Clinical Research Fellow - Malaria Vaccine Programme

**Pay Scale:** GRADE E63



**Salary ( £)**: £29,384 - £58,398 per annum



**Location:** Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Churchill
Hospital, Headington Oxford



**Contract type:** Fixed Term Contract for up to 2 years in the first instance



**Hours:** Full Time (37.5 hours per week)





**About the role**





We are seeking to appoint a Clinical Research Fellow to focus on the
designing, delivering and executing of clinical trials of malaria vaccines and
human malaria challenge studies in Oxford and providing support for trials at
partner sites in Africa (Tanzania, The Gambia and Burkina Faso) and Thailand.





This role will work closely with the clinical team, led by Dr Angela
Minassian, to lead on and maintain high quality in the design and conduct of
these studies. The clinical team are based at the Centre for Clinical
Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, and are fully
integrated with the Draper Group laboratory research team based at the
Department of Biochemistry. This forms part of a new hub for infectious
disease and immunology research in the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building and
Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery. The group’s current website is
here: https://draperlab.web.ox.ac.uk/.





As a Clinical Research Fellow, you will provide clinical input into the design
and execution of clinical trials with other team members and take
responsibility for delivering designated clinical trials. You will work
closely with the clinical trials team in the design and conduct of clinical
trials. You will provide technical advice and training for research staff
relevant to the implementation of the research and lead with regards to
clinical governance in the monitoring and reporting of the research at study
sites and to trial specific data safety monitoring boards. You will provide
medical oversight of trial participants and present results verbally or as
written reports for both internal meetings and external collaborators.





This full-time fixed-term post is funded by the UKRI for up to 2 years in the
first instance.





The actual starting salary offered will be based on qualifications and
relevant skills acquired and will also be determined by the funding available.





**About you**





It is essential that you hold active GMC registration and must currently be
qualified and licensed to practice medicine in the UK, you will also have
experience within clinical medicine. You will have excellent interpersonal
skills, allowing you to confidently interact with a wide range of audiences
including, volunteers, laboratory, and administrative staff, monitors and the
broader research community. Excellent verbal and written communications skills
are also required for this role. Previous laboratory or clinical trials
experience relevant to malaria or infectious diseases or vaccine research and
a knowledge of immunology are desirable.





**Application Process**





You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you
meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact
details of two referees as part of your online





Only applications received before **12 noon** on **Tuesday 31st October 2023**
can be considered.





**Committed to equality and valuing diversity**