NIHR RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIPS
Nominations are invited from universities and NHS organisations in England for a limited number of prestigious NIHR Research Professorships. The objective of these awards is to fund leaders in the early part of their careers to lead research, to promote effective translation of research ('bench to bedside' [T1] and 'campus to clinic' [T2]) and to strengthen research leadership at the highest academic levels.
Up to five NIHR Research Professorships will be available in this second round. The posts aim to:
Enable outstanding early career academics to spend a fixed 5-year period dedicated to translational (T1 or T2) research at Professorial level;
Facilitate strong research leadership and develop research capacity in areas critical to accelerating the transfer of research ideas into improved health.
These awards are open to researchers who have an outstanding record of clinical and applied health research and its effective translation for improved health. Competitive candidates will demonstrate a steep career trajectory, on course to becoming the country's most outstanding research leaders. They will currently be at consultant grade or equivalent, and be at an early career stage having spent no more than five years at their current level of seniority (whether as Professor, Reader, Senior Lecturer/Fellow, Clinician Scientist, Group Leader or similar.) Nominees should be working in the fields of experimental medicine, public health medicine, health services research, or methodological research.
A continuing link with service delivery will be essential. Research Professors will therefore be funded to continue to spend up to 2 sessions a week delivering service directly or, if the candidate is not a health professional, an equivalent time collaborating with service. Non-NHS institutions must provide a statement from an associated NHS service provider explaining how the provider will empower the individual to promote translation at a local level directly or in collaboration.
Each award will consist of a package to support a professorship, a post-doctoral appointment, research running costs, a travel fund, access to the NIHR Leadership Programme, and the opportunity for a sabbatical, as well as the basic salary costs of the individual plus indirect costs.
Deadline for institutional nominations is 3rd April 2012. A maximum of two nominations will be accepted per institution. Further details can be found at www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk<http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk>
Deborah Ashby
Professor of Medical Statistics and Clinical Trials and Co-Director
Imperial Clinical Trials Unit,
School of Public Health
Imperial College London,
Faculty of Medicine, St Mary's Campus,
Norfolk Place, Paddington,
London W2 1PG UK
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