Clinical Research Fellow - London, United Kingdom - King's College London

King's College London

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Job description

The appointee will join the Department of Cancer Imaging within the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences from May 2023.

The aim is to translate imaging research into the clinical management of patients.

The Department is highly collaborative and comprises of a team of clinical and scientific researchers investigating specific diseases using multimodal imaging.

Duties are focused on academic work.

It is expected that translational work related to machine learning applied to neuroimaging will be the key component of this research.

The post-holder, with discussion beforehand, will potentially contribute to teaching and helping postgraduate students in this field of research.

The post holder is expected to hold a MBBS or equivalent and be within a UK Radiology training scheme.

They should be highly motivated, work well within a multidisciplinary team, and be able to work to clinical and scientific deadlines.

In addition you should be able to work without close supervision and plan as well as prioritise your workload.

This post will be offered on an a fixed-term contract until 31 March 2025

This is a part-time post - 20% full time equivalent (8 hours per week)

Key responsibilities

Collaborate on and help to develop a research programme in the field of machine learning applied to neuroimaging
Work in a multimodal (but focused on MRI predominantly) and multidisciplinary research network in the delivery of the above objective.
Support Data Transfer from NHS sites to KCL
Support Data curation and cleaning
Achieve the above objectives in a coordinated way by effective teamwork and collaboration with colleagues

Analysis & research:

Contribute to the dissemination of scientific results by means of writing papers for publication, presenting orally and in poster form at academic meetings, seminars and conferences
Contribute to the preparation of research proposals

Administrative

The post holder will be expected to take part in the general activities of the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, including departmental meetings, appraisal and KCL probation meetings.

Team work, teaching & learning support:

Keep informed of current developments
Assist in reviewing scientific papers
Attend research training sessions in consenting and all aspects of clinical governance
As a member of an interdisciplinary team involving clinicians, carry out research in pursuit of the objectives of the research group leaders.

Communication & networking:

Work closely with other academics in the School/Department and with clinicians within King's Health Partners Hospitals and elsewhere
Communicate material of a specialist and complex nature using a range of media, within your own discipline and with colleagues from other disciplines
Assimilate the language and thinking of other disciplines to facilitate effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams of data scientists, physicists and clinicians
Keep colleagues informed of developments in the research literature
Keep line manager and colleagues informed of any problems with equipment
Accept and assume a role as part of an interdisciplinary team
Carry out any reasonable administrative duties
Undertake Continuous Professional Development
Undertake appropriate professional duties, such as involvement in professional bodies

Research governance:

Adhere to appropriate policies and legislation regarding clinical research e.g. informed consent, International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH), Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Maintain full compliance with confidentiality regulations at all times

Decision making, planning and problem solving:

Contribute to collaborative decision making with colleagues within research teams
Assist staff compiling regulatory documentation by providing necessary data
Develop and disseminate guidelines resulting from problem resolution
Plan and act independently to take forward assigned projects and discuss these with rest of the team
Work independently with only low level supervision
Assist and advise other researchers in the planning and execution of their research

Service delivery:

Work closely with the rest of the clinical and scientific imaging team and facility managers, including senior academics and clinicians, radiographers, clinical research fellows, researchers and research nurses, to undertake individual assigned responsibilities
Provide support for other members of the team
Adopt systems of work as required by the Local Rules and work closely with the governance management team to ensure compliance on research studies

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria