About the role

Joining a collaborative programme between the University of Leicester and the NIHR-funded consortia within our NIHR Biomedical research Centre (BRC) you will undertake a clinical research project which focusses on investigating novel treatments for sequelae after a hospital admission with COVID-19. The post will include undertaking a multi-centre randomised controlled trial linked to industry with options to include laboratory science and imaging. The projects follow-on from the successful UK Post-Hospital COVID-19 (PHOSP-COVID) study with opportunity for further exploratory analyses.

You will be responsible for patient recruitment, consent and sample collection, data-analysis, working with a UK wide study team, writing manuscripts and disseminating your results.

As part of this role you may co-supervise MSc and BSc project students within own area of speciality, and you will have the opportunity to be involved in undergraduate and post-graduate teaching of medical students and junior doctors.

About you

The post is suitable for a clinically trained investigator, particularly those in specialist training or those eligible and planning to enter the specialist training grade for respiratory medicine/infectious diseases, and who are interested in pursuing a period of full-time research leading to a higher degree (MD or PhD).

You must be a GMC registered medical practitioner holding a licence to practice and possessing & MB BS or equivalent.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Dr Rachael Evans on [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 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.

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.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 because the appointee will have substantial access to young people and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, an appointment to this post will be subject to checking through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The successful applicant for this post will, therefore, be required to give consent for the University to check and obtain appropriate clearance with the DBS for the existence and content of any criminal record in the form of an Enhanced Disclosure with Adult Barred List. Information received from the DBS and the police will be kept in strict confidence and will be destroyed once the University is satisfied in this regard.

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