University of Edinburgh -Edinburgh Clinical Academic Training (ECAT) Programme
£31,523 - £46,708
Applications to join the prestigious ECAT Programme in August 2013 are invited from medically qualified trainees in any clinical discipline from any centre in the UK who are determined to pursue a career in academic medicine. All posts provide funding from the Wellcome Trust for a full-time, three year Research Training Fellowship leading to a PhD in one of the internationally competitive multidisciplinary research centres in Edinburgh. In order to maximise flexibility for individual trainees, two types of post are available: ECAT Clinical Lectureships and ECAT PhD Fellowships.
In order to optimise selection of supervisors and planning of the PhD project (with the support of the ECAT Directors and an academic mentor from your clinical discipline), in both cases the University of Edinburgh and South East Scotland Postgraduate Deanery will provide funding for a preparatory period before beginning the three-year PhD project.
ECAT Clinical Lectureships
A three year, full-time PhD with an introductory year of clinical and part-time research training. On completion of the PhD, candidates who wish to continue clinical training in South East Scotland will be offered a post-doctoral Clinical Lectureship that provides parallel research and clinical training to CCT. Progression through the scheme is subject to satisfactory performance but does not involve competitive interviews after initial appointment.
ECAT PhD Fellowships
A three year, full-time PhD with a three month out-of-programme preparatory research experience period before commencing the PhD.
Candidates for ECAT Clinical Lecturer posts must hold or obtain a specialty training position (including NTN) in their chosen discipline in the UK no later than August 2013 (candidates who have yet to hear the outcome of their application for speciality training in 2013 will be considered). Candidates for PhD Fellowship posts need not hold a specialty training position in their chosen discipline in the UK. Candidates who have already undertaken a period of full-time research leading to a doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.
The ECAT programme is now in its fifth year and has recruited 26 trainees from all around the UK, representing 17 clinical disciplines. Appointees have selected PhD projects in 14 different research centres. Further information is available at www.ecat.ed.ac.uk
Informal enquiries are encouraged and may be addressed to the ECAT Programme Directors, Professor Brian Walker b.walker@ed.ac.uk and Professor John Iredale (john.iredale@ed.ac.uk).
Previous applicants for 2013 entry need not reapply.
Reference number: 008243
Closing date: 5pm on Friday, 3 May 2013
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