University
of St Andrews School of Medicine Development Fellowships
The School
of Medicine is offering four Fellowships focused on Innovative Research.
The School
of Medicine (SoM) is committed to providing exceptional career opportunities
for talented early-career researchers, and thus we are investing in a SoM
fellowship programme. The posts, of up
to 2 years in duration, are structured to support each Fellow in their
development towards securing an externally funded Fellowship award. The posts will be recruited as a cohort and
this is our first cohort of SoM Development Fellows.
Aimed at
early career researchers and innovators to develop their careers in a
supportive, world-leading environment, the SoM fellowship programme will
include mentoring, peer support and training opportunities. It is anticipated
that the SoM Fellows will prepare and submit independent Fellowship
applications during their first year and transition to externally funded
fellowship positions in St Andrews in their second year. General
orientation and advice, in addition to support in developing and implementation
of research strategy will be provided by senior academics across the School,
and wider University as applicable.
The SoM
Fellowships are aimed at early career researchers who have already begun to
establish a reputation for high quality research.
They will build upon existing research areas within the School and
develop new ones. Applicants must
demonstrate outstanding academic
achievement, appropriate to their career stage, with evidence of and potential
for producing distinguished research in their field.
The School of Medicine’s research is divided into four divisions:
Cellular Medicine
The cellular medicine division combines basic and clinical research
with the goal of understanding the cellular and molecular basis of
disease. The division's interdisciplinary research uses cutting edge
technology to address fundamental biomedical processes involved in health and
disease. Applications are
invited in the area of Cancer research including but not limited to
Immuno-oncology, quantitative oncology and cancer imaging.
Education
The education division focuses on high quality medical
educational research and the development of medical educational researchers.
Ongoing research examines various aspects of the training of tomorrow’s doctors
and other health professionals. We are
seeking a Fellow in medical education research. Applications in the area of
professional wellbeing and remote medical education learning experience would
be particularly welcome.
Infection and Global Health
The research
interests of the infection and global health division spans from investigating
the causes of ill health at the molecular level, the diagnosis and treatment at
the individual patient level, through to community, national and global
influences on health determinants. We
work in a range of fields that include clinical trials, pathogen genomics,
antimicrobial resistance, diagnostic tools, education and training, and global
health policy. Our particular focus is on health in low resource settings,
and the division has ongoing initiatives internationally with particularly
strong links in East Africa and Indonesia.
Population and Behavioural Science
Population and Behavioural Science research in the School of Medicine
is focused on health promotion, prevention, early detection, management of
illness and communication in local, national and global contexts. We are a multidisciplinary team of
researchers with expertise in health data science, epidemiology, trials and the
design, delivery, and evaluation of theory-based psychological interventions
with clinical interests in cancer, addiction medicine, multimorbidity and
primary care.
We are
looking to recruit 1 Fellow per Division. Applications from our current areas
of research as identified above are welcome along with innovative areas of
research that will enhance our current areas of expertise. We would also welcome applicants whose
research is interdisciplinary and who can foster innovation in the University’s
research themes, which are underpinned by our strengths in evidence-driven
innovation.
Appointments will be
made at Grade 6 and a consumables budget will be provided to the
postholders.
Informal enquiries on
the process and the structure of the applications can be addressed to Karen
Ross on kr16@st-andrews.ac.uk who will direct applicants to the most
suitable member of academic staff.
Applications
are particularly welcome from women, people from the Black, Asian, Minority or
Ethnic (BAME) community and other protected characteristics who are under-represented
in research posts at the University.
The
University is committed to equality for all, demonstrated through accreditation
(Athena SWAN;
Carer Positive; Stonewall, LGBT and Race
Charters), as listed on: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/diversityawards/.
Please provide a full CV & covering letter detailing research plans and strategic fit – 1-2 pages of A4, in support of your application.
Closing Date: 21 May 2021
Interview Date: Weeks commencing 14 and/or 21 June 2021
Please quote ref:
AR2518NB
Further Particulars: AR2518NB FPs.doc
School of Medicine
Salary: £33,797 - £40,322 per annum
Start Date: August 2021
Fixed Term: 2 Years
Development Fellowships (x 4 Posts) – AR2518NB
Development Fellowships (x 4 Posts) – AR2518NB