ACF Vacancies

Academic Clinical Fellowships

The University of Leicester in partnership with Health Education across the East Midlands is to recruit Academic Clinical Fellows (ACFs) for 2021 as detailed below. For further information about the NIHR fellowships please view the following web link

NIHR Funded Themed ACF Posts

These posts are awarded to the University of Leicester by NIHR on the basis that the ACF undertakes specific research projects within a specific research theme ACF research projects . The clinical specialties available for these posts are detailed below.  There are four 2021 ACFs available; it is anticipated appointees will commence in August 2021.  In addition there is one outstanding 2020 ACF post and the appointee must commence in February 2021.

Standard Formula Specialty ACF Posts

ACFs appointed to standard posts will be able to choose a research area according to their chosen clinical speciality. Proposed ACF research projects are listed by clinical speciality. An ACF may develop their own research area within a standard post, however this must be done in liaison with the Director of Clinical Academic Training and the proposed research project must be supported by a University research supervisor and be approved by the Director of Clinical Academic Training and the Clinical Academic Training Operational Group prior to commencement of the project. ACFs appointed to standard posts may also choose to undertake research projects available within the themed ACF posts.