The Opportunity:
We are looking for a motivated graduate with a “can-do” attitude to join our dynamic team at the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic for one year from August 2025 as a graduate research practitioner. The role can be viewed as a salaried internship to provide the candidate with varied and high-quality experience of clinical research in preparation for further study or employment.
Working with a supportive multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, allied health professionals and scientists, the post-holder will recruit people to, and manage data for, research studies on neurological diseases such as dementias, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and motor neuron disease.
This graduate internship is offered annually and provides an opportunity for those in the early stages of their career to gain experience and insight into a wide range of clinical research studies. It has proven remarkably successful as a springboard into PhD, medicine and dentistry studies as well as industry employment.
This post is fixed term (12 months) and is full-time (35 hours per week).
Your skills and attributes for success:
* Educated to degree level in a relevant subject
* Excellent IT competence including previous experience of Microsoft Access, Excel & Word
* Attention to detail when entering data
* Ability to communicate appropriately, and with discretion, with patients, carers, healthy volunteers and colleagues
* Organised and methodical with good time management skills
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
* A competitive salary of UE05 28,879- 33,232 per annum.
* 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, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options.
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 (opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
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.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 6 February 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT.
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