Adult Clinical Research Fellow

Location: Department of Paediatrics, Oxford Vaccine Group, Churchill Hospital, Oxford 

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team that have been working on the rapid clinical development of vaccines against COVID-19 and other important outbreak pathogens including Marburg and Ebola as an Adult Clinical Research Fellow. 

The team are running pioneering studies on experimental controlled human challenge studies for bacterial and viral infections and phase I-III studies of experimental vaccines to transform human health. You will play an important role working on vaccine and vaccine-related studies, including against COVID-19 and other threats to human health, recently developed human models of typhoid and paratyphoid infection and pneumococcal, RSV and influenza challenge studies in a collaboration with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM). 

You will be working in a growing department within the Medical Sciences Division. The Department of Paediatrics is a world leader in child health research and hosts internationally renowned research programmes in drug development, gastroenterology, haematology, HIV, immunology, neuroimaging, neuromuscular diseases and vaccinology. 

The post is fixed term for 12 months in the first instance, but has the potential to be extended based on the availability of further funding. 

This role meets the criteria for a UK Skilled Worker visa. 

About you

This is a post for a medical doctor and would be especially suitable for trainees in infectious or tropical diseases, medical microbiology/virology, immunology, gastroenterology or acute internal medicine, but would also be suitable for trainees in any other specialty, including general practice or on completion of core medical training. 

The post will include contribution to a clinical rota, an on-call rota and includes some evening and weekend work. 

This research is expected to lead to high quality publications and includes opportunities for suitable candidates to study for a higher degree (MSc/MD/DPhil). If you are interested in pursuing an academic research career, you will be given the opportunity and encouragement to seek independent research funding and to develop a laboratory, clinical or a translational research proposal.  

Application Process

You will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application. The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Click here for information and advice on writing an effective Supporting Statement. 

Only online applications received before 12.00 midday on Monday 12 May 2025 will be considered. Interviews will be held as soon as possible thereafter.

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