About the role

NIHR Clinical Lecturer/Honorary Specialty Registrar

Respiratory Medicine; Infectious Diseases; Clinical Genetics

Applicants must be a registered medical practitioner holding a licence to practice and an NTN in Respiratory Medicine or Infectious Diseases or Clinical Genetics, having achieved an outcome 1 at the most recent ARCP, or have been through national recruitment and be regarded as appointable at ST3 or above and be able to provide formal written evidence of this.

You must have a strong research background in your clinical specialty with research interests complimentary to those described in the jobs summary and have a higher degree (MD/PhD, or equivalent), or have submitted your higher degree at the time of application, with it being awarded prior to commencement no later than 31 August 2025.

The post offers the opportunity for those with excellent potential as clinical academics to further develop their academic skills, produce high level publications, compete & attract external grant funding and progress. Appointees will spend 50% of their time in clinical training and 50% of their time undertaking academic work.

The Postgraduate Dean has confirmed that this post has the required educational and staffing approval.

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Additional information

Informal Enquiries

Potential candidates are strongly encouraged to contact:

University Research Programme:

Respiratory Medicine - Prof Chris Brightling, [email protected]
Infectious Diseases - Prof Manish Pareek, [email protected]
Clinical Genetics - Details in appendix of job summary

Clinical Academic Training Programme:

Director of the Clinical Academic Training Programme - Dr Anvesha Singh [email protected]
Head of the East Midlands Postgraduate Academic School - Prof Jonathan Barratt, [email protected]

Training Programme Director

Respiratory Medicine - Dr Pranab Haldar, [email protected]
Infectious Diseases - Dr Bethan Walsh, details to be provided on request
Clinical Genetics - Dr Pradeep Vasudevan, [email protected]

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.