Clinical Research Fellow

Organisation/Company: KINGS COLLEGE LONDON

Research Field: Medical sciences

Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country: United Kingdom

Application Deadline: 3 Apr 2025 - 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract: Other

Job Status: Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

About Us

The Skin Therapy Research Unit (STRU) at St John's Institute of Dermatology provides a range of services and facilities to support research aimed at improving outcomes in people with skin disease. The Unit works with investigators within both the academic and industry community, collaborating closely with The Cutaneous Immunology Group, Skin Inflammation Genetics Group, and Genomic Medicine at King's College London.

The internationally leading precision medicine inflammatory skin disease research programme includes multi-centre observational studies involving longitudinal clinical data and biological sample collections, as well as interventional studies.

About the role

The research component of this post will comprise working as part of the Skin Therapy Research Unit under the supervision of Professor Catherine Smith. You will receive comprehensive training and participate in all aspects of clinical research from design through to delivery and communication of results. The main focus of the research is atopic eczema and psoriasis. You will work as part of and be supported by a large and well-established multi-disciplinary research team.

The clinical component of this job will include participation in the severe eczema clinic and the severe psoriasis clinic. Regular participation in clinical and other service activities is encouraged.

The post holder will be encouraged to develop their own research interest/project, which could lead to a higher degree (MD/PhD), and to write grant applications to secure additional external funding for such a project.

The post holder is encouraged to participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training. The post will be based at Guy's Hospital, with a requirement to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the Trust.

An honorary contract will be sought from Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, for which a DBS check will be required.

The role is available from August 2025.

This is a full-time post (40 hours per week), and you will be offered a 1 year fixed term contract with a latest end date of 30th September 2026.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

• Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise in the UK
• MRCP or equivalent
• Broad based general professional training in general medicine and proven track record of general medicine experience
• Proven track record of Dermatology training and experience
• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team, and capable of establishing good interpersonal relationships with patients and staff of all grades
• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
• Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice
• Evidence of original research and/or publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Experience of working on interventional studies or complex/large scale observational studies
• Experience of undergraduate teaching and postgraduate training

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our 'How we Recruit' pages.

Interviews are due to be held mid-April.

Grade and Salary: £43,455 per annum, plus £2,152 London Weighting Allowance

Job ID: 111588

Close Date: 03-Apr-2025

Contact Person: Professor Catherine Smith

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