NIHR ACL in Infectious Diseases or Paediatrics or Vascular Surgery
University of Leicester
The post offers the opportunity for those with excellent potential as clinical academics to further develop their academic skills, produce high level publications, compete & attract external grant funding and progress. Appointees will spend 50% of their time in clinical training and 50% of their time undertaking academic work.
The Postgraduate Dean has confirmed that this post has the required educational and staffing approval.
Applicants must be a registered medical practitioner holding a licence to practice and an NTN in the appropriate clinical specialty, having achieved an outcome 1 at the most recent ARCP, or have been through national recruitment and be regarded as appointable at ST3 or above and be able to provide formal written evidence of this.
You must have a strong research background in your clinical specialty with research interests complimentary to those in the College and have a higher degree (MD/PhD, or equivalent), or have submitted your higher degree at the time of application with it being awarded prior to commencement. You must be able to commence in post before 30 June 2021.
Further Information
Informal Enquiries
Potential candidates are strongly encouraged to contact:
University Research Programme
Paediatrics - Prof Elaine Boyle, eb124@le.ac.uk
Infectious Diseases - Dr Manish Pareek, mp426@le.ac.uk
Vascular Surgery - Prof Matt Bown, m.bown@le.ac.uk
Clinical Academic Training Programme:
Director of the Clinical Academic Training Programme - Prof Matt Bown, m.bown@le.ac.uk
Head of the East Midlands Postgraduate Academic School - Prof Jonathan Barratt, jb81@le.ac.uk
Training Programme Director
Infectious Diseases:
Dr Martin Wiselka, martin.wiselka@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Paediatrics:
Dr Joe Fawke, joe.fawke@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Dr Gary Stiefel, garystiefel@icloud.com
Vascular Surgery:
Mr Akin Oluwole, Akin.Oluwole@nuh.nhs.uk
Leicester is a leading University committed to international excellence, world-changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching. The University is ranked within the top 25 UK Universities in all international league tables and we are strongly committed to inclusivity, promoting equality and celebrating diversity among our staff and students. Our strength is built on the talent of our scholars, drawn to us by a mutual passion for discovery. We seek to embed an adventurous and entrepreneurial spirit into our research culture, and to create an environment in which both disciplinary excellence and interdisciplinarity thrive.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 because the appointee will have substantial access to young people and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, an appointment to this post will be subject to checking and appropriate clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The successful applicant for this post will, therefore, be required to give consent for the University to check with the DBS for the existence and content of any criminal record in the form of an Enhanced Disclosure. Information received from the DBS and the police will be kept in strict confidence and will be destroyed once the University is satisfied in this regard.
Job Details
| School name | University of Leicester |
|---|---|
| Job title | NIHR ACL in Infectious Diseases or Paediatrics or Vascular Surgery |
| Date posted | 24/11/2020 |
| Closing date | 10/01/2021 |
| Reference Number | 2474 |