Barts and The London National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit

11 May 2009

Barts and The London National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit
New NIHR Advanced Cardiac Imaging Centre
Foundation Chair (Ref: 09111/JO)
Reader/Senior Lecturer in Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging (Two posts)
(Ref: 09112/JO)

We are seeking high calibre international researchers to hold the NIHR foundation Chair and Reader/Senior Lecturership in Advanced Cardiac Imaging. You will establish a world-renowned centre for advanced imaging to enable a step change in translation of novel therapeutic strategies developed within our William Harvey Research Institute into patient benefit. We expect that the Chair and their team will lead their own cutting edge programmes of imaging research. You will be able to shape and lead a dedicated multi-disciplinary research team including a co-advertised Readership/Senior Lectureship, physics, radiography and administrative support.

With NIHR support of £5.45m Barts and The London (NHS Trust and the School of Medicine and Dentistry) are creating an internationally leading edge Advanced Cardiac Imaging Centre offering multi-modal imaging. This will offer state-of-the-art infrastructure (new 1.5T 32 coil MRI, an NIHR funded CT scanner under procurement and access to 64 slice PET/CT). This is complemented by £24.7m investment in a new Heart Research Centre adjacent to the new £312m St Bartholomew’s Hospital Heart Centre. This Advanced Imaging Centre will be a key facet of our new NIHR Biomedical Research Unit and translational research programme facilitating detailed characterisation of new therapies developed at the William Harvey Research Institute (http://www.whri.qmul.ac.uk/) within clinical studies amongst the diverse community served by Barts and The London NHS Trust Cardiac Services. See http://www.whri.qmul.ac.uk/publications/NIHR.pdf for the scientific background.

The imaging centre will serve our large patient base from East London and will be located adjacent to our 24/7 Heart Attack Centre (800 primary angioplasties last year) and our routine interventional cardiac practice (2700 percutaneous and 1500 surgical revascularisations per year). In addition there is an extensive electrophysiology and heart failure practice.

The Chair and Reader/Senior Lecturer will be offered an Honorary Consultant Contract with Barts and The London NHS Trust with 10 Programmed Activities.

You will be accredited in relevant specialities e.g. cardiology, radiology or nuclear medicine. We encourage applications from international or UK applicants with a strong research track-record from any of the advanced cardiac imaging modalities. These positions are full-time permanent appointments. Salary will be on the Clinical Professorial or Senior Lecturer scale (NHS new Consultant Contract) and will be offered honorary consultant contracts.

Informal enquiries about this position, including arrangements to visit the Institute/Centre, can be made to Professor Mark Caulfield (m.j.caulfield@qmul.ac.uk), tel: +44 (0) 207 882 3402 and Professor Adam Timmis (adamtimmis@mac.com).

For a full job description and application information please visit: http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/vacancies or request details (quoting the relevant reference number) via email csq-recruit@qmul.ac.uk

The deadline for return of completed applications is 5th June 2009.