Clinical Research Fellow at Imperial College London

Location: Hammersmith Hospital Campus 

Job Summary 

As Clinical Research Fellow (Junior Doctor) you will work with Professor Paul Edison and his team to carry out clinical studies in Alzheimer’s Disease and other related dementias. We are looking for highly motivated junior doctors who would like to gain experience in research to pursue their career in neurology, psychiatry, and general medicine with a research focus.

This role will be based within the Imperial College Memory Research Centre, the Centre is led by Professor Paul Edison. The research focusses on Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, and other causes of dementia. We evaluate neuroinflammation and other neurodegenerative process such as synaptic function, mitochondrial function, amyloid and tau and structural functional changes in neurodegeneration using PET, MRI and CSF markers, and involves both basic and translational imaging.

This post would offer excellent research training in an outstanding and vibrant research environment to those pursuing a career in the field of dementia. 

Duties and responsibilities

• To undertake research studies, contributing to on-going studies under the guidance of Professor Edison
• To plan and write future research proposals for funding and fellowship applications under the direction of Professor Edison
• Recruitment and clinical and cognitive assessment of patients
• To coordinate the care of the clinical trial patients 

Essential requirements 

Applicants should be medically qualified and have experience of conducting clinical and/or basic scientific research. You should have demonstrated your technical ability, accuracy, dependability and attention to detail. It is expected that you will be able to work in several different laboratories/environments and that you will possess excellent communication skills, working closely with a range of different people.

• Medical qualification with registration at the General Medical Council
• Clinical experience in a relevant discipline (e.g. neurology/general medicine)
• Knowledge of relevant research governance procedures and frameworks (GDPR, HTA, GCP etc.)
• Able to work well independently and within a team
• Experience of problem solving in research project(s)
• Ability to organise and manage research projects, particularly in neurology
• Good interpersonal skills with patients/volunteers
• Interest and commitment to dementia research

Applicants without medical qualifications (MBBS or equivalent) and GMC registration will not be considered.

Further Information

This is a Full Time and Fixed Term post for 2 years initially.

Salary upon appointment will also include an additional London Weighting Allowance of £2,162 per annum.

A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, at the appropriate level, will be required for the successful candidate.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Paul Edison (paul.edison@imperial.ac.uk)

Closing date: 12/10/2023

To apply, visit www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs and search by the job reference MED04107.