Medical Engineering Solutions in Osteoarthritis Centre of Excellence
Chair, Readership, Senior Lectureship or Lectureship in Medical Device Engineering
Competitive Salary: Lecturer salary in the range £42,280 to £47,210 per annum
Senior Lecturer/Reader minimum salary £52,130 per annum
Chair/Professorial minimum salary is £66,490 per annum
Imperial College has been awarded almost £11 million over 5 years by the Wellcome Trust and EPSRC for a Medical Engineering Solutions in Osteoarthritis Centre of Excellence. There are a number of departments, divisions and institutes across Imperial College London participating in this Centre which will bring together a critical mass of Engineers, Clinicians and Basic Scientists, collaborating to use technology to improve the diagnosis, understanding, surgical management and rehabilitative treatment of osteoarthritis. The Centre wishes to appoint 6 academic staff of which this post is one.
Applications are invited for the position of Chair, Readership, Senior Lectureship or Lectureship in Medical Device Engineering to start with effect from 1st August 2010, or as soon as possible thereafter. The level of the appointment will depend on the experience and track record of the successful candidate, and applicants are requested to indicate in their cover letter which appointment level they would expect to be appointed at.
The post is within the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London, based on the South Kensington campus. The main interests of the Institute focus on Biomedical Engineering.
The positions in Medical Device Engineering will be responsible for directing a research programme aimed at better early detection and monitoring of osteoarthritis to improve clinical intervention, and to monitor the efficacy and longevity of the intervention, be that conservative, surgical or pharmacological. This could be through the design of novel sensors or load cell arrangements for joint implants and the application of telemetered sensor systems for monitoring whole body and joint function, specifically the knee, during rehabilitation. In addition, the position would be responsible for the development of disposable "personalised" body worn sensors/systems for movement and gait analysis, again to assist treatment and rehabilitation, coupled with devices to measure vital signs and exercise routines in healthy patient cohorts prone to early onset osteoarthritis (e.g. athletes). It is envisioned that ultimately this will lead to the creation of new products.
The appointee will be expected to conduct research of outstanding quality. Specifically, he or she will be expected to seek and obtain external research funding, attract and supervise high-quality PhD students, publish papers in prestigious refereed journals and present research findings at international conferences. The appointee will be expected to interact with Scientists, Engineers and Medics from across College in a multidisciplinary fashion.
The applicant will have a previous track record of applying sensor technology for disease monitoring in its broadest sense, and will also have experience in the commercial exploitation of intellectual property, resulting from the applicant's research programmes in the area of medical devices. The post will require experience of sensor development and the deployment into medical devices.
The appointee will contribute to the work of the Institute and Centre by:- Planning and directing a research programme;
- Planning and leading innovative, interdisciplinary research;
- Successfully attracting funds for major research initiatives;
- Extending and interlinking the existing research strengths of Imperial College London in the field of medical device technology;
- Participating in postgraduate teaching and research supervision.
The post holder will plan and direct the implementation of research activities and programmes of outstanding quality, international repute and innovation in the field of medical device engineering and advance the reputation of the Centre, the Institute and the College.
Our preferred method of application is online via the Imperial College website at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment where you will find the further particulars for this post. Please select "Job Search" then enter the job title or vacancy reference number EN20100015 into "Keywords". Complete and upload an application form as directed.
Alternatively, you may email your application and CV to: Maria Monteiro, email: m.monteiro@imperial.ac.uk; Telephone: +44 (0)20 7594 5498
Please contact Dr Rob Fenton, Research & Development Director, to discuss this post informally at: r.fenton@imperial.ac.uk.
Closing Date: 1 April 2010
Interview Date: To be advised
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