working at bsms
If you would like to work for Brighton and Sussex Medical School, please see all our current vacancies are shown below.
For full details of all roles and how to apply see www.sussex.ac.uk or www.brighton.ac.uk
Clinical Research Fellow in Paediatrics
2 Year Fixed Term Contract, Full Time
Ref: 785
Clinical Academic Salary Scale: £31,211 to £42,578 per annum
Applications are invited for a full-time post for 2 years to co-ordinate clinical research studies within the Academic Department of Paediatrics at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School. The work will specifically involve recruiting a large, genotyped birth cohort across a number of sites in the UK, and co-ordinating a large study involving 2000 genotyped children with asthma between Sussex and Tayside, in collaboration with other organisations. The candidate will have overall responsibility for the clinical and research governance issues to ensure the highest standard of care is delivered to the research participants in accordance to the ICH-GCP guidelines. It is expected that the candidate will have previous experience of conducting clinical research preferably pharmacogenetic studies and also studies involving multiple sites.
The post holder will:
a) Be expected to have good experience in conducting pharmacogenetic studies in children, including randomised controlled trials;
b) Have some expertise in handling delicate ethical situations that might arise due to the nature of the trials;
c) Have sound clinical knowledge about asthma, allergy and clinical immunology so that can deal with clinical problems at a paediatric registrar level;
d) Have a track record of publications in good peer reviewed journals so that she/he can write papers to disseminate the results from the studies and also support postgraduate students and nurses in presenting and publishing their work in meetings and peer reviewed journals.
Interested candidates are encouraged to discuss the position informally with Professor Somnath Mukhopadhyay, Chair of Paediatrics, level 10C, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BE (s.mukhopadhyay@bsms.ac.uk).
Applications should reach the University of Sussex by: 10th February 2010
Interview dates: To be confirmed
Research Administrator
Full-time, Permanent
Ref: 786
Salary: Grade 5 (£22,765 - £26,391)
Applications are invited for an administrator to provide efficient and effective support for the research activities of the Medical School and its partner NHS Trusts. In partnership with these agencies you will maintain a robust research governance framework, support the work of the BSMS Research and Ethics Sub-Committees and NHS Research Advisory Group, organise the annual research conference and provide support to staff and students in making applications for research grants and ethics approval.
You will need to have a knowledge of the research funding environment in which universities and the NHS works, be comfortable with medical/scientific terminology, be proficient in the use of IT (word processing, spreadsheets, database management, the internet and networked email). You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and an eye for detail. Previous experience of using Contribute to generate web page content would be an advantage.
You will be based within the NHS Research & Development team, in the Clinical Investigation Research Unit at the Royal Sussex County Hospital site but will be expected to work closely with colleagues in the research divisions of the University of Brighton and the University of Sussex and travel regularly between these three sites.
Closing date: Wednesday 10th February 2010
Interviews to be held on Thursday 18th February 2010
Data Manager
Part time 0.8 FTE, fixed term until March 2012
Ref 776
£22,765 to £26,391 per annum, pro rata
This is a new role in PCRN-SE and is an exciting opportunity for the development of PCRN-SE’s information and finance systems. You will take responsibility for all data management tasks relating to PCRN-SE activities, including carrying out the administration and co-ordination of all PCRN-SE budgets and playing a key role in the migration to new PCRN information systems. You should have the ability to work on your own initiative with excellent communication skills. You should have proven accounting experience, project management skills and advanced IT skills.
For further information please contact: Sarah Edwards or Helen Membrey, Primary Care Research Network Co-managers
Job Share Applications will be considered for this post.
Tel: 01273 644564 or email S.Edwards@bsms.ac.uk / H.Membrey@bsms.ac.uk
Please indicate on the application form which of these posts you wish to apply for.
The closing date for applications is Monday 15th February 2010
Interviews are likely to be held on Wednesday 24th February 2010
Research Technician in Immunology
Ref: 799
Grade: 5, £22,879 - £26,523 per annum (pro rata)
One year fixed term, part-time (0.6 fte) appointment
A one year fixed term part-time appointment for a Research Technician in the Division of Medicine, located on the Falmer Campus of Brighton and Sussex Medical School. The post holder will undertake research in relation to the influence of Cytomegalovirus on the human immune system.
The successful candidate will undertake experiments with human T-cells based on ex-vivo stimulation and the measurement of functional cell responses. They will regularly calibrate and set up the flow-cytometers so that a high level of standardization is maintained. The successful candidate will also provide technical support to the laboratory and assist in keeping the laboratory supplied with all necessary materials.
The ideal candidate will have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to work with minimum supervision.
Closing Date: 19th February 2010
Interviews are likely to be held in the week commencing the 1st March 2010
Further information about our research can be obtained informally from Prof. Florian Kern, phone 01273 877889, f.kern@bsms.ac.uk.
NIHR Clinical Lecturers in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology (2 posts)
Ref: 804
Grade: Clinical Lecturer Scale (£31,211 to £55,202 per annum)
Full time, Fixed term (4 year maximum)
The level of the appointment, and therefore the salary, will be related to the skills, experience and track record of the applicant.
Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) is pleased to offer 2 Clinical Lectureships in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology under the National Institutes for Health Research (NIHR) programme. The posts will allow ID/Microbiology Specialist Trainees who has already completed a research degree (or equivalent training) and a substantial period of clinical training to have protected time to develop academic skills.
Applications are invited from individuals in training who can demonstrate potential for development as a clinical academic. Applicants should be within 2 years of completing higher specialist training. The post holders will spend 50% of their time undertaking research and teaching at BSMS and 50% in clinical training in the Brighton, Sussex and Surrey Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Training Programme. Research activities will be based at either the BSMS Medical Research Building or the newly established Clinical Investigation and Research Unit. The successful candidates will also have opportunities to contribute to the undergraduate teaching programme in ID/Microbiology. Further particulars of the dynamic research and teaching undertaken at BSMS are available on the Medical School website (www.bsms.ac.uk).
Further information about the NIHR Clinical Lectureship programme is available at http;//www.nccrcd.nhs.uk. The posts are for a maximum of 4 years, subject to satisfactory annual review.
For further information about these posts, please contact Professor Melanie Newport, Chair in Infectious Diseases and Global Health (Email: m.j.newport@bsms.ac.uk; Telephone 01273-877882) or Dr Martin Llewelyn Senior lecturer in Infectious Diseases and Therapeutics (Email: m.j.llewelyn@bsms.ac.uk; Telephone 01273-876671) or Professor Kevin Davies, Head of Division of Clinical Medicine (k.a.davies@bsms.ac.uk; Telephone 01273 877890).
Closing date for applications: 07 March 2010
Interviews are likely to be held on: week beginning 15th March 2010
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