University of Nottingham

Clinical Research Fellow in Imaging and Brain Cancer (Fixed term)

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Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/27/2025
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Description
Area

Mental Health and Clinical Neurosciences

Location

UK Other

Salary

£38,619 to £65,955 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Closing Date

Thursday 24 July 2025

Reference

MED188825

Applications are invited for the role of Clinical Research Fellow in Imaging and Brain Cancer, based in the Magnetic Resonance and Precision Imaging (MR&PI) Theme of the Nottingham NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (NBRC), Queen’s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the MR&PI team led by Professor Dorothee Auer (NBRC MR&PI theme lead), Professor Robert Dineen (deputy lead) and Clinical Associate Professor, Dr Steffi Thust. The MR&PI team undertake research into discovery and translation of new imaging tools to transform non-invasive diagnosis, improve the outcomes for patients, and better evaluate the success of medical interventions across a broad range of disease areas.

We are seeking a highly motivated post-foundation medically-qualified researcher to join MR&PI team to develop their research portfolio and support delivery of our key objectives. Priority areas of research that are available for you to work in include experimental medicine MRI, AI-radiomics, neuro-oncology, dual-energy CT and imaging-guided neuromodulation. This post is particularly focused on imaging in brain cancer with funding support from the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme.

The NBRC is a partnership between Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham funded by National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The mission of the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is to improve the health of people locally, nationally and internationally. The research we do translates world-leading science into world-class healthcare.

Find out more about working with us here: https://nottinghambrc.nihr.ac.uk/research/magnetic-resonance-and-precision-imaging .

The University of Nottingham provides generous employment packages whilst supporting the well-being of our staff to help them reach their full potential. As a university employee, you will have an excellent choice of benefits and rewards, including:

  • A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
  • A hybrid working arrangement with the blended approach of home and office working each week
  • Generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (or pro rata) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
  • Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work
  • We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
  • You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website

Further information is available in the role profile. To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details.

This is a full-time (36.25 hours per week but open to part-time), fixed-term appointment for 12 months, commencing from 01 October 2025. Job share arrangements may be considered. Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

Please contact Dr Steffi Thust, [email protected] if you have further questions about this role. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

It is a condition of this post that satisfactory standard disclosure is obtained from the 'Disclosure and Barring Service'.

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Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer . Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme.

We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award .

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Your application will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as set out by UK Visas & Immigration .

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