Clinical Assistant Professor (NIHR Clinical Lecturer) (fixed term) (1)

Applications are invited from medically-qualified doctors who seek integrated academic and clinical training for a clinical academic career. We have two posts on offer from the following:

Paediatrics or General Surgery or Respiratory Medicine

Geriatric Medicine or Old Age Psychiatry or Clinical Radiology 

The successful candidates in these NIHR funded Clinical Lectureships will work with internationally acclaimed research groups in the University of Nottingham's School of Medicine, in which you will be trained in the latest state of the art techniques to improve health and well-being.

You will be supported to develop an individual innovative and novel research programme leading to peer reviewed publications and research funding applications.

You must be GMC registered with a license to practice, already have a higher research degree (PhD or MD by research or equivalent) and fulfil all essential criteria on the appropriate person specifications.  You will be selected on academic merit and clinical academic potential.

The posts will be offered for a period of 4 years (or a maximum of 6 year part-time 0.6 FTE, pro-rata) or until award of CCT in speciality, which is shortest. For information on Clinical Academic Training in Nottingham, see: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/medicine/study/training/catp/index.aspx 

Interviews will be held on: 23 March 2021. Successful applicants must be in post before 30 June 2021.

To accompany your application, you must complete and upload to the University's application system, the NIHR's supplementary questions available at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/medicine/documents/nihr-cl-supplementary-questions-and-guidance-notes.doc 

Applications without the NIHR’s supplementary questions from the link above, cannot be considered.

You are also directed to NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre information at : https://www.nihr.ac.uk/our-research-community/NIHR-academy/nihr-training-programmes/integrated-academic-training-programme/clinical-lectureship-cl.htm 

Athena SWAN award:  The University of Nottingham is focussed on embedding equality, diversity and inclusion in all that we do.  As part of this, we welcome a diverse population to join our workforce and therefore encourage applicants from all communities, particularly those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

The School of Medicine holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our achievements in promoting and advancing these principles.   Please see   http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/medicine/about/athena-swan.aspx 

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: The University of Nottingham has gained national and international recognition for world leading research and teaching across a wide range of academic disciplines. Our commitment to research hassled to a proud history of ground-breaking discoveries.  As a result, we are ranked in the top 100 universities worldwide and in the top eight British universities for research power.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to
Academic Programme Director (Geriatric Medicine) - Professor Adam Gordon - adam.gordon@nottingham.ac.uk
Academic Programme Director (Respiratory Medicine) - Professor Charlotte Bolton - charlotte.bolton@nottingham.ac.uk
Academic Programme Director (Old Age Psychiatry) Dr Anto Rajamani - Anto.Rajamani@nottingham.ac.uk
Academic Programme Director (Paediatrics) Dr Shalini Ojha - shalini.ojha@nottingham.ac.uk
Academic Programme Director (Clinical Radiology) - Professor Rob Dineen - rob.dineen@nottingham.ac.uk
Academic Programme Director (General Surgery) Mr David Humes - david.humes@nottingham.ac.uk

Please note that applications sent directly to these email addresses will not be accepted.

Our University has always been a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. For more information on the support we offer our international colleagues, visit; https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/applyingfromoverseas/index2.aspx

For all successful international applicants, including EU/EEA applicants from January 2021, we offer an interest-free loan to help cover the cost of immigration-related expenses to the UK, including visas and the NHS surcharge. For more information follow this link https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/hr/guidesandsupport/workingintheuk/documents/support-with-immigration-expenses-policy-application-form.pdf