Key features
Our Post-Doctoral, Post CCT Research Fellowship for doctors provides :
- Two years (maximum, full time) bridging time to conduct clinical research
- Consultant clinical academic salary (normally at the first threshold of the salary scale)
- Research expenses
Our Imperial Post-Doctoral, Post-CCT Research Fellowship (IPPRF) award is funded jointly by the NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre and Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine. We recruit to the award annually and usually open for applications in November/December. The purpose of the Fellowship is to draw on the research strengths of Imperial and attract early stage clinical academics finishing clinical training to work towards Clinician Scientist, Wellcome Trust or other externally funded clinical research mid-level awards.
We offer up to two, two-year Fellowships to talented individuals committed to conducting research at Imperial College London, with the potential to become leaders in academic medicine. Applicants must be fully qualified Medical Doctors, either within 12 months of obtaining a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (or an equivalent non-UK certification) or normally have been awarded a CCT within the past 12 months, and must hold a PhD or research-based MD (or have completed all experimental work with the thesis submitted or ready for submission by the application deadline and awarded before starting the post).
About the IPPRF Programme
The 2024/25 round of the IPPRF award is now open for applications.
Subject to ongoing funding, recruitment to our IPPRF awards runs on an annual cycle, usually opening in November/December each year, with a view to successful candidates taking up the fellowships from September of the following year.
The IPPRF application process consists of two stages. Before submitting any documents, interested applicants must contact the relevant department within the Faculty of Medicine to discuss their research interests and confirm departmental support for their application. Departments will contribute approximately 50% of the fellowship cost, with the remaining funding provided by the BRC.
Stage 1: Securing Departmental Support and Deadline
Applicants must gain support from the proposed ‘host’ Department in the Faculty of Medicine using the IPPRF Application form and CV before finalising and submitting their applications to the Job Applicants section of the Imperial College London website.
*Applicants to contact Imperial College Faculty of Medicine academic Depts to identify potential projects, get confirmation of support and Worktribe costings for including in IPPRF application form with CV (before submitting formal ‘job’ application).
The deadline for submission of completed IPPRF application forms to Imperial Departments is: Wednesday 5 February 2025, 17.00hrs (and for the Department of Surgery & Cancer the deadline is Wednesday 29 January, 2025, 17.00hrs)
This is the absolute latest date that applicants can approach departments, they are advised to do so as early as possible to give enough time for department approval. See ‘Further information’ for guidance and Award application form template.
Stage 2: Job Application Submission
Applicants must submit the signed/approved IPPRF application form, and upload their CV and completed Job Application via the Job Applicants section of the Imperial College London website by Thursday 20 February 2025, midnight.
* Applicants to submit finalised application documentation online via Imperial College London Job Applicant section to include:
- Job Application form. Applicants should apply online (Vacancy Reference: MED04970)
- CV (maximum 5 pages)
- Completed and FoM Department approved IPPRF Application form (including Worktribe costings)
Departmental support
Applicants must gain support from the proposed ‘host’ Department in the Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine using the IPPRF Application form before finalising and submitting their applications. They should contact the relevant Departmental Research Manager/contact and Head of Department to discuss their application as early as possible.
Remember to check the latest date that applicants can approach academic departments, each department may set an earlier deadline for internal departmental review. Applicants are advised to make contact as early as possible to give enough time for department approval. Please contact your Departmental research contact for more information.
Applicants not currently affiliated with Imperial College London are eligible to apply, but the research proposed MUST be undertaken in an Imperial College Faculty of Medicine academic department and with a College research group, and will require the applicant to move into a College site, but can be collaborative with other universities.
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Faculty of Medicine Department |
Research Areas/Info |
Research Manager/Contact |
Head of Department |
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Infectious Diseases |
Celia Monteiro Dominques c.domingues@imperial.ac.uk |
Prof Wendy Barclay |
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Immunology & Inflammation |
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/immunology-inflammation/research/ |
Catherine Kibirige |
Prof Marina Botto |
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Brain Sciences |
Celia Monteiro Dominques |
Prof Marina Botto |
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Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction |
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/metabolism-digestion-reproduction/research/ |
Catherine Kibirige |
Prof Phillip Bennett |
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National Heart and Lung Institute |
Alun Owen |
Prof Barbara Casadei |
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Surgery and Cancer |
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/department-surgery-cancer/research/ |
Rita Carvalho |
Prof George Hanna |
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Institute of Clinical Sciences |
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/institute-clinical-sciences/research/ |
Jamie Meredith j.meredith@lms.mrc.ac.uk |
Prof Wiebke Arlt |
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School of Public Health |
Lyndsey Pallant |
Prof Neil Ferguson |
Useful documents:
Eligibility Criteria and Application Process: Please refer to the IPPRF Job Description and IPPRF Applicant Guidelines.
Applicant Award Application Template
For queries about the Fellowship please contact: cato@imperial.ac.uk
Useful links
Contact us
The CATO Team and Radiographers Incubator work on a Hybrid model, combining days in the office with days working from home – the best way to reach us is by email.
cato@imperial.ac.uk
radresearch@imperial.ac.uk
+44 (0)20 3313 7397
