Clinical Research Fellow
Clinical Research Fellow
Job id: 106625Salary: £43,455 per annum, plus £2,162 London Weighting Allowance.
Business unit: Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
Department: St John's Institute of Dermatology.
Location: Guy's Campus
Category: Research.
About Us
The Skin Therapy Research Unit (STRU) at St John’s Institute of Dermatology provides a range of services and facilities to support research aimed at improving outcomes in people with skin disease. The Unit provides a range of services and facilities to support research aimed at improving outcomes in people with skin disease.Work extends from genetic discovery through to a comprehensive portfolio of clinical trials (phase II onwards) and biomarker-enabled precision medicine. The Unit works with investigators within both the academic and industry community, collaborating closely with The Cutaneous Immunology Group, Skin Inflammation Genetics Group and Genomic Medicine at King’s College London.
The internationally leading precision medicine inflammatory skin disease research programme includes multi-centre observational studies involving longitudinal clinical data and biological sample collections (e.g. Biomarkers and Stratification To Optimise outcomes in Psoriasis (BSTOP) study, mySkinomics study, as well as interventional studies, e.g. PLAN-psoriasis feasibility trial, and Best systemic treatments for adults with atopic eczema over the long term (BEACON trial).
About the role
The research component of this post will comprise working as part of the Skin Therapy Research Unit under the supervision of Professor Catherine Smith. You will receive comprehensive training, for instance in the conduct of skin barrier assessments and statistical analyses and participate in all aspects of clinical research from design through to delivery and communication of results.The main focus of the research is atopic eczema and psoriasis, in particular the mySkinomics and BSTOP studies, as well as clinical trials including the PLAN-psoriasis feasibility trial and the BEACON trial. You will work as part of and be supported by a large and well established multi-disciplinary research team with a strong track record of producing high impact, translational research.
There will also be opportunities to present at national and international meetings.
The clinical component of this job will include the severe eczema clinic held weekly on Wednesdays, and the severe psoriasis clinic held weekly on Thursdays. Regular participation in clinical and other service activities is encouraged.
The post holder will be encouraged to develop their own research interest/project, which could lead to a higher degree (MD/PhD), and to write grant applications to secure additional external funding for such a project or other research projects conducted in the Unit.It is anticipated that if the post holder is successful in securing funding for a full-time MD/PhD Fellowship that they will cease to hold this Clinical Research Fellowship and seamlessly progress to a fulltime MD/PhD Fellowship.
The post holder is encouraged to participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training. The post will be based at Guy’s Hospital. However, it is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the Trust, either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.
An honorary contract will be sought from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, for which a DBS check will be required.
The role is available from March 2025. This is a full-time post (40 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 28th February 2026.
Contact details: Professor Catherine Smith. [email protected]Closing date: 19 February 2025.
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