Grade UE08: £49,559 to £60,907 per annum

CMVM, CCVS, INCR

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: 60 months

The Opportunity:

The College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine is appointing a Chancellor’s Fellow aligned to the recently established MRC/BHF Centre of Research Excellence in Advanced Cardiac Therapies (REACT). The Centre aims to develop the first RNA and/or gene-based therapies to stimulate heart repair and regeneration in patients with damaged hearts and heart failure. REACT is a joint initiative of King’s College London (Prof Mauro Giacca), University of Oxford (Prof Paul Riley) and University of Edinburgh (Prof Andrew Baker). This position will be based in the Institute of Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research at the University of Edinburgh.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrable track record of innovative research and/or translation relating to the work of REACT Centre, knowledge exchange and the potential to make an outstanding contribution to furthering the College’s strategic goals by developing an innovative and novel independent research programme.

This Chancellor's Fellowship scheme builds on the University’s strong record of supporting and investing in early career researchers. Successful applicants will join the College’s Edinburgh Scientific Academic Track (ESAT) scheme. The Scheme aims to support outstanding scientists at the early stages of their independent academic careers with targeted support and development opportunities designed to enable them to develop the skills and experience required to achieve the next step in their career.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• A demonstrable track record of innovative research and/or translation
• Good understanding of the potential non-academic impacts of the research and ways of engaging in order to achieve these
• Willingness to undertake teaching duties and training in university teaching

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Application Information:

 Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

• A curriculum vitae, including: career/employment history and details of any career breaks, specifying the duration of any breaks in months; a summary of formal training and qualifications; relevant experience and evidence of recognition such as prizes and memberships of professional bodies and a list of publications/outputs. Please restrict the total length of the CV and outputs list to a maximum of 5 pages of A4. Applicants are also welcome to use the Resume for Researchers format (opens in a new tab) but this is not a mandatory requirement.
•  A short covering letter.
•  A two-page outline of your proposed research programme, including: a research plan which particularly concentrates on for the first 2-3 years and highlights particularly novelty and uniqueness; details of any planned activities to maximise collaboration, partnership and knowledge exchange; where relevant, identification of any alignment to School, College and/or University research strategies; fit to applicant track record (skills, experience and outputs).
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As a valued member of our team you can expect: 

• A competitive salary
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant multi-disciplinary research group operating across King’s College London, University of Oxford and University of Edinburgh.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion:

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note:

Closing date for applcations is 22 April 2025

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