Clinical Research Fellow

This is an exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team of researchers and clinicians working on the delivery of cutting-edge research to prevent Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia, which take centre stage in national and international public health strategies. The post involves working with healthy elderly volunteers and cognitively impaired individuals and you will play a vital role in large-scale prospective studies and clinical prevention trials. These include MET-FINGER, a novel randomized trial (RCT) of a multi-domain lifestyle intervention combined with Metformin, for the prevention of AD; the on-going (since 2014) CHARIOT PRO study, a biomarker-enriched prospective longitudinal study in pre-clinical AD, and other innovative clinical research studies in the field.

Responsibilities will include actively contributing to the development of research protocols, directions and ideas, as well as delivering the research on the ground - including assessing suitability and obtaining consent for research, providing medical expertise and leadership to the study team delivering a trial, data collection, data management and analysis.

You will have clinical, and preferably research, experience with elderly, cognitively impaired populations. The position will include study-specific training, e.g. in neurobehavioral assessments and you will gain experience in clinical trials assessments, data management and methodology. You will carry out physical, neurological, neuropsychological and cognitive assessments of clinical trial participants and also be responsible for helping to accurately code clinical data into a computerised database. In addition, you will be encouraged to actively engage in clinical research and scientific publications, with emphasis on imaging and fluid biomarkers; undertake some independent research and data analysis, for which training, guidance and support will be provided.

You should have a Degree in Medicine (MBBS or equivalent), full GMC registration, intermediate or advanced Life Support training, ideally completed within six months prior to appointment and be ICH-GCP trained, or willing to train. You will be requested to take part in the unit’s On-call rota system (where applicable). Appraisal and revalidation within this post can be discussed if required.

This is a full time (part-time can be considered), fixed term 30 June 2023 in the first instance. The post is based across Imperial College’s White City and Charing Cross campuses.

Imperial College is supportive of flexible working. The College is happy to discuss the possibility of implementing such arrangements for this post, with suitably qualified people, subject to operational requirements.

Salary: £34,012 - £58,398 (plus £2,162 London allowance pa). Please note, if you’re not on an approved NHS training programme you will be appointed on the Clinical staff not holding consultant contracts salary scale.

As this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, at the appropriate level,will be required for the successful candidate.

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