NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £38,619 to £65,955

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to 4 years, or until CCST (whichever is sooner)

Role Summary

This NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer post is available for 4 years or until CCST (whichever is sooner). The post provides the opportunity for specialty training in Restorative Dentistry alongside research and a small contribution to teaching as per any clinical trainee. The clinical duties of the post will be in Birmingham Dental Hospital.

Research is a key component of this lecturer appointment with 50% of the timetable allocated for this purpose. The post-holder will have a PhD or equivalent doctoral qualification and a strong desire to develop their post-doctoral research programme complementing the current research interests in the School of Dentistry, College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham, with a view to securing a post-doctoral fellowship during their specialist training programme. The School of Dentistry houses state-of-the–art facilities, technologies and expertise to support and facilitate the research career of the successful applicant. These encompass areas including the biological, physical (especially materials) and clinical sciences, which underpin our two umbrella research theme areas of Clinical & Experimental Dental Medicine and Regenerative & Rehabilitative Technologies and associated clinical translational research arising from these overarching themes.

An NTN (A) in Restorative Dentistry will be provided by NHS England (West Midlands) for the clinical specialist training and the appointee would enter into the existing specialist training programme under the guidance of the current Training Programme Director (TPD) Ms Fiona Blair, subject to clinical benchmarking at national recruitment for Restorative Dentistry. Applicants will not be shortlisted if they are not registered with the General Dental Council at the time of application. 

Person Specification

Candidates for the post are required to hold or be eligible for registration with the General Dental Council and possess a PhD (or equivalent research doctorate). A track record of relevant publications within the international peer review literature would be advantageous and wide experience in dentistry is desirable. (Please see the person specification for details). Applicants will not be shortlisted if they are not registered with the General Dental Council at the time of application. 

Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Josette Camilleri, email: j.camilleri@bham.ac.uk and Professor Thomas Dietrich, email: t.dietrich@bham.ac.uk 

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Closes: 03/02/2025

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