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NIHR Walport Academic Clinical Lectureships in Diabetes and Endocrinology

19 Jun 2009


Via www.jobs.ac.uk. Applications are invited for two Walport NIHR Clinical Lecturers on the Specialty Training Programme in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Barts & the London School of Medicine & Dentistry. The post-holders will be expected to develop a programme of original research and play a pivotal role in the research activities of the participating departments, while completing their clinical specialist training in Diabetes and Endocrinology. The NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer programme is designed to support the development of individuals to become future leaders of research in their clinical academic field.

Applicants must be registered with the GMC and enrolled in a higher specialist training programme in Diabetes and Endocrinology in the UK. They must also have completed study for an MD or PhD degree, and, if the degree is not yet awarded, must be demonstrably close to submission of their thesis at the time of application. Evidence of peer reviewed publications in good quality journals is essential, along with demonstration of the potential for scientific independence and team leadership.

Salary will be on the Clinical Lecturer scale consistent with the appointee's current specialist training scale up to £53,132 per annum plus London weighting of £1,470 per annum. The posts are 50% academic training and 50% clinical specialty training and are available from 1 August 2009 for 3 years. Interested candidates are invited to contact Professor Graham Hitman ([email protected]) or Professor Adrian Clark ([email protected]) for an informal discussion about these posts. Application details can be found at the link below. The deadline for return of completed applications is 10 July 2009.

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