Associate Professorship (Med) of Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences

Salary: Grade A82 Associate Professor (Med): £105,504 - £139,882 (1 FTE) per annum, plus College benefits and any applicable NHS merit awards.

Applications are invited for the post of Associate Professor of Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, to be held in the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS). The Department seeks to appoint an outstanding researcher at honorary consultant level to join the Musculoskeletal Clinical Academic Sciences team at the Botnar Institute for Musculoskeletal Sciences. This is a joint appointment with a non-stipendiary Supernumerary Fellowship at St Hilda’s College.

The principal duties of the post will be to conduct international quality clinical research in the field of rheumatology and inflammatory joint disease and to deliver teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, share in the administrative work of the Department and College, and carry out other administrative duties as agreed with the Head of Department.

 

You should have an excellent track record in clinical research and medical education. You will be expected to have sufficient experience to lead large national trials and associated studies in inflammatory joint disease. You must be medically qualified and hold a higher degree (PhD/DPhil). You will show evidence of distinction in research through publications and invited lectures, and have sustainable peer-reviewed funding in inflammatory joint research, as well as a commitment to promoting awareness and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion. 

 

The Associate Professorship will be held in conjunction with a non-stipendiary honorary contract with the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and you will undertake clinical, administrative and other hospital duties as agreed by the Head of Department, Medical Sciences Divisional Board and the NHS.

 

For an informal discussion, please contact Professor Jonathan Rees, at jonathan.rees@ndorms.ox.ac.uk. 

 

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this role and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the ‘Apply’ link herein.

 

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 21st March 2025. Interviews are planned for early May. 

 

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.

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