Job Description
AMN2: £43.504.00 - £64,461.00 Per Annum.
CMVM / Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences / Deanery of Clinical Science.
Fixed Term Contract - Temporary.
Full Time - 40 Hours Per Week.
The Opportunity:
We offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic clinically qualified applicant with experience of diabetes care to undertake cutting edge clinical research as part of an MRC-funded study. The research study focuses on the mechanisms underpinning type 2 diabetes (T2D) remission by weight loss. The post holder will work directly within Dr Ahmad Al-Mrabeh's research team at the Centre for Cardiovascular Science/Queen's Medical Research Institute and the Clinical Research Facility/Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
This post is full-time (40 hours per week) and requires working on campus mainly during normal hours. Flexibility is occasionally required for out of hours working.
This is a fixed term contract for 2 years. However, the post holder is expected to enrol for a higher degree such as an MD or PhD (if additional funding is secured) under supervision of Dr Ahmad Al-Mrabeh and Prof Roland Stimson.
An Honorary NHS contract will be sought for the successful post holder. You therefore must be eligible to hold an honorary contract with NHS Lothian, and must also be registered with the General Medical Council.
The salary for this post is £43,504 to £64,461 per annum.
Salary will be determined on the basis of previous service in the NHS training grades. Normally you will be matched to your current incremental point or nearest equivalent. If you are currently a member of the NHS Pension Scheme and are employed in a clinical post it may be possible for you to remain a member of the NHS Pension Scheme.
Your skills and attributes for success:
* MRCP with right to practise in the UK.
* The post is best suited to applicants undergoing specialty training in Diabetes & Endocrinology (ST3-ST6), but less clinically experienced applicants will also be considered, taking diabetes experience specifically into account.
* Clinical experience in diabetes management and working understanding of clinical, dietary and lifestyle education.
* Evidence of strong research interest and an ambition to pursue MD/PhD.
* Excellent time management and communication skills.
Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
* CV
* Cover letter
Informal enquiries are welcomed and can be addressed to Dr Ahmad Al-Mrabeh, Ahmad.Al-Mrabeh@ed.ac.uk.
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
* A competitive salary
* An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
* To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
* Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives.
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 6 January 2025.
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The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office's English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow's greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About the Team
The Centre for Cardiovascular Science (Head of Centre, Professor Andrew Baker) is a world-leading centre of excellence that integrates discovery, translational and clinical cardiovascular research to transform the diagnosis, treatment and management of people with heart and circulatory diseases.
We are working with local, national and international partners and funders to develop solutions to our research challenges with regional and global impact.
Research in the CVS is investigator-led. CVS has 50 principal investigators leading research across four themes: Metabolism Obesity & Diabetes (MOD), Hypertension & Renal (HART), Cardio-metabolic Imaging (CINEMA), and Coronary & Valvular Heart Disease.
The technologies employed within CVS span basic molecular and cell biology, to model organisms (flies, fish, rodents), to clinical trials. The ethos in the CVS is that, whatever their background, investigators can use our network of collaboration and training to deliver fundamental discoveries and implement them in translational research.
CVS hosts two British Heart Foundation research centres: the Centre of Research Excellence (REA3) and the Centre for Vascular Regeneration (CVR).
To find out more, visit https://www.ed.ac.uk/cardiovascular-science/research/cvs-bhf-centres/bhf-centre-of-research-excellence.
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