NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in General Practice or Public Health Medicine - Department of A[...]

University of Birmingham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Birmingham is seeking an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer for a fixed-term contract. This role combines clinical and academic training, providing opportunities for research and funding support. Candidates must have completed their Doctoral thesis by the application deadline.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have submitted and fully awarded their final Doctoral thesis by the time of application.

Responsibilities

• 50% clinical specialty training and 50% academic training.
• Opportunities for post-doctoral research and support for further research funding.

Education

Doctoral thesis

Job description

Position Details

Department of Applied Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full-time starting salary is normally in the range £43,555 to £73,506

Type: Clinical, Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to 4 years or CCT, whichever is sooner

Closing date: 15th June 2025

Role Summary

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

The ACL post offers opportunities for post-doctoral research and supports applications for further research funding for doctors progressing towards their specialty training completion. It is designed for candidates demonstrating outstanding potential through doctoral research success and showing further potential as a clinical academic in research and/or educational research.

Applicants should have submitted and fully awarded their final Doctoral thesis by the time of application. The start date for the post is September 1st, 2025.

For specific speciality job descriptions, click the links below:

• NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in General Practice
• NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Public Health Medicine

OH and DBS requirements

The University is committed to safeguarding and promoting safe recruitment practices. All pre-employment checks, including Occupational Health and DBS clearance, will be completed before appointment.

Further details can be found here.

For informal enquiries, contact Daniella Gause via email: [e-mail].

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