Clinical Research Fellow

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £43,455 to £73,506

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to May 2026

Role Summary

We are seeking to appoint two Clinical Research Fellows to join the Women’s Metabolic Health Research team within the NIHR funded BRC to develop a translational Women’s Metabolic Health research idea into a future competitive fellowship bid. The successful applicants will be expected to come out of clinical training to undertake the post and have appropriate permissions to do so.

During the 12-month post, the candidates will be expected to undertake the necessary clinical/ translational pilot and preparatory work required to apply to appropriately identified research funding bodies for a competitive research training fellowships for a further two or three years protected research time to allow the successful completion of the project, essential training towards a higher postgraduate degree (PhD) with progression towards a clinical academic career of the appointee.

Our Metabolic Health Research theme has a life course approach to address two main areas:

• The development of tools to identify women at highest risk of metabolic disease and its complications, and identifying and investigating novel, targeted therapies and interventions to improve women’s metabolic health.

The successful applicants will develop a translational women’s metabolic health research idea linked to one of these themes, focusing on one of the following:

• Female androgen excess & polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
• Adrenal tumours and mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS) 
• Thyroid disorders & congenital hypothyroidism

The projects could include a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods such as experimental medicine and processing/ analysing existing data sets in new ways and/or to answer new questions within the theme.

The roles will include active public involvement and engagement (PPIE) to ensure that women’s lived experience shapes the course of the research.

Person Specification

• Medical degree from a recognised university.
• Registered with the GMC with a License to Practice and in clinical training.
• Completion of MRCP, MRCPCH, or equivalent.
• Possesses sufficient breadth and depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline and or research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes.
• Working knowledge of the NHS infrastructure and operation.
• Experience of research including in qualitative and/or quantitative research methods.
• Significant research experience including a strong publication record in healthcare research.
• High level analytical capability.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• Fluency in relevant models, techniques or methods and ability to contribute to developing new ones.
• Ability to assess resource requirements and use resources effectively.
• Contribute to the planning and organising of the research programme and/or specific research project.
• Co-ordinate own work with others to avoid conflict or duplication of effort.
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.
• A higher degree relevant to research area.
• Knowledge of PPIE.

Informal enquiries to Rachel McNeill, r.mcneill.1@bham.ac.uk

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We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.

Closes: 17/03/2025

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