UK Dementia Research Institute Care Associate Director

Closing Date

17 Apr 2018

UK DRI job position

The UK Dementia Research Institute wishes to recruit an Associate Director with an exciting vision for how patient-focused research can lead to a significantly improved quality of life for people affected by dementia.

With a £20 million budget and the world-class environment and infrastructure of the UK DRI, the Associate Director is expected to lead an innovative care research programme exploring how science and technology can be used to further our understanding of causes and consequences of dementia by working with people affected by dementia in daily life situations.

Candidate specification

The successful candidate will:

• Set out a bold vision for patient-centred research that may lead to significantly improved quality of life for people affected by dementia.
• Develop a research programme that is fully integrated into the UK DR and will benefit from being part of the UK DRI’s considerable infrastructure and resources.
• Mobilise current dementia researchers and clinicians and attract new non-dementia experts with relevant expertise.
• Engage and involve public, patients and other key stakeholder groups in the programme.
• Exploit opportunities for partnerships, commercialisation and further funding to enhance the programme.

The Associate Director will become part of the UK DRI leadership team, joining the Director, Chief Operating Officer and Associate Directors.

This call is open to any investigator with a vision for improved quality of life for people affected by dementia today. We particularly encourage unexpected and creative applications that will combine novel technology with assessment, monitoring and improving quality of life in the everyday environment. Proposed programmes should ideally meet the dual challenge of advancing our understanding of patient care and contributing to our understanding of the aetiology of dementia, and demonstrate the added value of being fully integrated in the UK DRI environment.

Applications

Further details of the position and how to apply can be found here.

The closing date for letters of intent is 17 April 2018.