Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.

This role may be subject to additional background screening.

This funded post is available immediately on a fixed-term basis for two years.

About the role

The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to participate and perform a range of clinical and neurological examination on patients with neurological condition and healthy subjects. This funded post is available from January 2023 on a fixed-term basis for two years. This is a collaborative project between University Hospital Birmingham and University of Exeter. The successful applicant is required to work at University Hospital Birmingham (40%) and University of Exeter (60%). The role will be based within the Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Exeter.

This post is specifically to carry out research in neurological and ophthalmological markers and to quantify the neuropathy with carrying out a series of neurological assessment in relevant study subjects. The Research Fellow will be responsible for recruitment of study subjects and performing the examinations and analysing the findings. In addition, the post-holder will be expected to help prepare submit reports, and publications to refereed journals.

About You

The successful applicant will be able to develop research objectives, projects, and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. The successful applicant should possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required.  

Applications should be made via our website. For more information and to apply online please go to www.exeter.ac.uk/jobs Please quote reference number P79089 in any correspondence.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2017.

Our research income in recent years means we’re the fastest growing UK Research University with some of the world’s most influential scientists, and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today through this. 98% of our research is of international quality (2014 Research Excellence Framework). We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

For further information please contact Prof. Mitra Tavakoli by e-mail: m.tavakoli@exeter.ac.uk

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