Chain Florey Post-CCT Transition-to-Independence Fellowship

Campus: Hammersmith

Location: Institute of Clinical Sciences/MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences

Contract type: Full-time (0.8FTE research, 0.2FTE clinical work), fixed term for up to three years (part-time considered)

About the role:

The Chain Florey Transition-to-Independence (TTI) Fellowship scheme provides a unique opportunity to clinician scientists who have recently completed their clinical training (or will do so in the next 12 months) to develop an intermediate fellowship/clinician scientist research programme with a focus on mechanistic discovery science and/or early experimental medicine. Drawing on the research strengths of the LMS, the TTI Fellowship addresses an important gap in clinical academic career progression, the challenge clinician scientists face post-CCT when they are no longer eligible for clinical lecturer posts but are not yet competitive for 5-year clinician scientist fellowships awarded by governmental or charitable funders.

What you would be doing:

The role provides post holders with protected research time (80% research; 20% clinical time for maintenance of competency) to develop a highly competitive application to national governmental and/or charitable funders underpinned by preliminary data. A full mentorship programme will be provided to support the Fellow. This opportunity is aimed at individuals who fulfil the essential requirements listed in the person specification and show outstanding potential to become a leader in clinical translational medicine.

What we are looking for:

APPLICATION STAGE 1

A 1-page project outline should be submitted with the application accompanied by a full CV and publication list. Proposed projects should demonstrate clear potential for collaboration with at least one LMS research group.

APPLICATION STAGE 2

Short-listed candidates will be introduced to potential LMS scientific mentors and asked to develop a research proposal of up to 3 pages before interview, which would usually be held within 2 months of short-listing.

Applicants must have been awarded a PhD and hold a CCT or will obtain CCT within the next 12 months (or equivalent) at the time of application. Awards are up to 3 years duration undertaking full time research, with the option of maintaining clinical work during 1 day per week (with the expectation that there will be an Honorary Consultant contract from the Imperial College Healthcare or other NHS Trust).

What we can offer you:

Chain Florey TTI Fellowships provide post holders with protected research time (80% research; 20% clinical time for maintenance of competency) to develop highly competitive applications to national or international governmental and/or charitable funders underpinned by preliminary data. A full mentorship programme will be provided to support the Fellow.

Further Information

This is a full time and a fixed -term for up to 3 years (part -time options will be considered)

If you require any further details on the role, please check the LMS website or contact the Chair of the Chain Florey Committee Professor Declan O’Regan (declan.oregan@lms.mrc.ac.uk) or Aurelie Tromp, the Chain Florey Programme coordinator (a.tromp@lms.mrc.ac.uk).

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