Vacancy ID:
12628
Location:
Leicester
School/Division:
Global, Lifestyle and Metabolic Health
Vacancy terms:
Part-time (0.2FTE, 8 hours per week), fixed term contract for 15 months
Salary details:
Clinical Below Consultant
Hours per week:
8
Advert closes midnight on:
16 Dec 2025

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for a fully qualified General Practitioner, with an interest in research, to work in a multidisciplinary team comprising clinicians, epidemiologists, statisticians, psychologists and social scientists. The University of Leicester was ranked in the Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) as 2nd for Clinical Medicine (UoA1), with 95% of our submission ranked world-leading (4-star) or internationally excellent (3-star). The Leicester Diabetes Centre forms one of the largest facilities in Europe for conducting first class clinical research in diabetes and obesity. Scientific effort is focused on applied and translational research under three main clinical programmes: diabetes; cardiovascular disease; and health services research. It also has expertise in clinical trials, ethnic health and analysis of routine datasets.

About you

You will contribute primary care knowledge and expertise to the range of studies within these research programmes delivering the NIHR Applied Research and Care (ARC) East Midlands. You will play a major role in developing and leading of a programme of work the area of MLTC and Health Inequalities.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Professor K. Khunti at [email protected].

As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to professional development, this role will also be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Please ensure this is discussed with your line manager prior to applying. More information regarding secondments can be found here

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 equality, 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.

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