Clinical/Post CCT Research Fellow in Neonatal Neurology

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust ,
London, Greater London
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Imperial College London Campus: Hammersmith (Queen Charlottes and Chelsea Hospital) Salary: 48,082 to 55,317 per annum + London Weighting allowance of 2,162 per annum (excluding on call supplements) Specialty: Neonatal Neurology Applications are invited for a 3-year Clinical/Post CCT Research Fellow in Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience within the Brain Sciences Department of the Faculty of Medicine, at Imperial College London. Imperial College has an international reputation for world leading neonatal brain research for several decades. Our research program is focused on preventing and developing new treatments for birth related brain injury using transcriptomic and magnetic resonance biomarkers. We host one of the largest clinical research programs in the world involving over 40 tertiary neonatal intensive care units from six countries. We have a strong track of mentoring and supporting early career researchers and our fellows have been awarded over 7 fellowships in past 4 years including several doctoral fellowships from NIHR and MRC. You will work under the supervision of Dr Sudhin Thayyil on a multi-country randomised controlled trial comparing the neuroprotective Erythropoietin and Darbepoetin on advanced magnetic resonance spectroscopy biomarkers in neonatal encephalopathy (EDEN trial). The trial is funded by NIHR and will recruit 220 babies undergoing cooling therapy from several tertiary neonatal units in the UK and USA, over a 2 year period. Primary outcome is thalamic MR spectroscopy N-acetyl aspartate levels at 2 weeks of age. All regulatory approvals have been obtained, and the study is expected to open for recruitment by September 2020. The candidate will have the opportunity to work with world leaders in neonatal neuroprotection and gain substantial clinical and research experience in all aspects of neonatal neurology including structured clinical examination, neurodevelopmental follow up assessment, magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, aEEG and full montage EEG including, and all aspects of clinical trials management. Training and support will be provided in writing high impact papers, grants and fellowship applications. The post holder will be expected to register for a PhD at Imperial College London. This post would be ideally suited for a high flying clinical neonatal grid trainee/academic trainee (ST2 and above) or a post CCT (Neonatal sub speciality) who wish to pursue a clinical academic career in neonatal medicine. You must hold a Medical qualification with registration at the General Medical Council. Further Information This post is full-time and fixed term for three years. For technical issues when applying online please email: recruitment@imperial.ac.uk Interview date: 3rd week of July. Start date: September 2020 For further details / informal visits contact: Should you require any further details on the role please contact: Dr Sudhin Thayyil - s.thayyil@imperial.ac.uk or Dr Gaurav Atreja gatreja@nhs.net Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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