NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer - Endodontics

University of Birmingham - Department of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health

Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £45,943 to £82,701

Fixed Term Contract for 4 years or until CCST is achieved, whichever is sooner

Background

An NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer (ACL) post offers doctors in specialty training a combination of 50% of their time in clinical specialty training (clinical service provision for GPs) and 50% in academic training. It provides a maximum of 4 years’ funding or runs until the trainee achieves their Certificate of Completion of Specialty Training (CCST), whichever is soonest.

The ACL post provides opportunities for post-doctoral research and facilitates applications for further research funding for doctors working towards completion of their specialty training. It is intended for those who can demonstrate outstanding potential through success at doctoral research, and who show further potential for development as a clinical academic in research and/or educational research.

To apply for this NIHR ACL post, candidates should have submitted their final Doctoral thesis, and they must have been fully awarded their higher degree to be able to take up the post.

Person specification

Candidates for the post are required to hold or be eligible for registration with the General Dental Council and possess a PhD (or equivalent research doctorate). A track record of relevant publications within the international peer review literature would be advantageous and wide experience in dentistry is desirable. (Please see the person specification for details). Applicants will not be shortlisted if they are not registered with the General Dental Council at the time of application.

OH and DBS required

The University is committed to safeguarding, and we promote safe recruitment practice, therefore all associated pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Due to the nature of the work undertaken in this role all successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Occupational Health and DBS clearance prior to appointment.

Informal enquires can be made to Thomas Dietrich t.dietrich@bham.ac.uk

To download the full job description and details of this position and submit an electronic application online please click on the 'Apply' button above, please quote Job Ref 106973ACL in all enquiries.