Research Associate/Fellow (Fixed term

We have an exciting opportunity to work with the Gastrointestinal MRI Research Group at the University of Nottingham. The successful applicant will join our multi-disciplinary research environment and use a variety of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (or MRI) imaging and cutting-edge data analysis techniques, working across the Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre (NDDC) and our Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre. The successful applicant will help us to study a new medical device to measure gastrointestinal transit time using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The study will use MRI imaging to follow the journey of small, ingestible mini-capsules that are visible on the MRI images inside the gastrointestinal tract. This project is in collaboration with other institutions and a clinical trials unit. The work will involve all aspects of the project, from coordination to liaising with the partner organisations, from recruiting participants to running study days, analysing data and writing up project reports, scientific abstracts and papers. The successful applicant will be based at the Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre (NDDC), within the academic unit of Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham. The NDDC is one of the largest gastrointestinal (GI) and liver academic units in the country and hosts the GI and Liver Disorders theme of National Institute for Health and Care Research funded Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre. 

The successful candidate will work closely with the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre which has a number of fully research-dedicated MRI scanners at different fields. Applicants should hold a PhD (subject area related to human physiology or medical imaging) or close to completion of a PhD is necessary. This project requires a highly motivated and driven candidate. The work will primarily have a standard Monday to Friday working week pattern and, depending on the MRI scanner booking schedule, there may be occasional MRI study days running on weekend days. 

This is a full-time (36.25 hours per week), fixed-term post available from 1st January 2025 until 30th November 2027. Arrangements for job share may be considered. 

Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Prof Luca Marciani tel: 0115 8431248 or email Luca.Marciani@nottingham.ac.uk.

Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

It is a condition of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from the 'Disclosure and Barring Service'.

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