NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Clinical Genetics (Digital Genomics)

Job description:

The University of Sheffield, in collaboration with NHS England North East and Yorkshire and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, is pleased to announce that an Academic Clinical Lecturer post in Clinical Genetics (CG) has been awarded to the School of Medicine and Population Health at The University of Sheffield as part of the prestigious UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC)/Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) integrated academic training pathway. The post forms an integral part of the CG clinical academic training programme led by the Training Programme Director Professor Meena Balasubramanian.

We are seeking highly motivated, enthusiastic individuals with the potential to excel in both their clinical and academic training and who have the ambition to be part of the next generation of academic clinicians in genomic medicine.

Further details of the NIHR IAT pathway can be found at: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/explore-nihr/academy-programmes/integrated-academic-training.htm

Information about the structure and management of the School is available on our website The School of Medicine and Population Health.

The post represents an exciting opportunity that is designed for individuals seeking to integrate advanced clinical training in Clinical Genetics with a significant postdoctoral research component. The post offers a dedicated 50% of time for clinical duties and 50% for academic research, facilitated through a rotational system, with dedicated periods devoted to research. The post has the required educational and staffing approval and will come with an Academic National Training Number [NTN(A)] in Clinical Genetics.

The post is ideally suited to individuals wishing to build an academic career in genomic medicine, and in particular those who have already undertaken research and who now wish to continue to develop their research career whilst pursuing further clinical training.

The Postgraduate Medical Dean has confirmed that this post has been approved for specialty training.

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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