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Full time, Fixed Term Contract for 2 Years (renewable for up to 2 more years depending on funding)
Salary: Clinical Lecturer Scale (£31,838 to £56,312 per annum)
Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Lecturer in Global Health within the Division of Clinical Medicine at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS). This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in defining and developing the Global Health programme at BSMS in the context of a new and rapidly-evolving academic environment which has recently been recognised as a Wellcome Trust Centre for Global Health Research.
The successful applicant will take on the role of course leader for the MSc in Global Health, help expand the discipline of Global Health within the undergraduate medical curriculum and will be encouraged to develop their personal research portfolio in accordance with their experience. The post-holder will play a key role in fostering collaborative links with other departments at both BSMS parent universities (Brighton and Sussex) and the Institute of Development Studies. The holder will undertake clinical duties in keeping with their training and experience to date. The post sits within the Division of Clinical Medicine and whilst a Public Health or Infectious Diseases background fits with the strengths of the programme, suitably qualified applicants from any relevant clinical background are welcome to apply.
Closing date for applications: 30 May 2013
Interviews are likely to be held between 10 June and 28 June 2013 (subject to change)
Interested candidates are encouraged to discuss the position informally with the Professor Melanie Newport, Chair in Infectious Diseases and Global Health, m.j.newport@bsms.ac.uk; Dr Gail Davey, Reader in Global Health, g.davey@bsms.ac.uk; Professor Jon Cohen, Dean of BSMS, tel: +44 (0) 1273 877577 or email j.cohen@bsms.ac.uk; or Prof Kevin Davies, Chair of Medicine, k.a.davies@bsms.ac.uk.
Ref: 133
Fixed term for 2 years, Part Time (0.5 fte)
Salary: FTE £31,838 - £35,952 per annum pro rata
Expected start date: after 1 June 2013
Applications are invited from highly motivated Clinical Research Fellow to work with Prof Hugo Critchley on a programme funded by the European Research Council that examines the role of bodily states of arousal on the processing of fear and threat stimuli in the human brain, with relevance to anxiety. This ERC Advanced Grant is titled 'Cardiac control of fear in the brain'.
The successful applicant will be a clinician with appropriate level of qualification and established eligibility with interest and ambition to pursue with high quality research in clinical neuroscience, particularly in the area of psychiatry and mental health. Applicants must have a medical qualification and be registered to practice in the UK. The post will combine clinical research in patients, with the opportunity to gain experience in human neuroimaging, and psychophysiological techniques for examining brain body interaction in clinical and non-clinical populations.
Previous experience in conducting clinical research, particularly if relevant to people accessing mental health services, is highly desirable. Applicants with technical skills applicable to human neuroscience and experience in the analysis and presentation of experimental research will also be very useful to this post.
Informal enquiries about the project should be directed to Prof Hugo Critchley (h.critchley@bsms.ac.uk), 01273 678336. Candidates are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the range of research activity undertaken from the laboratory and collaborators within BSMS and the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Sciences.
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Closing date for applications: 13 June 2013
Interview date: Likely to fall between 28 June 2013 – 11 July 2013
Ref: 134
Fixed term for 4 years, Full Time
Salary: 2 posts Grade 7 (£30,424 to £36,298 per annum)
Expected start date: after 1 June 2013
Applications are invited from highly motivated post-doctoral research scientists for positions to work with Prof Hugo Critchley on a programme funded by the European Research Council that examines the role of bodily states of arousal on the processing of fear and threat stimuli in the human brain, with relevance to anxiety. This ERC Advanced Grant is titled 'Cardiac control of fear in the brain'.
The successful applicant will have an established record of high quality research publications, technical skills applicable to human neuroscience and experience in the analysis and presentation of experimental research. Applicants must have a PhD in a relevant neuroscientific discipline and experience in human neuroimaging, and/or psychophysiological techniques and established competence in use of Matlab and specific neuroimaging analytic platforms (e.g. SPM, FSL, AFNI).
Previous experience in conducting clinical investigations, particularly if relevant to people accessing mental health services, is highly desirable.
Informal enquiries about the project should be directed to Prof Hugo Critchley (h.critchley@bsms.ac.uk), 01273 678336. Candidates are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the range of research activity undertaken from the laboratory and collaborators within BSMS and the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Sciences.
Read more about Neuroscience at BSMS.
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Read more about Sackler Centre for Consciousness Sciences.
Closing date for applications: 13 June 2013
Interview date: Likely to fall between 28 June 2013 – 11 July 2013
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One year fixed term, Full Time
Salary: Clinical Lecturer (Non-consultant level) Salary Scale
Expected start date: July 2013
Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) is pleased to offer a Clinical Research Fellowship in the Division of Medicine (Section of Neurology), BSMS. The post-holder will be jointly supervised by Professor P Nigel Leigh, Professor of Neurology at BSMS (to whom he/she will report), and Dr Dennis Chan, Senior Lecturer in Neurology, BSMS.
The post will commence July 2013 (or as soon as possible after this date), for one year.
The post-holder will based in the Clinical Investigation and Research Unit (CIRU), Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust, but will spend the equivalent of one day each week at BSMS, University of Sussex, Falmer based in the Clinical Imaging Sciences Centre (CISC).
Applications are invited from qualified medical practitioners with full GMC registration and licence to practise. Applicants would have completed at least Foundation training or equivalent and some experience in clinical neurology is desirable.
The post-holder will work in the field of clinical trials in neurodegeneration, particularly motor neurone disease (MND; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS). Depending on the background and experience of the successful candidate, it may be possible to for the post-holder to undertake a research project (e.g., to acquire pilot data for a grant or fellowship application).
Further particulars of the very active and dynamic research and teaching undertaken at BSMS are available in our research section.
For further information about this post, please contact Professor PN Leigh (P.Leigh@bsms.ac.uk; or Ms Pat Butler, PA to Professor Leigh, P.Butler@bsms.ac.uk).
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Closing date for applications: 21 June 2013
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