Clinical Research Fellow in Motor Neurone Disease - University of Oxford

Vacancy Reference Number
137387
Closing Date
22 Oct 2018
Salary
£31,931 to £51,176 Grade E64, p.a
Address
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN), University of Oxford
Duration
Fixed term until 30 September 2020

Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN), John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford

Grade E64: £31,931 - £51,176 p.a .

The Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences seeks an enthusiastic Clinical Research Fellow for the opportunity to develop their expertise in Motor Neurone Disease (MND, also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS, and the related disorder frontotemporal dementia, FTD) through their engagement with an established internationally-leading programme of neuroscience research led by Professor Martin Turner and Professor Kevin Talbot. The post would be particularly suitable for those wishing to undertake a DPhil in neurodegeneration research, and the postholder will receive training in all aspects of MND patient assessment and care.

The postholder will develop an individual project suited to their particular skills and interests, and the priorities of the research group. The postholder may choose to focus on neurochemical (proteomics), or neuroimaging analysis (pharmacodynamic studies using MRI and MEG), or in vivo or in vitro models of disease using mice and iPSC-derived human motor neurons, with the aim of furthering understanding of the basic pathogenesis of MND.

Your duties will include leading recruitment and multimodal testing of MND patient and healthy volunteer participants and detailed clinical characterisation of patients including symptom profiling, examination findings, biosample collection and facilitation of neuroimaging assessments.

Candidates must hold a medical degree and full GMC registration, have academic interest in neurodegeneration, particularly MND (and its overlap with FTD), and sufficient specialist knowledge in neurology to work with MND patients and carers, balancing the sensitivity around palliative care with the confidence to enthuse patients about the value of clinical research participation.

The post is full-time for a fixed-term until 30 September 2020.

Only applications received before 12.00 noon on Monday 22 October 2018 will be considered. Interviews will be held as soon as possible thereafter.

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