NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Urology - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Birmingham
Description
Contract Type:Fixed Term contract up to 4 years or CCT date, whichever is sooner
Role Summary
An NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer (ACL) ) post offers doctors in specialty training a combination of 50% of their time in clinical specialty training (clinical service provision for GPs) and 50% in academic training. It provides a maximum of 4 years' funding or runs until the trainee achieves their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), whichever is soonest.
The ACL post provides opportunities for post-doctoral research and facilitates applications for further research funding for doctors working towards completion of their specialty training. It is intended for those who can demonstrate outstanding potential through success at doctoral research, and who show further potential for development as a clinical academic in research and/or educational research.
To apply for this NIHR 2023 ACL post, candidates should have submitted their final Doctoral thesis, and they must have been fully awarded their higher degree in order to be able to take up the post. The deadline to take up this post is September 1st 2024.
The Clinical Lectureship in Urology will be based within the College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham. The applicant must have experience in the diagnosis and management of patients with urological cancers.
The successful applicant will receive continuing training in all aspects of urology as part of the Urology SpR rotation. Applicants must have a firm commitment to a career in academic urology. It is intended that the research will focus on laboratory and/or clinical aspects of urooncology research which can be accommodated within the programme through the extensive expertise in the College of Medical and Dental Sciences and its Bladder Cancer Research Centre, the scope of which is outlined below. Opportunities will be available to participate and lead in laboratory-based or bioinformatics-based research programmes, as well as multicentre clinical studies that are either ongoing or under development. Applicants will work closely with Professor Rik Bryan (Director of the Bladder Cancer Research Centre) and Mr Keval Patel (Consultant Urological Surgeon and Clinical Academic).
Person Specification
Must hold a current NTN (ST3 or above). Must have a higher research degree (PhD, MD or equivalent); all candidates must have submitted their final thesis to be eligible to apply and must have been fully awarded their higher degree in order to be able to take up the post.
Informal enquires can be made to Lisa Powell, email:
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