Principal Clinical Research Fellow in Sexual Health and HIV

About us

The UCL Institute for Global Health (IGH) is at the heart of UCL’s Grand Challenge of Global Health. The Institute’s vision is for a world where international policy on global health is informed by world class research.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Clinical Research Fellow to join our team. The Principal Clinical Research Fellow (PCRF) will be a member of the Centre for Clinical Research in Infection and Sexual Health with an honorary consultant contract at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL). The post will be based at the Mortimer Market Centre.

About the role

The post holder will develop a programme of research on sexual health with a focus on sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, in women. They will be encouraged to develop collaborations with other research groups in IGH, elsewhere in UCL (including laboratory science groups), and externally. They will contribute to the management of the portfolio of observational and interventional research undertaken at the Centre. They will be encouraged to seek opportunities for international collaboration, including with AHRI in South Africa, on clinical research projects.

This is a fixed-term, three-year appointment.

Salary range: £93,666 - £126,281 pro-rata per annum, depending on experience.

An acceptable enhanced DBS check is required to carry out this role.

Please visit Work at UCL webpage for the full advert and a copy of the job description and person specification.

About you

The post holder should have a higher academic degree e.g. MD or PhD (or in final stages of preparation), or evidence of an equivalent level of attainment in research publications. They should be on the GMC Specialist Register or be within six months of obtaining a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or equivalent, in an appropriate speciality. They should also have Membership of the Royal College of Physicians and completed General Professional Training, or equivalent.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

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