, contributing to the University’s REF return in 2020. You will be a significant research income generator and supervise a team of clinical and non-clinical postgraduate and undergraduate researchers.

As an Associate Professor you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and clinicians who have been brought together to develop a programme of high quality research directed at improving the lives of patients who may require cardiovascular surgery. You will contribute to engagement or enterprise activities in support of your own agenda of work and that of the Department.

The group has a national and international reputation in translational research and combines clinicians from University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/(see also appendix) and laboratory, translational and clinical scientists within the University of Leicester.

You will also deliver a clinical surgical service for adult cardiac surgery as part of a multi-disciplinary team managing patients. The clinical sessions will be negotiated to take into account the research interest of the appointee, but are expected to include a mixture of in-patient, out-patients and surgical sessions.

Further Information

You will demonstrate extensive professional experience and the ability to deliver substantial contributions in research, teaching and leadership and management. You will have an established national research reputation, which you will further in this role through making a significant impact on the institution and on your discipline. Your research plan must fit and compliment the research interests of the Department and College.