Clinical Research Fellow - Obstetrics

The University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research institution in the UK seeks an innovative obstetric doctor to enhance global access to quality intrapartum care. This full-time role involves collaborating on wearable technologies to monitor maternal health, with opportunities for personal research aligned with the program goals. Successful candidates will engage in international partnerships and may register for a funded PhD. Salary range is £48,288 to £91,753 per annum, with potential for hybrid working.

Benefits

Funding for PhD registration

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Candidates should hold a national training number at ST3 or above.
• Overseas candidates must have relevant clinical experience and primary medical qualification.
• Evidence of commitment to women’s health research is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Work with international partners to develop wearable sensors.
• Test and develop approaches to detect complications during childbirth.
• Align personal research questions with the I3P program.

Skills

Commitment to global women’s health

Post-graduate clinical experience

Eligibility for GMC registration

Education

Primary medical qualification for GMC registration

MRCOG(UK) or equivalent

Job description

Full-time: 40 hours per week

Fixed-term: 36 months

The Opportunity:

The opportunity has arisen for an innovative obstetric doctor with a passion for increasing global access to high quality intrapartum care to join the I3P team, working within the Centre for Reproductive Health. The I3P Programme is an innovative research collaboration of academic and industry partners aiming to address the short fall in worldwide obstetric care by developing wearable sensors to monitor maternal and foetal vital signs during labour and immediately post-partum.

The postholder will work with our partners in Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Rwanda to test and develop wearable sensors and data driven approaches to detect complications such as obstructed labour and post-partum haemorrhage. The post holder will be supported to develop and investigate their own research questions, aligned with the goals of the I3P program. They will be expected to register for a PhD with the University of Edinburgh, and funding is available to cover registration and tuition.

This post is full-time (40 hours per week); however, we are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

The salary for this post is£48,288 to £91,753per annum.

Appointment above spine point 5 on the AMN2 scale may result in a reduction of contract length.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• For candidates planning to complete their training in the UK, eligibility to progress in higher specialist training is important so these candidates should either (i) hold a national training number at ST3 or above or (ii) holdMRCOG(UK) or equivalent and have obtained a post for core clinical training. An application for time ‘out of programme’ from current clinical training will be supported in order to undertake this research.
• Candidates from overseas who are not already fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) to practice medicine in the UK, will be considered for appointment provided that (i) they hold a primary medical qualification that entitles them to apply for full GMC registration, with or without sitting the PLAB examination (for details, please visit www.gmc-uk.org); and (ii) they have relevant post-graduate clinical experience, including MRCOG(UK) or equivalent. GMC registration must be obtained before appointment.
• Evidence of commitment to global women’s health and women’s health research.

Apply Before:20/08/2025, 23:59

£48,288 to £91,753 per annum