Clinical Research Training Fellowships with PhD
The TRACC Programme CRTF-PhD scheme is now closed!
Salary: £43,504 - £64,461 per annum (at appropriate point on Clinical Lecturer payscale)
The Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, the Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute and the Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre are seeking to jointly appoint our sixth cohort of highly ambitious individuals who aspire to become the next generation of clinical academic leaders in cancer-focused disciplines. The TRACC Programme is funded by Cancer Research UK and NHS Education for Scotland and commenced in 2019. Vacancies are available for trainees seeking doctoral (PhD) training and mentorship, and are open to medically qualified trainees in any clinical discipline with an academic interest in cancer and who are based anywhere in the UK. All candidates must demonstrate a clear commitment to a future career as a clinical academic in cancer research and should have a track record appropriate to their career stage in basic and/or translational and/or clinical research.
For further information and full job description: TRACC Clinical Lecturer ad 2025
Enquiries, regardless of your preferred destination institution, should be directed in the first instance to the TRACC Administrator: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Applications, regardless of your preferred destination institution, should be submitted to the University of Edinburgh.
Closing date: Monday 23 September 2024
Interviews: Friday 25 October 2024 (10:00 to 17.00 hrs); virtually
Scheme Summary
The selection of Clinical Research Training Fellows and their matching to supervisors/projects will be via a joint Glasgow-Edinburgh selection panel and will be based on established good practice from both partners. The appointed fellows will participate in an induction week, visiting both Edinburgh and Glasgow with structured networking with potential PhD supervisors from both institutions and to match with their clinical and research mentors (see the figure below). The fellows will choose their base location in Glasgow or Edinburgh and register for a PhD at the University of Glasgow or the University of Edinburgh respectively. Postgraduate Deans at both Universities have agreed to provide Clinical Lectureships to facilitate these arrangements. During their pre-doctoral appointment and the PhD period, the fellows will be advised and supported through a carefully designed monitoring and mentoring scheme. On appointment, each trainee will be allocated a Clinical Mentor, an academically-active clinician from a relevant discipline, who will assist with integrating their clinical and research training.
Activities during one-year 'run-in' period of the TRACC clinical research training fellowship. OOPR stands for Out of Programme Research
Eligibility and application procedure
- Applications are welcomed from trainees in all specialties and from all regions of the UK
- Trainees must wish to be a clinical academic working in cancer research.
- All applicants must hold a medical degree.
Essential attributes
- Aspiring to PhD training that is relevant to cancer.
- Eligible for higher clinical training.
- Hold a National Training Number at the time of application or be in the process of applying for one to be in place for the relevant start date.
- Evidence of high academic distinction and potential (first class honours BSc, honours MBChB, multiple prizes, research papers, etc.).
- Introductory research experience at BSc or MSc, undergraduate research project, postgraduate research with high attainment.
- Of a standard likely to be successful in obtaining a Training Fellowship in national open competition.
Application procedure
Recruitment for the TRACC CRTF-PhD scheme for 2025 is now closed. The next intake will be 2026. Recruitment for the 2026 intake will take place in 2025. Vacancies will be advertised via multiple outlets including the following websites:
University's vacancies' web pages
BMJ
jobs.ac.uk
Closing date: Monday 23 September 2024
Interviews: Friday 25 October 2024 (10:00 to 17.00 hrs); virtually
Applications should be submitted, along with a copy of your current Curriculum Vitae, a cover letter describing how you meet the job specification (essential and desirable criteria), and a 300-word maximum personal statement specifying your motivation for applying to the TRACC programme in particular and your interests specifically in cancer research, using the University's online application system. All applicants will be notified if they have been shortlisted for interview or not. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview in front of a panel including members of the TRACC Programme Management Board and invited external panel members. All shortlisted candidates will be notified if they have been successful at interview or not.
Enquiries, regardless of your preferred destination institution, should be directed in the first instance to the TRACC Administrator: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Applications, regardless of your preferred destination institution, should be submitted to the University of Edinburgh.