Job Description

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UE08: \xc2\xa344,414.00 - \xc2\xa352,841.00 Per Annum, in exceptional circumstances a more senior appointment may be made at UE09 (\xc2\xa356,048.00 - \xc2\xa363,059.00 Per Annum)

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Full Time - 35 Hours per Week

Fixed term (5 years in duration, with a view review to possible open ended conversion thereafter)

10 full-time posts available

Chancellors Fellowships are 5-year fellowships, designed to support talented early career researchers to develop into a leading research-active academic at the University of Edinburgh.

The College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine is appointing up to 10 Chancellor\'s Fellows, who have a demonstrable track record of innovative research and/or translation, 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.

Applications are welcome from researchers across the full range of disciplines in biomedicine. We particularly welcome researchers working across different disciplines, and who have experience of/demonstrable potential to lead interdisciplinary initiatives. While we invite applications from all disciplines and areas, in order to help realise the University and College research priorities, we particularly welcome applicants who can make a key contribution to interdisciplinary research and innovation in three University priority research themes (with potential for collaboration within the College and across the University\'s three Colleges):

• Health and Well-Being
• Digital and Data
• Sustainability and Climate Change

CMVM has nine research themes that encompass our research activities: cancer; genetics; data sciences, medical informatics and population sciences; regeneration and repair; cardiometabolic; reproductive health, infection medicine; neuroscience; and animal health and agriculture. One Health Research activities cut across the nine research themes evidencing the potential for our research to make an impact globally.

Applicants will be based in one of the Centres and its hosting Institute in the College, and are encouraged to indicate which Centre/Institute they think their research aligns with most closely in their application.

Given the particular barriers facing female researchers and those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups, we particularly encourage applications from these groups. We also strongly welcome candidates from other under-represented groups and from those with non-traditional career paths, including those returning from a period of parental leave, or those who have moved to academia from a career in another sector.

For this recruitment programme, the diversity data you provide may be shared with the panels for the purposes of taking lawful steps to meet our aims for diversity in appointments.

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When applying, it is essential that you attach: * 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
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• 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).

This is important for your application to be fully considered.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our (opens in new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

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.

We anticipate interviews will be held throughout late October and into early November.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our webpages (opens in new browser tab)

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office\'s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.

Closing date: 28 August 2023

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow\'s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

About the Team:

The College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine traces its origins back nearly 500 years (Darwin, Simpson and Conan-Doyle were students here) and is internationally renowned for its research and teaching. Professor David Argyle is the Head of College, the only conjoint Medical and Veterinary Medical School in the UK. The College employs over 3000 academic and support staff. The College has two Schools, the Edinburgh Medical School comprising three Deaneries; Biomedical Sciences; Molecular Genetic and Population Health Sciences and Clinical Sciences and the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.

The undergraduate medicine teaching programme in the College enjoys a high reputation nationally and internationally, with over 1,300 students enrolled on the MBChB and Intercalated courses and nearly 1000 on the Veterinary Sciences BVS and related programmes. In addition, approximately 2000 students are currently enrolled in the College\'s taught and research post-graduate courses, including an extensive range of online distance learning diplomas and degrees. They are trained by over 1000 outstanding academic staff.

The academic disciplines within Medicine are largely concentrated in the two teaching hospital campuses, the Royal Infirmary at BioQuarter and the Western General Hospital. Both have extensive new infrastructure with major research institutes and state of the art research facilities on clinical sites. Edinburgh hosts a number of prestigious MRC and BHF Research Centres. The approach is interdisciplinary, with basic and clinical researchers working together at the laboratory bench and in our clinical research facilities to address major themes in basic, clinical and translational medicine. The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies on the Easter Bush Campus houses outstanding teaching and clinical facilities as well as the splendid Roslin Institute, one of the world\'s leading veterinary research centres. The College offers outstanding opportunities to address \'One Health\' and Global Health problems of the highest international priority.

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 results reaffirmed Edinburgh\'s position as one of the UK\'s leading research universities. Our College achieved outstanding results across four units of assessment (UoAs). Work was submitted from every eligible academic in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine: a total of 782 full time equivalent posts. This includes joint submissions from within the University of Edinburgh. Overall, results were excellent. The University of Edinburgh is fourth in the UK based on the quality and breadth of its research - known as research power - and is Scotland\'s top ranked institution, according to Times Higher Education\'s REF power ratings.

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