Clinical Research Fellow

Location:  South Kensington or Royal Brompton Campus

Job Summary

Three clinical studentships are offered as part of the NHLI Foundation’s investment to establish a Centre for Early Airways Disease. Projects are offered in all aspects of airway disease – with particular focus on understanding the mechanism underlying development of asthma or COPD, across a variety of disciplines including bioengineering, cell biology, chemistry, epidemiology, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, pharmacology, physics, physiology and public health.

Duties and responsibilities

NHLI foundation fellows will be placed within a highly supportive environment and will be provided with a cutting edge research project under experienced supervision and mentorship.  Before commencing the three-year PhD, successful candidates will be given the opportunity to meet and least two potential supervisors to identify a suitable research project. 

Essential requirements

Applicants will be exceptional medical graduates who demonstrate a commitment to a research career and aspire to become the next generation of clinical academic leaders to join our prestigious PhD Fellowship programme.  Applicants must be fully qualified medical doctors in training in the UK and at Core Training level in respiratory or other suitable area

Further Information

Should you require any further details on the role please contact: Professor Clare Lloyd (c.lloyd@imperial.ac.uk) or Professor Jadwiga Wedzicha (j.wedzicha@imperial.ac.uk)

For technical issues when applying online please email recruitment@imperial.ac.uk

Closing date: 8 February 2019

To apply, visit www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs and search by the job reference MED00975.

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