Principal Clinical Research Fellow at UCL

About us

The UCL Institute for Global Health is at the heart of UCL’s Grand Challenge of Global Health. The Institute’s vision is for a world where international policy on global health is informed by world class research.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Clinical Research Fellow to join our team. The post will be based at the Mortimer Market Centre with strong links to Professor Maryam Shahmanesh and her interdisciplinary and innovative programme of developing and evaluating complex biosocial interventions for HIV prevention and sexual health amongst adolescents and youth at the Africa Health Research Institute, where she is the Director of Implementation Science.

About the role

This is a strategically important post which aims to provide an emerging research leader the time and mentorship of Professor Shahmanesh to generate their own funding and deliver a programme of clinical or implementation research in any of the following areas: HIV, blood borne viruses, sexually transmitted infections, infectious disease, sexual health, or adolescent health. The postholder is expected to undertake high-quality, clinically-relevant implementation research, develop a research agenda in HIV, blood borne viruses, sexually transmitted infections, infectious disease, sexual health, public health, or adolescent health, and publish high-quality ongoing research in peer reviewed journals.

This is a fixed-term, five-year appointment.

Salary range: £93,666 – £99,532 per annum, depending on experience.

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About you

This post is an unprecedented career development opportunity for an excellent and emerging clinical leader. The post holder should have a higher academic degree e.g. MD/MS or PhD (or in final stages of preparation), or evidence of an equivalent level of attainment in research publications. They should be on the entry on the GMC Specialist Register or be within six months of obtaining a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or equivalent, in an appropriate speciality. The post holder should have a proven research experience in any of the following areas: HIV, blood borne viruses, sexually transmitted infections, infectious disease, sexual health, public health, or adolescent health.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.